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It’s About Your Story
Our core stories and experiences shape our financial belief systems.
Boost Your Confidence With Your Posture
How sitting up straight can boost your self confidence.
The Great Hair Experiment
Editorial intern Casie Lukes attempts to tame her curly blonde mane with a simple adjustment to her hair-care regimen — find out if it worked!
Come Fly with Me
It’s been more fun to fly since I’ve been following a self-care routine.
What Is the Good-Life Ratio?
Psychologist Barbara Fredrickson, PhD, shows how the right ratio of ratio of positive-to-negative emotions can affect happiness.
Inspired to Make Mistakes
Digital initiatives manager Jamie Martin dedicates 2013 to making mistakes and learning from them.
Rethinking Resolutions
If you’re feeling overwhelmed by resolution season, senior editor Courtney Lewis Opdahl found some insights in our archives to help.
COMING CLEAN: Team EL
As a 5K newbie, I felt really lucky to have my coworkers join me in walking the Commitment Day event…
How to Envision Your Goals: A Guide for Creating a Fulfilling Life
Bring your grandest dreams and goals into reality using simple words and pictures.
Parental Role Modeling and the Impact on a Child’s BMI
Research encourages parents to lead by example when encouraging healthy behaviors in children.
Are You a Workaholic?
The Bergen Work Addiction Scale can help you determine if you have symptoms of work addiction.
Getting Things Done: “Collect”
In the first installment of a five-part series on David Allen’s organizational system, Getting Things Done, the chaotic jumble of things competing for our attention comes into clear focus.
4 Strategies to Politely Decline an Invitation
How to say no to a social invite with grace — and a clear conscience.
The Power of Habit
New York Times reporter Charles Duhigg explores the scientific research about habitual behaviors and what it reveals about how to change them. Plus: How to build healthy habits.
Behind the Scenes With Lauren Zander (Video)
Learn more about our January cover subject, Lauren Zander, and her tips for setting goals that create lasting change.
Lauren Zander’s Tough Love
Celebrity life coach Lauren Zander knows that the first step to changing your life is opening your heart.
Reimagining Creativity
Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainties. ― Erich Fromm
How Visualization Can Make You Physically Stronger
Studies show the effect of mental strength on physical strength.
4 Steps to Connecting with Spirit
Let me be one more supportive soul to tell you (and me) that no matter how far away or blunted our lives feel from the emanation and presence of a deeper consciousness and energy, spirit is always at work and play within us
COMING CLEAN: Notes from November
In October, I feared the dreaded weight-loss plateau, as I only managed to lose a pound for the entire month.…
Whose Voice Is That In Your Head?
Ideas to help you silence that voice in your head and take your life back.