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The Holidays Can Be Overwhelming—Remember These 3 Things to Stay Positive

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I’m a guy who always looks forward to the holidays. I’ll be honest, though; with the financial future of so many people hanging in the balance, and an inevitable structure change looming at Primerica, that holiday season came with some added stress I hadn’t endured during past holiday seasons. I’m no exception. Stay present.

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What Being Pregnant During the Pandemic Taught Me About Cultivating Contentment

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Focusing on feeling contentment As I reconcile these conflicting emotions, I come across an article in The Washington Post about a five-year study designed to figure out which human emotions were not only the most universal, but also the most important. I’m guilty of falling victim to the situational, conditional nature of happiness.

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Drinking with Colleagues: Does Mixing Alcohol and Business Create a Cocktail for Disaster?

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Tales of holiday parties gone wild are often part of company lore. According to a recent BBC Worklife article , however, the workplace drinking culture may quickly be fading. This Slate article highlights those on the other side of that line, who often fear they’ll be seen as uptight or not a team player if they don’t drink.

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22 Self-Improvement Gift Ideas for Personal Development Junkies

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Often, the holidays serendipitously morph into a time we reflect on the past year, to take stock of what and who we’re proud of and give thanks for how far we’ve come. 100 Questions by The School of Life The holiday season is an opportunity for families to come together. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered: 1. TheraBox is no exception.

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12 Last-Minute Gift Ideas For Digital Nomads

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Whether you’re looking for a holiday gift, a birthday gift, or just something special to show your love and appreciation, we’ve got you covered. Posting jobs in over 50 different categories from entry-level to executive level, this may be the perfect holiday gift for a digital nomad. . Calendly subscription .

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How to be content with what you have

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Home About Contact Me Links Sitemap How to be content with what you have Posted by Ian McKenzie Written on April 26, 2010 If youre new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed. Here are some tips to help you remain content with your life. To keep our lives in balance, we need to learn to be content with what we have.

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What I Learned the Year We (Nearly) Skipped Christmas

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There, we’d spend the holidays together, as a family, without the overgifting and overdecorating and overeating of a typical Christmas. And my youngest brother was only 6 at the time, and was mostly content hamming it up for photos (and actually, that hasn’t changed much). I was 14 and just glad to be getting out of town.

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