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September 21, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

How to Make Others Feel Significant
You want to appreciate others for their efforts and contributions. But there’s a big difference between appreciating people and making them feel significant. Because sometimes you don’t actually show them how much their support has meant to you. When you actually do things to show them how much they matter to you, then they feel significant.

How to Make Your Priority a Priority
Many times, you think you have a priority, but you don’t treat it that way. It gets shunted aside for something more immediate or convenient. It’s all too easy to get distracted and sidetracked. This article has 5 timely tips on how to actually make your priority a priority so you make sure you act on it.

12 Powerful Tips to Overcome Negative Thoughts (and Embrace Positive Thinking)
It can sometimes be difficult to maintain a positive attitude when there are other people around you who are negative. Or when you’re having a series of setbacks or obstacles. If you take just one of these tips and practice it, it will make it easier for you to be positive. They help reframe situations and thought processes to make a real change in your life.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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September 7, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

Never Mistake Activity for Achievement
Just because you’re taking action doesn’t mean you’re accomplishing much. Take multi-tasking. You’re always in motion, but don’t actually get much done. Learn 4 tips on how to accomplish more from a famous basketball coach’s model.

The Psychology Behind Messy Rooms: Why The Most Creative People Flourish In Clutter
I have to admit, I’m not the neatest person. I like to have my projects out in the open so they stay top of mind. Now research seems to be bearing out the idea that too much tidiness and organization can stifle creativity. This is a very entertaining article exploring the idea that messiness may help innovation.

8 Keys to Handling Adult Bullies
I don’t know about you, but I’ve encountered bullies in my adult life. I’m sure you have, too. And sometimes, it can be confusing as to how to deal with them. However, it is possible to get them to respect you. This article gives you some great direction on how to handle these challenging people and stay safe.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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August 31, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

5 Things You Can Do to Improve Your Mindset in 20 Minutes
Mindset is a set of attitudes, says Carol Dweck, a world-renowned Stanford psychologist. After years of research, she discovered that dedication, hard work and resilience are much more important to growth and success than brains or talent. When we change our mindset to one of growth, we change the course of our lives. Not only taking this time improve your mindset, it will improve your outcomes.

How To Do A 5-Minute Meditation In The Morning
It’s hard to fit something else into the morning. But what if it made your day go more smoothly and you’d be less stressed? Making the time would be worthwhile then, wouldn’t it? Here are the steps of how to take just 5 minutes in the morning to make your day, and life, go better.

How to Start Your Day on Purpose
Rather than reacting to your life, without giving it any thought, wouldn’t it be better to deliberately choose your course? You have the ability to change the direction of your life, but you have to commit to being intentional. Here are three things you can do to create a better life for yourself.

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August 24, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

Does Self-Compassion Make You Compassionate Toward Others?
Many people assume that self-compassion and compassion are related. After all, they both involve kindness—only the object of the kindness differs (ourselves versus another person). Despite what we might assume, research suggests that self-compassionate people aren’t always compassionate or vice versa. Both are beneficial, and it’s important to foster them both, because they have different purposes.

Using the Practice of Self-Kindness to Cope With Stress
Self-kindness is an important aspect of self-compassion. The author first defines what self-kindness is and what it looks like. Then she provides extensive and detailed exercises and strategies to help you develop self-kindness.

How a Keystone Habit Can Drastically Change Your Life for the Better
With a keystone habit, you just have to identify a habit that will help you for the rest of your day. Once you understand your motivations and behaviors, you can create the new habit that you want. It, in turn, will help to form other habits to support it.

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August 17, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

7 Thoughtful Ways to Stress Less
Stress and anxiety can cause you to age more quickly. Instead, why don’t you start doing things that can reduce them? Quit driving yourself so hard and give up perfectionist tendencies. I know it’s hard, but think of the rewards. This article gives you strategies to shift your perspective and behaviors so you can have a longer, happier and healthier life.

Empower Your Mind To Become Successful in 5 Easy Steps
Success takes grit and hard work. And everyone is looking for easier ways to get things done. But you can use your imagination train yourself to be more successful. This is an infographic that shows 5 different ways to do that, based on neuroscience.

You Have The Power To Choose Your Attitude
When someone cuts you off in traffic, you have a choice to make. You could decide to simply react and get angry. Or you could decide not to waste the emotional energy on something that you can’t change. In these moments like these, it’s worth asking, “What’s to be gained?” This article gives some suggestions of what to consider before you lash out.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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August 10, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

Prioritization – More Important Than Any Productivity Technique
Productivity doesn’t mean to get more tasks done. That’s just a way of staying and looking busy and it’s neither efficient or effective. True productivity means to get the most important task done. The one that will drive you closer to your goal. To that end, you need to prioritize what is most important and do that task first.

