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Marathon Training Also Trained My Stress Tolerance—Here’s How

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Learning resilience on the Camino de Santiago My mindset changed this summer when I walked the Camino de Santiago, a 500-mile pilgrimage route from Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port, France, to Santiago de Compostela, Spain, with only a backpack. The mental image fascinated me; I had never thought to train myself for a higher stress tolerance.

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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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Ellison and Darsy learned that the most challenging (and rewarding) parts of being liveaboards in a relationship had little to do with the logistics of sailing and a lot more to do with life, interpersonal dynamics and developing self-awareness in roughly 350 square feet of space.

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Navigating Inner Growth: Top 10 Personal Development Courses to Explore

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Stress, financial concerns and difficulty in relationships can plague even the most outgoing and dynamic among us. Some may include learning the strategies of better time management, stress relief, greater mindfulness, persuasive communication skills and even maximization of personal finance.

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Craft Your Career With These 9 Top Professional Development Courses

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Meeting those objectives requires commitment to learning in areas such as leadership development and soft skills education. Investing your time in professional development programs demonstrates a commitment to continual learning and self-improvement. It may even require advanced coaching in specialized areas such as real estate sales.

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Want to Retain Your Team? Offer Financial Well-being Programs

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77% of employees say financial stress is affecting their mental health, and 52% said it’s impacting their physical well-being. . Employee financial stress is at an all-time high, according to HR Morning. For employees, finances are actually the top source of stress — even more so than health or family issues. .

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‘Bouncing Forward’: Adaptability and the Power of Deliberate Calm

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We’ve all learned to be resilient. We’ve learned to get back up after a setback, keep pressing forward , put in the time, do the work and carry on. As stress rises, the prefrontal cortex —which is involved in executive functions like planning, working memory , emotion processing and cognitive flexibility — can become challenged.

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How to Practice Gratitude in Your Daily Life

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Learning how to practice and show gratitude is a healthy habit you can utilize in your daily life. It’s a great way to mentally shift focus to positive aspects of life instead of constantly falling into cycles of stress, anxiety, envy and cynicism. Write about a recent improvement in your lifestyle.