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"If you chase two rabbits, both will escape." - Unknown
Does focus elude you? Do you multi-task at the cost of focusing on your more important projects? Have you ever wished that you could have laser like focus? Ever thought, "Hmm, I wish I could just take a pill that would help me focus." Well, as we all know, there is medicine for this type of need. But I think even people who take focus-enhancing medicine will attest that unless you have a good process and discipline, you're still not going to have great success with just a pill.
Here's how you can achieve laser like focus using the strength of your mind.
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"If you chase two rabbits, both will escape." - Unknown... more
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If we examine them closely enough, our food cravings tell us a lot about our current state of health and well-being. In fact, it can be a very powerful and life-changing exercise to purposefully become aware of our cravings, examine them, and get to the root causes of why they abound.
Most of the time cravings have nothing to do with food at all, and exist because of lack in some other area in our lives. For example, when we are unfulfilled in our career powerful cravings for certain types of food have a tendency to pop up. The same can be said when our relationships, workout regimen or sleep patterns are not up to par.
This ideology is based on a concept called primary food that I learned about at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and often holds the key to uncovering effective solutions that can help you discontinue an unhealthy relationship with food.
Imagine discovering the real reasons why you crave sweets at 3pm everyday, or what drives you to gulp down a huge jug of coffee every morning, or why you have an unyielding desire for salty potato chips every night!
Although uncovering the root causes of your cravings is the most effective method for dealing with them (and certainly worthy of a separate article) there are a number of physical activities you can engage to curb cravings when they start calling your name.
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If we examine them closely enough, our food cravings tell us a lot... more
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Pretty soon, everyone is going to be traveling home for the holidays. Here are some tips for the flyers out there to help you not get ripped off.Pretty soon, everyone is going to be traveling home for the holidays. Here are some... more
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You may have heard of the Broken Windows theory of crime fighting, first mentioned in a 1982 Atlantic Monthly article by James Q. Wilson and George L. Kelling (and made popular by New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani in the 1990s). The example given in the article was of a building with a few broken windows. If the owner leaves the windows broken, vandals are likely to break more windows, and more, until all of the windows are broken and eventually squatters move in. In contrast, the authors point out that if the owner of the building fixes the windows quickly (within a day or week), vandals are less likely to break more windows, the building will not be destroyed by inhabitants, and it is easier to rehabilitate. Additionally, if the sidewalks are cleaned every day, litter will not accumulate.
In our personal lives, if we can deal with the little things before they begin to accumulate if we keep our sides of the street clean - we can often improve our lives tremendously. Whereas if we let them go, they become major, escalating problems.
You may have heard of the Broken Windows theory of crime fighting, first mentioned... more
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Whether you are an artist, a lawyer, a student, a mother, or just about any role you can conceive, creativity is an ingredient that adds richness, variety, and value to the projects we work on. The problem is that a lot of the time we return to the same well over and over again. We use the same old approach and what happens? The well runs dry.
Creativity is one place where monogamy is not a good thing. It will pay to cheat on your safe old muse.
Here are 50 new muses you can court to find inspiration for your next great creation whether it is a work of art, a killer sales pitch, a new business idea, or a new process for making your family run more smoothly.
Use these muses any way you would like. One idea is to pick a random number then go to that muse and let it inspire you for your task at hand. Another way to pick two and mash them together for inspiration. The more difficult it is to make it fit to your project the more you will stretch and strengthen your creativity.Whether you are an artist, a lawyer, a student, a mother, or just about any role you... more
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When you feel like eating something, what comes to mind first? For me it's the purely the taste. Then my inner-brain kicks in and thoughts of portion size, calories, fats, & sugars, slowly convince me to make a smart choice.
Weight gain aside, I would rarely think of any other complications or side effects the food may cause. Side effects are attributed to medications or medical procedures, but not food, right? Well, guess again. Turns out, the food we eat may also cause side effects. Some side effects are serious, some are disturbing, and some may put you into embarrassing situation.
When you feel like eating something, what comes to mind first? For me it's the... more
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