How to Support Yourself When Your Emotions Don’t
Our emotions are valuable because they provide us with important information. But sometimes our emotions steer us down the wrong path, and we can make self-destructive decisions based on them. This article explores how to determine when our emotions aren’t being helpful and what we can do in that case.

Take a Mindful Moment: 5 Simple Practices for Daily Life
From frustrating to impatient, your experiences each day give you opportunities to practice mindfulness. And it doesn’t need to take much time to reclaim your calm and reason. It just needs a bit of consideration and practice. Explore these simple practices to breathe more peace into your day.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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August 3, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

7 Ways To Start To Value Yourself
It’s not self-centered to put yourself first. If you don’t, not only will no one else, but others will take advantage of you until you’re empty. When you prioritize your well being, you have more to give to others who will value you. This article gives some powerful tips on actions you can take so you feel more worthwhile.

A Simple but Proven Way to Get Things Done
For some people, without having outside pressure to accomplish a task, it doesn’t get done. It’s hard to set aside the time and energy to achieve it when you can always put it off. This can affect your productivity, effectiveness and success. But if you figure out how to set it as a priority, you’ll get it done. This article describes an efficient method you can use to increase your progress.

How to Overcome Perfectionism: 6 Powerful Habits
Perfectionism is a destructive tendency. It drains your self-esteem and undermines your productivity. Not only can you get stuck while trying to get things perfect, but you dig yourself into a hole that it’s hard to get out of. But you can overcome this frustrating pattern. It’s not easy to break this habit, but using these tips will get you moving in the right direction.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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July 27, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

Why You Need to Be Good at Reading Your Emotions
Emotional clarity is the ability to understand what you’re feeling. And new research is showing the importance of emotional clarity for your emotional health and well-being. When you’re able to identify what you’re feeling, you’re able to regulate it and get over negative emotions quickly.

How to Handle Being Bullied as an Adult
We all had to deal with bullies as children. Unfortunately, many of them don’t grow out of the habit. They continue to harass, put down, demean and undermine you and your work. It’s important to be able to identify how an adult bully acts out. They’re usually more subtle than they were as children. But the result is the same. This article gives some suggestions how to deal with these toxic people.

Respect Begins With Each Other
This article deals with a specific industry, but the essence of the concept is important in every walk of life. When you treat someone with a lack of respect, it comes back full circle. Competition can be handled in a civil manner. Standing up for each other will raise everyone’s effectiveness.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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July 20, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

How a Brain Dump Can Unlock Your Creativity
Anyone who is creative knows that the more you have weighing on your mind, the less creative you are. Now there’s research backing this up. But researchers have also found some remedies for clearing the clutter out of your mind so you have more space to create. Meditation and mindfulness are a couple of those ways. This article gives a few other tips on how to clear your mind.

When To Say Yes To The Messy Desk
Tidiness and organization has been the fast track to success, if you believe conventional wisdom. But recent research shows that having a clean desk or room influences people to conform more to the norms. And a cluttered desk or room inspires people to be more innovative. This article describes other benefits to both types of environments.

8 Ways to Test Your Stress Mindset
How you view stress can influence how it affects you. Although chronic stress can be unhealthy, if you shift your attitude about it, you can reduce some of the damage. When you’re able to consider pressure as beneficial, then it can help you in your health and life. This article shows 8 ways to test your stress mindset.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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July 12, 2018 Linda-Ann Stewart

Feeling Stressed? Try These 3 Meditation Techniques
There’s no question that stress negatively impacts your personal and professional lives. But there are some simple ways to take a mental time-out that can rebuild your inner resources. Incorporate these meditation practices into your daily stressful situations. They’ll keep you focused and help you relax.

How to Build Self Esteem (A Guide to Realize Your Hidden Power)
Self-esteem is a driving force behind our confidence, how we see and feel about ourselves, and encompasses our sense of value, significance, and self-worth. Research has shown that over 80% of people struggle with varying levels of low self-esteem. This article’s 6 steps will show you the things you can do right now to improve your self esteem. This will allow you to realize your hidden potential and your self worth.

9 Telltale Signs You’re Dealing With an Inauthentic Person
There is no skill more important to success than being able to detect who is sincere and who isn’t.
Authentic people are self-aware and accept themselves. Inauthentic people are fake and suffer from crippling insecurity. Some of the characteristics of an inauthentic person might surprise you, because they can be so deceptive. But knowing and understanding who they are can save you a lot of heartache.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart