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September 30, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Why Are Positive Affirmations Not Working For Me?
This article describes some of the reasons why affirmations may not be working for you. And it gives some specific instructions on what to do with them, and how to use them so they’re successful for you.

Do Our Words Really Matter?
Your life is the result your mindset. This article touches on a couple of studies that confirm this concept. One is a video of an experiment that was done.

Setting Goals – Why Is It So Important?
Goals are so essential to your success in anything you do that they should be considered the number one factor determining whether or not you’ll achieve something. Here are some great tips on how to create goals and the mindset you need to achieve them.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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September 23, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Perfecting The Art Of Failure: Harnessing Its Unlimited Potential
Everyone fails at some time. The point is to use that failure to improve your next attempt. Learn how to mine what you can from failure so that you can use it to better succeed in life.

3 Simple Ways to Defuse Conflict and Regain Love
Whether you’re talking to a partner, child, boss, coworker, or client, it’s important to know how to handle the disagreement in a way that restores love, trust and respect, instead of eroding it further. The next time someone in your life is angry with you, here are 3 methods you can use to defuse their anger, regain your rapport, and create a mutually beneficial solution!

Can You Create Good Habits That Stick?
Research shows that 40% of your day is based on habits. Learn the neurological formula to make it easier to program your brain for your desired behaviors.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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August 25, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Treating Trauma with Tetris
Neuroscientists say the timeless video game’s challenging visual and spatial attributes may block unwanted memories. It turns out playing Tetris after re-experiencing trauma significantly reduces the frequency of flashbacks.

Type Of Meditation – An Overview Of 23 Meditation Techniques
This article will help you navigate the sea of different practices of seated meditation, briefly explaining each of them, and pointing to further resources. There are literally hundreds – if not thousands – of types of meditation, so here this article explores only the most popular ones.

25 Easy Tips to Increase Productivity at Work
Find ways for you and your team to increase productivity at work. Instead of trying to do a bunch of these at once, find a couple that you can implement within your organization or department and practice them for a few days. This article includes tools and resources that can not only improve efficiency but lower your stress.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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August 13, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

How to Train Your Brain to Stay Positive
All too often, we beat ourselves up for our failures or let ourselves dwell on the negative. By focusing on the positive, we’re more motivated, productive, and likely to succeed. Here are three tips to help you train your brain to stay positive.

Research: Meditation does more than calm your mind, it changes your brain
Practicing yoga and meditation can do more than calm your mind — research shows it can change your brain. Researchers found it changes parts of the brain connected to learning, memory, focus and the stress response.

Why Hiding Your True Self Feels So Terrible
Finding ways to be true to yourself — whatever that means to you — may be something more than a meaningless self-help cliché. Most people feel tainted when they behave in ways that feel false and feel good when they act in authentic ways. To our minds, authenticity may be a moral imperative.

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August 7, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Have we finally unlocked the secret to happiness?
Scientists reveal the four simple steps that will banish the blues. A 10-week program, created by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, uses a series of exercises that they say helps train people’s minds into choosing happiness. Dr Amit Sood, who led the research, says 40 to 50 per cent of your happiness depends on the choices you make and where you place your focus each day. This article includes a video and instructions with 3 practices to lift your day.

Personal development: 7 ways you can push yourself never to quit
Do you always feel defeated especially when you are striving towards something really important to your development? As long as you put your mind to it, you can always overcome these hurdles that look impossible from the beginning. This article lists 7 things you can do to push yourself towards that set goal.

Why Affirmations Have Failed You and 4 Steps to Change That
Science has proven that affirmations, when done correctly, are an effective tool for quickly becoming the person you need to be to achieve everything you want in your life. This article has 4 steps to create affirmations that will work for you.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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July 14, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Positive pressure: Stress is good for you
This article quotes a psychologist who states that all stress is helpful, if you believe it is. I don’t agree with everything said in this article, but I do believe that our belief about stress can contribute to our stress. But there are too many studies that prove that too much stress is detrimental to our mental and physical lives. However, some stress is beneficial because it keeps us active and interested in life.

What to do about brain freeze!
Choking during pressure-packed performances is the worst. This problem occurs in pressure situations, when we’re expending enormous mental effort. Learn why we do it and a creative technique to avoid it.

We’re meditating all wrong, says ‘Buddha from Brooklyn’
Lama Surya Das, the “Buddha from Brooklyn,” is one of the handful of Westerners who have been teaching meditation for decades. “So many people seem to be moving narcissistically — conditioned by our culture, doubtless — into self-centered happiness-seeking and quietism, not to mention the use of mindfulness for mere effectiveness,” he said. True meditation, he said, generates wisdom and compassion, which may be very disquieting, at least in the short term.