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Motivation Part 2: Increasing our Positive Motivation
In Motivation Part 1, we realized that at the heart of motivation are these definitions: 1. “…to want to do a specific thing more than we want to do anything else at a particular time,” and 2. “what we would rather do than not do (20). However, even with these…
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Motivation Part 1: Why We Should First Understand What Motivation Actually Means
There are countless motivational speakers, books, sayings, and support groups aimed to motivate us to start, stop, or continue something. So, it behooves us to ask the question: what is motivation? Motivation Staircase Before we begin, below is an illustration that’ll be referenced in each post in this Motivation series.…
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Procrastinator? This Is For You
If you clicked to read this with some level of intrigue, you may have some procrastinating tendencies. But you might find relief in knowing that everyone deals with procrastination–even people who you think are always on top of things. So this is for everyone. This is for everyone who wants…
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Why We Should All Try to Have a Growth Mindset
The question of whether you have a growth mindset or a fixed mindset is something that deserves reflection–we should all ponder it. If you’re wondering which one you have, let’s start with what they are. In short, a growth mindset is a belief that people’s talents, intelligence, and habits can…
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The “Pep Talks” That are Always There When You Need Them
We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated. Maya Angelou There is great power in quotes and sayings…This past week was a bit of a challenge, but I stumbled upon the above quote by Maya Angelou and suddenly felt more uplifted. There was a change in my…
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Step 1: Motivation. Step 2: Climb
Talking about addressing our emotional, physical, and spiritual wellbeing without discussing Motivation would be a big miss. It’s like saying how food is cooked without mentioning any source of heat. Or explaining how a bowling ball hits a strike without saying anything about it being pushed by someone or something.…
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Developing Life Goals: Set, Plan, Execute, Track
From improving our health to advancing in our career, strengthening our faith, or just doing whatever it is we’ve been putting off, there are many apps out there for productivity and time management. They make it easier to actually do the things we say we’ll do…tomorrow. Goals Wizard by Brian…
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New Beginnings
There is something exciting and nerve-racking about beginnings. Whether it’s the beginning of a new chapter in your life, job, responsibility, or simply your day. So to mark the beginning of PositLive, it’s only fitting that the first blog post expresses these contradicting emotions. Bringing hope, positivity, and joy to…
