I long for the old days. I crave simplicity and yearn for the way life was before electronics invaded our lives. I miss pay phones, quiet rooms with no TVs or background noise, and watching children use their imaginations while playing with real toys. As crazy as it sounds, I love to sit in a…
What Helps Couples Get Through the Pandemic?
Amid stay-at-home orders and social distancing measures, the COVID-19 pandemic has separated us from friends and far-flung family. But how has it affected relationships at home? Research is only beginning to tell the story of how couples fared during the pandemic, and that’s a story still in progress now—16 months in, as case counts continue…
How to Develop Extraordinary Resilience
We’re all beset with difficulties, obstacles, pain, exhaustion, and a thousand other setbacks, small and large. What determines whether we take these setbacks in stride or let them bring us down is something psychologists call “resilience.” It’s the ability to bounce back from setbacks and adapt, learn, and persevere. I’ve found resilience to be an…
The Optimal Amount of Chaos
For a while, I’ve been tracking 12 daily habits with an app. The impact on my life has been significant. So positive, in fact, that you know what my greatest temptation has been? Wanting to track 12 more habits. I love the sense of order in my day and the satisfaction of marking each habit…
The Power of Progress
We recently snuck away for a long weekend to Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (UP), which is one of our favorite spots to unwind and reset. It’s one of those places where you can set an “I will have limited access to email” out-of-office reply message and mean it. When we go to the UP, we like…
‘I Think I Can’: The Importance of Self-Discipline, Habit, and Perseverance
Self-discipline, which walks hand-in-hand with perseverance, is a key ingredient in the formula leading to success and happiness. In his book “A Guide to the Good Life: The Ancient Art of Stoic Joy,” William B. Irvine again and again examines the advantages bestowed by self-control. His chapter titled “Self-Denial” addresses the benefits the ancient Stoics…
12 Truths Every Successful Entrepreneur Knows
By Nancy de la Garza A person’s success is determined by the way he thinks and acts. These truths are indispensable in the mind of every entrepreneur who is getting the results he wants. It is no big secret that really successful people have a different mindset and are willing to do what the rest…
Can’t Understand Your Teen? You’re Not Alone.
“Mo-om,” my child cocks her head to one side to look at me. “Why are you being so emo?” The words string together so quickly they’re hard to follow: “Whyyabeingsoemo?” To be honest, I have no idea what my daughter’s accusing me of. My husband and I have four children. The oldest is 22 and…
A Guide to Mastering Your Fear
We’re trapped by the wall of fear as long as we keep avoiding it.
How the Rapid Planning Method Makes You More Productive
Have you ever heard of the Rapid Planning Method? This time management approach, often written shorthand as RPM, was developed by motivational speaker and business coach Tony Robbins. Robbins considers RPM to be a system of thinking rather than a time management technique, but it’s a system that will help you increase your productivity nevertheless. This…
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