Self-Improvement Archives

How to Balance Your Hormones Naturally: 4 Lifestyle Fixes

What are the signs of hormonal imbalances? What are the effects on your health? How can you get your hormones in balance? Hormonal imbalances in your body can cause mitochondrial inefficiency. That’s a big deal. Mitochondria help you maintain your overall health by reducing the damaged and dysfunctional cells mitochondria must tackle. Read more to learn about the problem with hormonal imbalances and how to balance your hormones naturally for optimum health.

The Importance of Consistency and How to Harness Its Power

Why is consistency important? How can you keep showing up for your goals when the going gets tough? The key to success in anything in life is harnessing the power of consistency. However, doing what needs to be done on a consistent basis remains a stumbling block for many people trying to achieve their goals. Keep reading to learn about the importance of consistency in achieving your goals.

The Ideal Life: 3 Steps to Reaching Maximum Happiness

What is the ideal life for you? How do you decide what you want your life to look like? The ideal life is different for everyone, so it’s your job to figure out what it looks like. If you’re having trouble picturing it, follow these steps from Vishen Lakhiani’s book The Buddha and the Badass. Let’s dive deep into the three steps Lakhiani recommends.

The Power of Regret: Book Overview & Takeaways

What is Daniel Pink’s The Power of Regret about? What are the main takeaways of the book? In his book The Power of Regret, Daniel Pink explains why having regrets is a good thing. According to Pink, you can grow from your regrets and use them to improve your life. Read below for a brief overview of the book The Power of Regret.

Louise Hay: Practicing Self-Love Is the Answer to Every Problem

What exactly is meant by self-love? Why do so many people struggle to love themselves as they are? When you love yourself, you feel worthy the way you are and put your happiness and well-being first. However, practicing self-love is difficult for many people because our culture encourages perfectionism, which in turn, breeds self-criticism—the polar opposite of self-love. Here’s why it’s so important to show yourself a little love now and then.

Best Books on Emotional Intelligence for Children & Adults

Do you want to manage your emotions better? What are the best books on emotional intelligence to read? Emotional intelligence is the ability to understand and handle emotions. People who have high emotional intelligence have more meaningful conversations, can handle bad situations, and are better leaders. If you want to strengthen your emotional intelligence, check out these books that will help you in your personal and professional life.

Focus on the Positive and Banish Negativity

Is your mind overwhelmed by negativity? What can you do to combat the tendency to think in negative terms and learn to focus on the positive? The human brain is wired for negativity because it aids survival. However, you have the power to consciously override the negativity bias and train yourself to focus on the positive. Here’s why the human mind is wired for negative thinking and what you can do to reframe it for more positivity.

How to Live a Meaningful Life in a Meaningless World

Does life have a meaning? How does one find meaning in a universe that’s meaningless by design? Many people feel like life has no inherent meaning, which gives rise to feelings of apathy and existential angst. This sentiment grows increasingly common as people adopt a more secular worldview where science—not God—prevails. In this article, we’ll discuss several views on how to live a meaningful life, no matter your religious orientation or lack thereof.

How Practicing Forgiveness Can Heal You From Suffering

Do you tend to harbor grudges and ruminate on past hurts? How can practicing forgiveness help you rid yourself of suffering and truly move on with your life? By practicing forgiveness, we can leave the negative experiences of our past behind and move forward with our lives. According to Louise Hay, the author of You Can Heal Your Life, we can even rely on forgiveness to heal from diseases. Here’s why it’s important to practice forgiveness and letting go.

How to Transcend a Poverty Mindset

How does your mindset influence your financial success? How can you shed your self-sabotaging beliefs about money and adopt a rich mindset? The beliefs you hold about money greatly affect your financial outcomes. If you have a poverty mindset, you’ll end up poor even if a large sum of money lands in your lap (e.g. through inheritance or winning a lottery). Here’s how you can transcend the beliefs and ideas about money that keep you stuck in poverty.