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How to Sharpen Your Attention Span
Forget multitasking. Forget autopilot. The biggest rewards come from skillfully focusing our attention on just one thing at a time.
5 Steps to Getting Things Done
Tired of making lists and then losing them in a pile of other lists? Try this proven, five-step approach to getting closure on the daily things that matter most.
How to Strike a Balance Between Work and Life
Most of us know we work too much and rest too little. We long for balance. But with the pressures and pace of modern life always at our back, how do we step off this crazy merry-go-round? Here, we outline the top three barriers to achieving work-life balance — and offer practical wisdom for overcoming them.
How to Cultivate an Open Mindset
Feeling hermetically sealed in your own opinions? Opening your mind to other viewpoints can deepen your personal wisdom and broaden your horizons.
How to Take a Sabbatical From Work
An extended break from work can improve your health, happiness – even your career performance. And it can be done.
Balancing Act: Cheryl Richardson
Life coach and author Cheryl Richardson explains why taking care of business first requires taking care of you.
How to Navigate Fitness Priorities in a Busy Life
In the context of other life priorities — such as career and family — sometimes our workout plans have to give a little. But how much, and for how long?
How to Make a Fitness Plan
Determined to get into better shape? Don’t drive yourself to exhaustion: Coach yourself to satisfaction — and real results that last.
Resolutions Workshop: Connect With Your Potential
Stretch your limits. Embrace your chosen future.
How Doing Nothing Boosts Creativity
We tend to think of inspiration as the arrival of new ideas coming to us from the outside. But inspiration also emerges from inside of us – very often when we’ve eliminated the distractions that keep it at bay.
The Mind’s Eye: How Guided Imagery Helps You Relax
Relax with guided imagery.
Health: The New Sex Symbol
From the biological basis for attraction to the underpinnings of head-turning good looks — an exploration into the compelling connections between vitality and sex appeal.
Celebrate Your Fitness Accomplishments
Before you rush into setting health and fitness goals for the year ahead, stop and appreciate what you’ve already accomplished.
How to Stop Emotional Shopping
Do you have the urge to splurge? Emotion-induced shopping may seem harmless, but letting your feelings take over your wallet could end up costing you more than money.
How to Be More Grateful
Boost your health, hope and happiness with a powerful dose of gratitude.
What is Mental Performance Training?
Using visualization and meditation techniques, mental performance training helps you to set goals and overcome obstacles, such as negative thinking, to achieve optimal performance. It can also help you to prepare mentally for high-pressure situations.
How to Make Driving Less Stressful
Does getting behind the wheel make you anxious or angry? Embark on the road to relaxation with these commute-improving tips.
How to Overcome the Busy Addiction
Life in the fast lane might be exciting, but are you living quickly at the expense of living deeply? Learn how to say no to busyness and yes to what really matters.
The Long View: How to Plan for the Future
Planning for the next month is one thing. Planning for 20 years down the road is entirely different. Here’s why shaping your chosen future is most definitely worth the stretch, and how you can get started, now.
Why Taking Time Off is Essential for Your Health and Happiness
Think time off is a waste of time? For the sake of your health and happiness, you just might want to reconsider.
How Your Media Intake Affects Your Well-Being
The images, sounds and words you absorb can influence your well-being and alter your view of reality. Is it time you reconsidered your media-intake habits?