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10 Tips for Setting Your Greatest Goals

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Before we set off on this path together, let me make one thing very clear: The word “goals” can be intimidating. Instead, think of goals as a to-do list with deadlines. Goals can be added, subtracted and, most importantly, scratched off the list as you move through your life. Your most important goals must be yours.

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Wondering How to Become a Morning Person? Try These 8 Techniques

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It’s also important to set goals for yourself before you sleep. Consider making your goals more about house chores and hobbies rather than work, like doing laundry, reading that article you bookmarked a month ago and shopping for upcoming birthdays and holidays. This article was originally published in April 2016 and has been updated.

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3 Science-Based Mind Hacks to Get Into Flow

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The best definition I’ve ever heard for this psychological event is this: “[Flow is] an optimal state of consciousness where we feel our best and perform our best.”. Using a basis of Csikszentmihalyi’s work, Steven Kotler determined what prompted a state of flow , including these three critical “flow triggers”: Trigger 1: Clear goals.

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Zig Ziglar: Try These 5 Ways to Get Twice as Much Done Every Day

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There is a very clever name for this: goal-setting. So set your goals , then get them organized by order of importance. The good news is if you are a natural-born pessimist, you definitely, emphatically, positively can change. This article was published in March 2016 and has been updated. Get organized.

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For Jamie Kern Lima, Unlocking Success Starts with Embracing Self-Worth

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Jamie Kern Lima’s journey to success In 2016, Lima made headlines when she sold IT Cosmetics to L’Oréal for a staggering $1.2 Her teachings on how you can reach your goals by focusing in has pushed the boundaries of the personal development field. The tools you need to achieve success are already inside you,” she says. “My

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10 Things the Gym Taught Me About Life

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There is no progress in vague goals. But true transformation requires intention and an absolute goal. Nothing definite can ever come from something undefined. This article was published in July 2016 and has been updated. If you go to the gym and step onto some equipment, you might burn some calories.

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The Negative Side of Positive Thinking

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So what’s a wise approach for embracing the whole self while still moving toward goals with kindness, compassion and responsibility? This is definitely a myth about well-being science. The happiness that she and her positive psychology colleagues promote as a goal is not only about sunshine and cookies. Stop tallying.

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