Whether positive or negative, your thoughts are powerful and meaningful.
If you believe and tell yourself you can’t or shouldn’t, then you won’t.
Fortunately, the opposite is also true.
Great things happen if you believe and affirm that you’re capable and worthy.
As James Allen profoundly said, “You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.”
These examples of personal mantras can help you cultivate positivity and success in your life.
Transactional love might sound like an oxymoron, and Hollywood hasn't helped show the reality of these emotionless relationships.
One of the most sensationalized transactional relationships was Christian Grey and Anatasia Steele in 50 Shades of Grey, complete with a legal non-disclosure agreement and terms of the deal.
Transactional relationships aren't always about sex.
In fact, there are many more “benefits” than meet the eye.
Financial security, power, and lifestyle could all be motivating factors.
It happened again. And one of the loudest thoughts in your head right now is saying, “People don’t like me.” You wonder if they ever did.
Maybe you’re not always easy to be around. But you do have redeeming qualities. So, you don’t know why people don’t like you.
And you’re not sure what you can do about it.
Read on to learn the reasons why people scuttle or make unhappy noises when they see you coming.
Then choose a solution to focus on today.
If you could accomplish one big goal or create one new habit in the next year, what would it be?
What important aspirations do you have to improve your life, your career, or your health?
You may not realize it, but there are certain habits that may be unrelated to your goal that help ensure you succeed at reaching it.
These are called keystone habits, and they can be life-changing.
As you know, big goals can feel overwhelming, especially when they're physically or mentally taxing and require a lot of time to complete.
If you think about losing 20 pounds, for example, you know you have weeks or months of dieting and exercise ahead of you.
Just beginning the goal drains your energy when you think about the sacrifices and hard work ahead of you.
However, if you can break these big goals into small, manageable habits and begin with very small increments of time, your goals won't feel so daunting.
By starting small and increasing your time slowly, your odds of creating a sustainable habit are dramatically improved.
But there's another tool you can use to support your goals and make it easier to create any habit you want to. That tool is a keystone habit.
It happened again.
You were about to do something scary but good.
And then, you didn’t.
And you’re thinking, “This is what I do. Just when I’m on the brink of accomplishing something amazing, I psych myself out.”
That’s why you’re here — to learn how to not psych yourself out.
Because you know your life could be better than it is.
And you’re not afraid to learn how to make that happen.