Tired of breaking New Year's resolutions by February? Switch from "lose 20 pounds" to "try 6 new hiking trails." This simple shift changes everything. Traditional resolutions focus on what you want to change about yourself. Experience-based goals focus on what you want to explore in life. Why experience goals work better: They're memorable – You'll… Continue reading Transform Your Resolutions with New Experiences
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Capture Your Aha Moments: The Dual Notebook System
Your best insights are worthless if you forget them by Tuesday. Keep a paper AND digital notebook, and watch how quickly your life improves. As a student of life, I've learned that brilliant ideas and necessary fixes hit at random moments. The dual notebook system ensures nothing gets lost. Your Simple Setup: Paper notebook: Keep… Continue reading Capture Your Aha Moments: The Dual Notebook System
How to Forgive and Let Go for Emotional Healing
With the Scorpio New Moon here (deep, intense, and super transformative), I challenged myself to sit down and think deeper. What am I holding to? What am I not forgiving myself or others for? Do negative thoughts keeping popping up around certain situations? I may need to add it to my list of Forgive and… Continue reading How to Forgive and Let Go for Emotional Healing
Express Feelings Positively with the ‘I Feel’ Framework
Here are my notes for communicating feelings and needs to others in a productive, positive way: Instead of bottling up emotions or exploding in frustration, let's work on expressing our thoughts, feelings, and needs in a productive and positive way. This is one of my biggest weaknesses (continuing and never-ending improvement). It's been fun learning… Continue reading Express Feelings Positively with the ‘I Feel’ Framework
Own Your Emotions: The Daily Check-In That Changes Everything
The Daily Check-In: A simple 5-minute emotional check-in that helps you express feelings honestly without blaming others or spiraling into self-criticism. Most of us either bottle up emotions or let them explode... both hurt our relationships and well-being. The middle ground is taking ownership of your feelings while staying accountable, without dragging yourself or others… Continue reading Own Your Emotions: The Daily Check-In That Changes Everything
10 Positive Thoughts for Building Confidence in Your Relationship
A healthy relationship starts with positive thoughts. Bring awareness to your mind's chatter. Are your thoughts positive or negative? Are they helping or hurting you? Weeds vs Good Seeds We are the farmer, and our mind is the land. It's our daily duty to: Pull weeds (notice negative thoughts, work through them, let go) Plant… Continue reading 10 Positive Thoughts for Building Confidence in Your Relationship
