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

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It means making a schedule that will turn waking up from a groggy bore to an exciting and efficient part of your day. 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. Put down your phone.

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38 Gratitude Quotes to Keep You Focused on the Positive

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To give thanks for yesterday, today and tomorrow and all that you’ve experienced because each up and every down you face is a landmark on your journey that makes you who you are. Let these 38 gratitude quotes inspire your thoughts and bring you joy this holiday season. Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more.

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Follow That Gut Feeling: 4 Signs You’re Dealing with a Toxic Client

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They don’t respect your personal time Sonya Lee, a mindfulness coach who previously worked as a design freelance artist, received a text on Christmas Eve of 2016 about meeting with a potential client. “I I quickly agreed because time is money, and set up a phone call to speak with the founder right away,” she recalls. “He

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John Furniss Can’t See, But That Doesn’t Stop His Passionate Pursuit of Art and Purpose as The Blind Woodsman

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A few days later, he’ll share the finished product, oiled up and practically glowing in the sun, with its gorgeous grains on display. He grew up in a small town in Colorado “and I felt like I never really fit in, honestly,” he says. “I I grew up helping my dad work on cars and stuff, and so I remembered it,” he says simply. “I

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If It Doesn’t Suck, It’s Not Worth Doing

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That’s why in his book, Ego Is the Enemy , Ryan Holiday explains that a primary obstacle to success is the idea of success. On day one, SEAL—as he is referred to in the book—asked Itzler how many pull-ups he could do. Despite that, however, he persevered and completed the 100 pull-ups, one pull-up at a time.

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The 10 Best Books I Read In 2016

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I have more than enough books in my Audible library to tide me over until the 90 days are up (probably more than enough) and I’m really going to try to do most of my reading of print books going forward. (I Now I’d like to share with you the 10 best books I read in 2016. This is another fantastic book by Ryan Holiday.

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Employee Perk or Productivity Secret? Corporate Wellness Programs Deliver on Both

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In decades gone by, the only perk you might have received from your boss was a fruit basket around the holidays. In fact, in 2016 the Harvard Business Review compiled data from leading experts on the topic. When did corporate wellness programs begin to take hold?

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