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March 16, 2016 Linda-Ann Stewart

How to Focus: 37 Experts Reveal Their Best Tips
Focus is a problem for all of us, especially in today’s busy, technological world. But learning the skill of focus is important for success. It’s a common trait for the most successful people. Here are strategies, useful tools and tips you can use to change your mindset to help you get and stay focused, so you’re able to accomplish more and have less stress.

Ultimate Guide to Rewiring Your Brain
Rewiring your brain is possible and science is backing up these claims. It’s all about solving problems by changing unhelpful thinking and behavior. Learning to manage your internal world is easy once you know how. Here are 5 steps to help you to start rewiring your brain and having a more peaceful life.

10 Ways Toxic Relationships Are Like Blood-Sucking Vampires
Have you ever been in a relationship with someone with a Jekyll and Hyde personality? They’re nice and charming, then they emotionally sucker punch you? These people are toxic and you can’t fix them or the relationship. This article describes 10 characteristics and behaviors these type of people have that make you feel off balance, on edge and crazy.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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February 16, 2016 Linda-Ann Stewart

How to Cope with Intense Emotions
A powerful way to diffuse difficult, tense and stressful situations is to take a neutral or objective position to it. This article gives 2 simple ways to detach from viewing negative situations and shifting into being calmer and more resourceful.

10 Little Things You Can Do To Feel Happier Instantly
A lot of people see happiness as a destination, but according to the author, happiness is really a by-product of engaging in meaningful and fulfilling projects and activities. The 10 suggestions to help you feel happier range from being present, being nice to others to being nice to yourself. These small actions will make a huge impact in your life.

Changing Lens: How To Shift Your Focus On Strengths vs. Weaknesses
When trying to grow, change, and improve do you focus on fixing your weaknesses or nurturing your strengths? This article addresses ways of motivating yourself to improve. It discusses the how to focus on your strengths and also on how to avoid motivating yourself through negative means (criticism versus encouragement).

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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February 3, 2016 Linda-Ann Stewart

3 Quick Ways to Boost Your Self Esteem
Self-esteem is basically about having a positive and realistic sense of who you are. You like yourself and understand your strengths. You believe in your abilities and recognize the areas where you could use a little more work. Take these tips to boost your confidence and build your sense of self-worth.

Future Me Leads the Way
The author had a meditation to visualize the person she’d become later in the year. She focused on how she looked and felt. In difficult moments, she would remember that vision. Within a couple of months, she’d become her vision of herself. Use her inspiration to envision your better and future self.

5 Tips To A Positive Life
Happiness is a choice you make. Your attitude and perception is under your complete control.
It takes effort to change your attitude and create a positive life. Take these 5 tips and start taking charge of your happiness.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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January 20, 2016 Linda-Ann Stewart

The More We Practice Gratitude, the Happier We Are
Radio host, Thom Hartmann, drops science about the power of generating gratitude within oneself, as one of the most powerful psychological healing tools that human beings have available to us.You can get a rise in your serotonin levels (the “happy chemical”) in your brain and turn your life around, simply by focusing on what you are grateful for.

Scientists say this simple psychological shift can help you achieve your goals
Harness the power of what researchers call the “fresh-start effect.” Whenever we feel like there’s a chance to leave the old behind and achieve something new, we’re more motivated to make progress on our goals. Learn what this means and how to use it to achieve your goals.

Building Self-Confidence: Preparing Yourself for Success!
From the quietly confident doctor whose advice we rely on, to the charismatic confidence of an inspiring speaker, self-confident people have qualities that everyone admires. The good news is that self-confidence really can be learned and built on. Learn about your level of self-confidence and how to build more.

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December 10, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

People Who Sleep Later Tend To Be More Creative and Smarter
While the early bird may get the worm, research shows there are also benefits to being a night owl and sleeping in late. Some people can’t resist staying up late into the night and insist these those late night hours are the most productive. This article quotes several studies that back up their claims.

The Power of Gratitude: 10 Little-Known Yet Powerful Effects of Gratitude
We all know that an attitude of gratitude is powerful. Its benefits run from improving your mood to improving your health. This article describes several more lesser known benefits from this powerful emotion.

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December 1, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

Habits of Happiness – Best Possible Self – Positive Psychology
This 10 minute video includes an exercise on developing your best possible self. This gives you a goal to strive for and will increase your happiness and general well-being. When you believe in yourself and that change is possible, it will make positive change possible.

Researchers Say Watching Movies Helps You Work Your Empathy Muscle
Can something as simple as watching movies—and empathizing with fictional characters—help generate more compassion and understanding in the real world? When you step into a character, you also experience their plight. This helps to build empathy and compassion.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

Psycho-Cybernetics: Lessons 6-12

November 11, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

The book, Psycho-Cybernetics, was groundbreaking and was a revelation to me when I read it. In this 9 minute video, author Dr. Maxwell Maltz is interviewed and describes lessons 6-12 of how to improve your self-image. Beliefs become habits, which are just self-hypnosis. He touches on the different habits that you have, the success and failure mechanism within you, and how to create changes that support your self-image and success.

~ Linda-Ann Stewart

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November 4, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

The Power Of Saying No
There is power in the simple act of saying no, but for many of us it’s the hardest word to say. Saying “no” sometimes takes incredible courage, but it’s probably a word that you should use more often. This article covers 5 reasons why you should say it.

10 Powerful Benefits of Having an Amazing Vision to Achieve
Having a vision gives you hope and something to attain. But most tend to get bogged down in the details and lose their momentum. Just because it’s hard to achieve doesn’t mean you shouldn’t have one. There are a lot of other benefits for pursuing your vision.

How to Rewire Your Brain for Happiness
For some people, happiness is a distant hope. But chasing happiness tends to miss the point of it all. Happiness just takes small shifts in the way we think and perceive the world we live in. Here are six ways we can reframe our thoughts to feel happier.

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October 22, 2015 Linda-Ann Stewart

101 Self Improvement Resources That Will Take You From Stuck To Unstoppable
Here are resources that can help improve your self-confidence and self-esteem, deal with anger and let go of the past, live a meaningful life, have great relationships and much more. Each topic heading has several resources listed to help you optimize your life. It could take you months to search for and find these solutions. Before you despair, check out this page and see if your issue is one that’s covered.

Practicing Gratitude Can Increase Happiness by 25%
Psychological research finds that people’s happiness levels are remarkably stable over the long-term. But research also indicates that the simple act of gratitude can raise your comfort level of happiness. Learn how you can utilize this single practice to increase your well being.

I’m Returning to Single-Tasking
Multitasking is such an easy habit to fall into. Even with the best of intentions, it’s hard to resist. Here are some very easy rules to live by so that you’re able to reduce your stress and increase your effectiveness.

~ 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