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How Stress Can Impact Your Body and Make You Sick

How Stress Can Impact Your Body and Make You Sick

August 26, 2022

Though so many of us know that stress can be harmful, avoiding anxiety seems to be almost impossible. In fact, stress can lead to anxiety, essentially perpetuating itself in a brutal cycle that can leave you feeling drained. If you've experienced high levels of stress, I'm sure you've wondered, "Can stress make you sick?" The answer is, unfortunately, "Yes."

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Manage Your Stress By Adding These Techniques To Your Daily Routine

Manage Your Stress By Adding These Techniques To Your Daily Routine

August 26, 2022

Maintaining our daily lives often means dealing with stress, whether we like it or not. However, understanding how to handle stress is crucial for physical and mental health. Fortunately, there are ways to reduce your stress that you can easily incorporate into your daily routine without disrupting your ability to perform at your best.

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Stress Quotes to Start Your Day Off Right

Stress Quotes to Start Your Day Off Right

August 26, 2022

How you start your day sets a precedent and can determine how the rest of your day will continue. One of the most motivating ways to improve your day and get started on the right foot is to seek the correct quote for the day. Consider stress quotes that give you a feel-good direction, relax, or encourage rest.

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Workouts You Can Do With Your Kids

Workouts You Can Do With Your Kids

July 07, 2022

As a parent, the way you spend your time influences your children. They watch you try to master your work-life balance (which sometimes feels impossible). Not to mention how difficult it is to stay in shape while taking care of children. Fortunately, you can pair fitness with fatherhood easily by exercising with the kids.

Why go to the gym when you can do toddler lifts or race your child around the block? Exercising as a family can be fun and keep you in good shape. Here are some great workouts to do with your kids.

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The Age-Old Battle: Stubborn Vs. Good?

The Age-Old Battle: Stubborn Vs. Good?

June 21, 2022

This question goes back to the day humans first decided to compete in anything. Is it better to be Stubborn (a.k.a. hard-working) or Good (a.k.a. talented, gifted, a ‘natural’)?  

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Reframing Aging: The Benefits Of Getting Older

June 02, 2022

Finding the negatives about getting older is easy. You could talk about wrinkles, having a sore back, or feeling less energetic. But you don't hear as many people talking about the advantages of aging.

Times have changed, and aging isn't what it used to be. Nowadays, 30 is when people are just getting started on life milestones like buying a home or having kids.

But change isn’t inherently bad. Plenty of guys in their 40s are still thriving as if they were 10 years younger. 50-year-olds are climbing mountains, going to concerts, and enjoying a higher level of financial security than their younger counterparts.

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Stress: Don’t Let It Beat You or Beat You Up

Stress: Don’t Let It Beat You or Beat You Up

April 20, 2022

I must confess, it’s been a super difficult last few months. And I’ve literally manifested physical ailments due to STRESS. I’ve never had a bad neck (weak shoulders, ha, sure) but for a few weeks now, I can barely turn my head side to side. It’s been semi-frozen and incredibly tight thanks, or no thanks, to a wealth of stress I’m holding right there in the ol’ brain stem and neck muscles. 

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How To Get A Promotion By Being More Assertive

April 20, 2022

Working hard, meeting deadlines, and being enthusiastic about your job can help you get promoted. However, without assertiveness, your efforts could be in vain. Being assertive in the workplace can help you get what you want. It helps eliminate the fear of rejection and allows you to boldly present ideas to your boss and colleagues.

Assertiveness doesn't come naturally to everyone. Some people don’t know how to develop it. But with some effort, you can become more assertive and get the raise you deserve. Read on for tips on how to be more assertive at work.

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Blessings: Turning Stress Into Positive Self-Talk

April 04, 2022

I’m bringing you along on this very personal self-reflection in hopes that maybe you can have an epiphany like I’m having.

Someone once told me that I needed to stop looking up waiting for fireworks to happen above me, and to start appreciating the sparklers happening around me every day.

We’re often so busy stressing about the future or dwelling on the past that we rarely have time to reflect on the moment and be truly present. Take stock of where we’re at.

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How To Start A Morning Routine

February 24, 2022

Creating a great morning routine and sticking to it can be challenging, but having an AM ritual is key to making every day successful. Here are some morning routine ideas to bring more motivation and mindfulness into your day.

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Benefits Of Tai Chi You'll Wish You Knew Sooner

February 04, 2022

Have you been told you need to move more, but your range of motion is trying to convince you otherwise? Do you wish you could exercise—or at least be more mobile—but you're afraid traditional exercises are too strenuous? Don't be discouraged. Consider Tai Chi.

Tai Chi has benefits for both your mental health and physical health. Learn why it's great for everyone, especially older people.

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How To Maintain Your Cognitive Health

December 20, 2021

I’ve been hearing more and more lately about the importance of maintaining cognitive health and I’m sure you’re hearing the same thing. So, it’s probably a good idea to delve into exactly what the term means and why it is getting so much attention today.

A simple definition of cognitive health is the ability to think clearly, learn new things and then remember what we learn. This could be simple activities like getting dressed in the morning to complex tasks like learning to fly a plane. To do these things we need to be able to focus, concentrate and make decisions in a world where there are increasingly many new stressors and distractions.

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