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Words: Where are you going

One of the most amazing things I witness daily is the power of words.  The stories we tell ourselves, the stories we repeat to others, the stories we read in books. Words have incredible power in the...

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Are You An Unwilling Servant to Your Bad Habits?

  Let’s face it–we all have a bad habit or two that we would like to get rid of! Whether it be smoking, biting our nails, overeating, or a whole host of other human afflictions that plague us all, it...

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How to Get More Consistent Results For A Life You Want

  Some days, many days, being the sharpest tool in the box is not all its cracked up to be. We may be masters at doing things, completing tasks, and even helping others reach their goals in life, but...

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Are you Missing those Two Words?

It’s pretty easy to wake up in the morning and remember that you love your spouse, children, parents, or friends. Most of us can pretty easily love those we live with and those whom we are attached to....

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Learning How to Accept Criticism Without Being Offended

  It is perfectly normal to want to shy away from any type of criticism. The last thing you want to hear is someone else’s negative opinion of you. After all, you usually view criticism as something...

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Dump Your Sunday Night Anxiety

  For some people, Sunday night anxiety serves as a chronically poorly executed prelude to Monday morning blues. You can choose to make your whole week happier by learning to break this cycle. Most...

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Have You Taken Time for You?

The seasons are changing, it seems like life is speeding up on all fronts in the Berry home. I love Fall, in fact, I love so much about it that I can easily get overwhelmed.  The school year starts,...

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How to Prepare to Leave Your Day Job

  You are not alone. We have all been there. Your job starts to get you down or it begins to feel like a dead end. You have watched those viral videos on YouTube with people quitting with vocal backup...

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Simple Tips For Family Bonding

  Your family can strengthen its bond and grow closer by putting some simple routines in place. These activities are easy to incorporate into your family life and can be adjusted to fit your needs....

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Simple But Essential Health Screenings You May Be Overlooking

  The end of the year is approaching. It is time for many of us to consider enrollment or re-enrollment in our health insurance. Some insurance companies even offer rebates for getting certain tests...

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Working Through Your Fears

  Fears. We all have them. We are all human and therefore we all have fears. Some of us fear death, others fear being alone, and still others fear social situations. If you can think of something,...

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5 Ways to Get More Joy Out of Your Job

  Unless you happen to be independently wealthy, or you have the luxury of being provided for, you probably need to have a job. Finding one you like and one that you can live with can be challenging!...

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4 Important Steps to FinancialFreedom

  Most of us were not born into wealth, but becoming financially independence is highly desirable goal. Yet, for some reason, it seems to elude so many of us. You have likely tried many different...

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When Times Are Tough, Believe In Yourself

  Your mindset will always determine your level of success, or lack of it. A positive mindset can empower you to jump over hurdles before they become challenging. It may be difficult to believe in...

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6 Terrifically Simple Ways to Create Joy in Your Life

  It is all too easy to get caught up with our worries during difficult times. We may even begin to feel that finding joy will involve a great deal of work, money, or energy, that we simply do not...

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9 Crucial Financial Strategies for Millennials and Beyond

  There are many advantages to being in your 20s and early 30s. You can build a foundation to ensure your financial success for a lifetime. The decisions you make now have a tremendous amount of...

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Friendships Mature As You Do

  As we approach our forties, fifties, and beyond, we may find that our friendships have dwindled away. It is a big change from the days when we were attending school or raising young children. Then,...

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9 Strategies to Help Brighten Your Mood

  Do you know that your home can have a great impact on your frame of mind? For example, dark rooms tend to make you feel sad and discouraged. Bright, cheery rooms can help you feel rejuvenated....

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12 Pieces of Sage Career Advice from Our Newfoundland

  My children and I have shared several dog, enjoyed them all differently, and learned something from each of them. My favorite was our Newfoundland, BearBrooks. Dogs are also quire instructive if you...

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7 Reasons and 7 Ways to Make Affirmations Work for You

  If you are fairly new to affirmations, you have chosen a great time to get started. The end of the year approaches rapidly, and we all become overly concerned about what all the things we feel we...

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