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This Digital Nomad Couple Sold Everything to Travel the World in a Sailboat—Here’s What They’ve Learned About Life, Goal Setting and Relationships

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They met on Tinder in 2015 while living in Sweden as expats: Ellison, an aviation sales director from Des Moines, Iowa, and Darsy, a human resources systems specialist from Paris. Methodically, they took each step with time to allow dust to settle and not get caught up in the excitement and newness of the adventure.

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I Gave Up Drinking for Lent—and Here Are the 5 Things I Learned

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So as Lent approached, I tossed around the idea of giving up alcohol. I didn’t need to give it up, but I was curious as to what would happen if I did, just for a few weeks. What I gained by giving up alcohol for Lent These are five perks I experienced from giving up alcohol for 47 (long) days: 1. Probably for the best.

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Stressed? 5 Simple Ways to Prevent Burnout

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We often cover it up by drinking more caffeine. I do both now, and my focus, clarity and ability to accomplish big goals has increased beyond anything I ever thought was possible. My mentor used to call me a “blender without a top” back when I was heading up my first tea company, Zhena’s Gypsy Tea, and not meditating.

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Education & Experience Don’t Guarantee Success—Attitude & Habits Do

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Set SMART goals for yourself. While your job may have company goals that dictate your actions, your professional goals are entirely within your control. But be careful—create goals that are too lofty, and you’ll never be able to make significant progress. Create tactical plans—it’s key to success with goals.

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What Happy, Successful, Optimistic People Know About Life

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You can’t stop the unexpected from interfering with your goals and dreams. You can’t stop the unexpected from interfering with your goals and dreams. They refuse to give up their right to enjoy life. Temporarily step away from those moments that are bringing you down and focus on aspects of yourself that lift you up.

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5 Realistic Tips to Be More Positive

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Don’t postpone the reward until after achieving the big goal. Break the goal down into milestones by considering what it will take for you to get to that goal, and reward yourself at each accomplished milestone. Rather, I build rewards into the process leading up to competition and after. You never know!

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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Throughout his life, family and friends have implored him to cheer up. So what’s a wise approach for embracing the whole self while still moving toward goals with kindness, compassion and responsibility? When you go through your day tallying up positive experiences, it can get old very quickly. Stop tallying.

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