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Do You Want To Live a Meaningful Life?
Living a meaningful life is possible. The search for meaning and purpose in your life is essential for you to thrive. It is important to feel needed, appreciated, and noticed for good mental health. Meaning comes from using your strengths to achieve your purpose. Discover how to determine your pupose and choose meaningful activities. It will increase your sense of well-being and fulfillment.
You Can Be Happier Now
Research on happiness indicates that once your basic needs are met, money does not make you happy. An exciting discovery is that there are things you can do to increase happiness without making major life changes. Reasearch also indicates that how you choose to think about things can affect your level of happiness. Reap the benefits from an improved sense of well-being and feeling happier today by choosing to follow some of the suggestions.
Do You Use These Strategies to Manage Your Mood?
Stress is our reaction to people or things going on around us. Sometimes the situations are positive and other times negative. When you are unhappy about how things are going, there are three strategies which will help you move forward in a positive direction. To mange your mood, consider your needs, wants, and values before you choose one of the three strategies. Then take positive steps to move forward confidently.
Unlocking the Secrets of Happiness
Do you want to increase your happiness set point and avoid the hedonic treadmill? In the past, researchers believed your level of happiness was 50-80% inherited. New research indicates that with commitment and effort, you can influence 40% of your happiness. When you are happy, there are social, mental, and physical benefits. Learn specific things that will increase your level of happiness and move your set point higher over time.
Are You Using Emotional Intelligence When You Parent?
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to access and make use of your feelings in order to be motivated and make good decisions. Researchers have discovered that emotional awareness and the ability to handle feelings determines your success and happiness, including family relationships. Emotional Intelligent parenting focuses on five main principles. It is not too late to learn how to put these principles into action with effort and practice.
Antidotes For The Procrastination Epidemic
This article discusses the increase in procrastination, reasons we are at risk of a procrastination epidemic, consequences, and antidotes using competencies from Daniel Goleman's model for Emotional Intelligence, " Primal Leadership", 2002.
Baby Boomers: 6 Major Issues You Need To Address In Retirement Planning
Are you planning to retire in the 21st Century? Discover the six major issues you need to address before retiring. In addition to understanding your finances, there are five more reasons to plan ahead for this next exciting stage in your life.
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