Toughen Up! How Stoicism Can Help Are you stuck in your life? As a general word, stoicism is the endurance of pain or hardship without complaint or display of emotion. As a philosophy, Stoicism is much more. It was advocated by the most influential Greeks in history. It’s also enjoying…
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How Regular People Find Their Purpose Maybe finding your life purpose is easy if you have special gifts like Picasso or Einstein. On the other hand, if you’re way past 21 and still asking yourself what you want to be when you grow up, the process starts to seem less…
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7 Signs That You’re Not Assertive Enough Your parents may have raised you to be accommodating and to put the needs of others first. However, there’s a limit to how accommodating you can be without harming yourself. Eventually, you start to feel like others are taking advantage of you. At…
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Listen Before You Leap and Reap Greater Rewards You know you’ve done it more than once. You’ve opened your mouth and let your words fly, only to wish you could somehow take them back. You thought you knew it all. You might have been a little angry. You knew you…
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As a parent, your job is to take care of your children until the day when they can strike out on their own. While they graduate from high school knowing how to read and write, there are other skills that are just as important that may not get covered in…
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Did you know that your diet can affect anxiety levels? If you’re tired of only using medications for your anxiety, consider how you can incorporate lifestyle changes such as diet modifications to help. As with any change you may be considering, talk to your doctor ahead of time about any…
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Cold and dark winter mornings might make you feel like pulling the covers over your head, but the last months of the year could be a productive time. Leave hibernating to the bears while you spend the winter making positive changes in your life. The possibilities are endless. Start with…
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Sometimes your career path points straight ahead, and sometimes you need to take a few detours. Even if others think it looks like a step back, a bridge job may be just what you need to prepare for the next stage in your professional life. What is a bridge job?…
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Just like the lion in the Wizard of Oz, you probably have more courage than you think. While you may find it difficult to ask a stranger to stop talking during a movie, you’d rise to the occasion if a wicked witch threatened you and your friends. In real life,…
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Your friendships have a big influence on your experiences. Relationships help to define who you are and what your future will be like. Having a strong and supportive social circle enhances the quality of your life, and may even help you to live longer. Find partners and companions who will…
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