Category: Health & Wellness

  • 6 Scientifically Proven Ways to Get (and Stay) Motivated

     By ALEXIA DELLNER  | JAN. 18, 2018 Whether it’s hitting the gym three days a week or finally finishing your novel, sometimes the biggest obstacle standing in the way of achieving your goals is, well, you. Here, six research-backed (and totally doable) tricks to stay motivated.   CHAMPLIFEZY/GETTY IMAGES BECOME A MORNING PERSON We hear you—mornings are so not…

  • Travel Tips for Spring Break Trips

    Pack up the car, print out the boarding tickets and stash easy-does-it clothes in your suitcase: It’s spring break travel time. But before you lock up and wave goodbye to your home for a week (or even a weekend), brush up on your spring break travel safety prep. Don’t broadcast your plans on social media…

  • 5 Habits to Build Mental Toughness

    Being mentally tough, resilient, and willing to persevere when the chips are down are all qualities that will lead to your long-term success. People often like to believe they are stronger than they are, emotionally as well as physically. But the problem with this overestimation is that—after we take a tumble, whether at work or…

  • Just Wait

    by Stuart Perkins They await me. Even though I’m on vacation, they’re begging me to come back. And I will. Back to the harried rush of meetings. Deadlines. Anxiety. Lengthy agendas listing tedious tasks. Obnoxious lights blinking on a phone full of messages. All imperative, all immediate, all demanding. Pushing to answer email, now scrambling to copy.…

  • Is Comparing Your Life to Others’ Making You Unhappy?

    by Candace N. Bisram (Reprinted with permission) Someone recently said to me, “The main reason for my unhappiness is because everyone around me is doing so much with their lives and I’m just stuck where I am.” Many people bring this “unhappiness” on themselves by comparing their life to others’. They see people around them…