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5 Self-Improvement Books That Changed My Life

In today’s post, I share my favorite self-improvement books to help you shift your mindset and find the courage to go after the life you want. I share what each book helped me the most with, as well as my biggest takeaways from each self-improvement book. Want to add some amazing motivational books to your to-read list? Then let’s dive in. 1. A New Earth by Eckhart Tolle “The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but your thoughts about it.” ― Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth When it comes to self-improvement books, Tolle is easily my favorite author. Each...

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50 Self-Discovery Journal Prompts to Improve Your Life

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Do you sometimes feel a negative emotion and your first reaction is to fight it? In this post, instead of telling you how to escape your emotions, I’m sharing 50 deep thought-provoking self-discovery journal prompts to help you deal with your emotions and improve your life. “At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.” ― Lao Tzu When it comes to mindset work and shifting your perspective, self-discovery journal prompts are my favorite tool. Let’s dive in! Self-discovery journal prompts 1. What are you struggling with right...

How to Live Your Best Life: 10 Steps to Ultimate Transformation

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Creating your best life and learning what makes you happiest takes time. It also takes effort. I will be honest, I did not get there until my late 20s and I realize that it is not an on and off switch but an ongoing process and choice to create a life that brings you your ultimate happiness. Happiness and freedom are not found through another person, money, or things. Your best life and best version of you is uncovered within, when you learn what really sets your soul on fire, what makes you genuinely smile, and what is truly...

What to Do When You Can’t Find Yourself?

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What does finding yourself even mean? As I was scrolling through Pinterest a few moments ago, I came across an article titled “How to find yourself?” Just reading that title was enough to open a WordPress document and start sharing my opinion on finding yourself. First, what are we hoping to find? Probably a version of ourselves who has certain ambitions in life and is willing to take action toward achieving them. That person is not somewhere outside of ourselves. That person is not going to pop up in your mind and start screaming, “Hey! I’m here! Let’s live...

Dealing with Negative Comments: How to Protect Your Energy and Stay True to Yourself

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Dealing with negative comments is a skill worth mastering. We can come across unnecessary mean comments at work, in dating, family, hobbies, or even just walking down the street, minding our own business. You can’t control what other people say or how they say it. But you can decide whether you want to take what they said as truth and base your following actions on that. Or whether you want to leave them with their thoughts and create your own opinions. Let’s dive into how you can deal with negative comments while staying solid in your identity and not...

How to Be Alone and Enjoy It: 4 Ways to Be Happy by Yourself

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How to be alone and enjoy it? Feeling lonely isn’t reserved only for times when you’re alone. You can feel lonely in rooms full of people if you feel like those aren’t your people. We find ourselves constantly looking for company, for some familiar face so that we don’t feel alone. But what’s so bad about being alone? Do we not know how fun and capable we are, and therefore, we rely on others to make us feel good? To make us feel whole and complete? Today, I share action steps and mindset shifts on how to be alone...

9 Ways to Change Your Life Today

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Looking for effective ways to change your life? Instead of giving you a list of habits you’ve already thought about, let’s look at how you can change your life from the inside out. So that who you are reflects your desired future. Let’s dive in. 1) Identify what’s holding you back What limiting beliefs and fears are playing on repeat in your mind? What worries and insecurities take over your enthusiasm to go after your dreams? Instead of taking your unhelpful thoughts as facts to carry your entire life, now is the time to write a new story. Take...