Author: go-reinvent-yourself
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How to change your life before getting out of bed.
“Talk to yourself like someone you love.” — Brené Brown There are times when your own thoughts can keep you under your bed covers. Do you usually think, “How did you not complete your mile-long to-do list done? You’re useless!” Then your mind starts racing. You think, “I need to get this project done for my…
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Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail (And How to Actually Change Your Life)
Alright, be honest. Have you stuck with your New Year’s Resolution? No? Cool. Forget normal. I wanted to be Axl Rose. The Numbers Don’t Lie According to Pew Research, Nearly half of adults under 30 made at least one resolution this year, compared to only about a fifth of those 50 and older. But here’s…
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3 Truths to make lasting change.
After 19 failed attempts to improve my life, I stopped counting. Because few of the changes worked. Nothing was improving. All that really changed was the scenery. Once I got to the point of realizing that something had to evolve or I was in serious trouble, I realized what I was doing wrong. #1 You…
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How are you? Really? If not so great, it’s alright. Really.
In case it’s been awhile since someone asked you, How are you doing? You say, “Fine.” Do you mean Aerosmith’s meaning, “F*&%ed up Insecure Neurotic Emotional” ? That’s still alright. You can’t be happy every minute. There are days when getting out of bed is a Herculean task. Bravo if you were able to. Moving…
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Listen to the whispers so you won’t have to hear the screams.
How to know if you have to do a non-essential task. Or not. Alright, you don’t like doing the essential tasks. Like running errands. No one does. Yet your bills have to get paid. Your meals are going to prepare themselves. Unfortunately. Say there’s a trip you really don’t want to go on, or even…
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Are you taking care of your top priority?
You don’t have to feel guilt or shame. (Even though you probably do.) Do you even know who your first priority is? Again, probably not. Still no shame. Your first priority is: you. (You read that correctly. Read that again.) Your family is #2. Yes, it is difficult to do when you are running yourself…
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4 Things you can ask yourself to regain control of your thoughts.
Have you ever had a night (or several) when your eyes pop open around 3 in the morning? Random thoughts and song lyrics or worse, your mind starts going doing the dreaded, ‘What if?’ road. You have no idea why? And you are unable to quiet your mind, tossing and turning, for about 3 hours?…
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Separate the facts from your feelings.
First of all, your feelings are valid. You were hurt. Someone wronged you. It’s already to be mad about that. If you aren’t mad about that, how do you do it? Feelings like anger need to be expressed and felt. Not kept down and denied. Nothing good comes from keeping your feelings bottled up. They…
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Comfort Zones and Being Still (for a few minutes.)
Two vague phrases that are being thrown around in the mental health industry without a definition. Or at least a “proper” definition. That’s because tending to your mental health is considered taboo… Imagine continuously going to a job you despise so much, you spend your precious time off laying on the couch, trying to get…
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Nostalgia borderlining on masochism.
We all loved something at some point that didn’t love us back. At least not on the same level. Maybe because they didn’t know how to. Or they weren’t capable. If the object of your affection was a person, the feeling might not have been reciprocated. Yeah that sucks. If your like me and the…
Reinventing yourself 