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Can You Really Get Your Greens In Powdered Form?
I saw a funny meme the other day that said “I wish I were the person I thought I was when I bought all these vegetables.” How often do you buy a lot of fruit and vegetables intending on eating super healthy during the week. But then something happens. You can’t find a recipes. You got too busy. Or you didn’t really feel like eating it that night. And the fruits and vegetables quietly go bad. Don’t feel guilty. It really does happen to all of us. In the United States, 20% of the food purchased never gets eaten, and 9 kg of food is tossed each month by the…
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Using Self-Discipline to Ignite Your Dreams (While Making It Fun!)
How often do we wish we could just sit down and work through our task lists without being distracted. Some days are easier than others. Wouldn’t it be great if we could “trick” ourselves into completing things? Everyone has habits (or addictions) that they want to overcome including procrastination and lack of assertiveness. Developing will power and self-discipline will help ignite your inner strength and build up your self-mastery and decisiveness. What Is Self-Discipline (And How Do You Know You Have It?) Will power is the ability to subdue laziness and procrastination. It allows you to command or reject impulses. It also allows you to make a decision and follow…
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Late Bloomers – Book Review
I can’t wait to tell you about Rich Karlgaard‘s book Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement. Everyone can get something out of this book. You’ll realize that some of your traits are beneficial and should be embraced. The Introduction opens with stories of two people who clearly are late bloomers. One of them, Joanne, grew up in a difficult situation as her mother had multiple sclerosis and her father ignored her. She got above-average grades but never any high honors or distinctions. She went to her backup college continuing along the path of acceptable mediocrity. Mediocre Career and Not the Best Choices She…
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Building Your Millionaire Mindset
Do you wish more wealth and abundance in your life? When you build your millionaire mindset, you open the door to living your ideal life. Why is the mindset so important? When you believe that you are worthy and capable of living an abundant lifestyle, the you will. If any part of your mind thinks you can’t, it holds riches at bay. It can be so frustrating, I know. You think you’ve done everything you should, but something is holding you back. Now is when we’re going to remove all of those self-imposed limitations. But first, we need the right road map. Creating the First Step To ignite your wealth,…
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Simple Ways to Improve Your Gut Health
It’s important to improve your gut health to truly ignite your health. A happy gut leads to a strong immune system, clearer thinking, and a slimmer body since all systems are functioning well. Plus, you’ll be happier. Did you know that 90% of serotonin is produced in your gut? That’s the feel-good hormone. So if you’re kind of blue, it may be directly related to your diet. What Is My Gut and What Does It Do? I talked a little about gut health and its importance in my blogs on probiotics and on detoxing. Your gut is the digestive system going from your teeth to your bottom. It’s purpose is…
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Ignite Your Spring with You 2.0
Is that the smell of Spring in the air? (or is it becoming Autumn near you?) It’s that glorious time where you really feel the change in the air. And it makes you want some changes in your life. I can’t explain it but I get the feeling of Spring Cleaning (or Fall Cleaning) when the days start to change. So with the next 100 days, let’s find something really incredible for you to do. And I’ll identify some strategies to keep you on course. 3 Ways to Set Yourself Up for Success The number one way is to only choose one clearly defined goal. If you achieve it, you…
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Daring Greatly by Brene Brown Book Review
Would you believe that the best way to dare greatly is by being vulnerable? Vulnerability is not knowing victory or defeat, it’s understanding the necessity of both. ~Brene Brown And that’s how her book Daring Greatly begins. This book explores the idea of “never enough” and the myths of vulnerability before moving in to how we can defend ourselves when we’re vulnerable. It identifies the problems with how disengaged humanity has become, and how we can disrupt the status quot to improve engagement. And first, we need to look within and figure out why we are so afraid of being vulnerable. Fear Makes Us Anxious When we think people are…
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3 Best Habits for Creating and Living on a Budget
Does the idea of living on a budget scare you? Do you get images of eating beans out of a can, or wearing a lot of jumpers to stay warm? Living on a budget doesn’t mean coming from lack. It’s a way of setting up a framework so you can live from abundance with confidence. First you need to understand your fixed expenses (mortgage or rent, auto insurance, etc.), and then your income. What’s left is where you get creative. Some people “pay” themselves first and build up a savings account this way. The way that works is to take a set amount, no matter how large or small, and…
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Can Stress Ever Be Positive? (And 3 Easy Ways to Turn Bad to Good)
Do you wake up stressed? Hopefully not! But how long into the day does it take before you’re feeling tense inside? And are you imagining all the terrible things that could happen? If one more person comes to you with a problem, will you throw up your arms and go join a traveling circus? (Are there any circuses anymore?) You want to be helpful and do everything, but you don’t feel like you have any time for yourself. You’ll sleep later. You’ll meditate later. Everyone will eat before you. We need to stop putting ourselves last. And we need to learn how to transform our negative stress into positive energy.…
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3 Things You Should Detox From Your Body
Do you feel sluggish? Is your brain not as sharp as it could be? It could be that you need to help your body get rid of substances that are dragging you down. Your body is naturally adept at self-cleansing when given the right foods and fresh water. So it’s important that you choose a healthy lifestyle to get there. A clean lifestyle is one that chooses organic as well as more whole food. If you buy pre-packaged, you’re also eating pesticides and chemicals used to process the food. We can get toxins from cosmetics, fragrances, cleaning supplies, and plastics. These toxins are filtered through the liver which strains the…
