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Pilates – Fusing the Body and the Mind Pilates is an exercise technique that uses aerobics and yoga postures to energize the entire body. Each exercise emphasizes focus on breathing, proper form and efficient movement patterns to help improve balance, increase coordination, decrease stress and...
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Don’t Get Caught Without a Work-Emergency Kit! What do you get when you combine a toothbrush, stain remover, and a nail clipper? The makings of your personal work-emergency kit! It’s best to be prepared for the worst (like playing peek-a-boo with your blouse that’s popped a button)...
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How to break a bad habit Habits are patterns we develop, and while it can be tough to break a bad habit, it can be done with a little focus, determination and persistence. And there’s no better time than now to start! The sooner you start, the sooner you can kick that bad habit! First, focus on...
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Ways to cope with financial stress Finances are on everyone’s mind these days. When you watch your friends lose their jobs, houses go into foreclosure, and large companies go under, it’s easy to let financial stress get the best of you. These tips will help you manage your money and your...
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Wake Up... It's Time for a Better Night's Sleep It's difficult to dispute, but there are few things better than getting a good night's sleep. As we attempt to balance a hectic work schedule with demands from the family, many of us may not remember the last time we fell asleep at a decent...
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How to Quickly Calm Down In the world of poker, “tilt” is a term for a state of mental confusion or frustration in which a player adopts a less than optimal strategy , usually becoming over- aggressive (according to wikipedia.org). An anxious rush from time to time is completely normal for...
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Fighting office temptations… how to eat healthier at work It takes a lot of work to keep a healthy diet…especially at work. The combination of busy days, office parties and fast food options often conspires to keep us from foods that are high in nutrients and low in sugar and fat. Here...
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Ways to combat stress These days it seems like everyone has something to be stressed about: money, the economy, job security, our families, our health and safety. Stress comes to us in two different forms: good and bad. Good stress keeps us focused and alert. It's what allows people to think clearly...
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4 ways to get your creativity flowing Creativity is the ability to create an original and unique thought or idea. In a business setting, it’s most often associated with marketing where it’s more about explaining an idea creatively. But there are many ways to be creative in a business setting—just...
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How to build confidence Everyone has self doubts but confidence has a lot to do with how those doubts are outwardly projected. Think about a person you consider confident. How do they talk to people? How do they walk or stand? Confident people tend to walk faster, dress more sharply, have good posture...
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Energy Boosters The alarm clock sounds. You’re up and out the door, with another busy day ahead. Midmorning, you feel as though you’ve worked an entire day already. You’re wishing you had gone to bed earlier. You’ve already had too much caffeine. You know you should’ve eaten...
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Holiday Stress Less Tips Dashing through the snow, With a list that seems to grow. Down the road we speed, Hurry! Get what we need. First, there is all the food, Then, décor to set the mood. Make sure everybody has a gift, Or someone will be miffed. Jingle bells! Jingle bells! Just get out of...
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How to Calm Your Jitters We have all had that jittery feeling before “the big event.” Will I do well? Will they like me? Will I look good? Should I change something? Am I ready for this? Should I go over everything just one more time? Will I ever fall asleep tonight? The answers to the above...
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How to Become Fearless Fear has an incredible ability to keep people from doing the things they want or need to do. Often, it has the overwhelming ability to send even the most stable person running in the opposite direction. During his inaugural speech, Franklin Roosevelt said, “The only thing...
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Come On, Get Happy! Five Things You Can Do to Be Happy The Bradys seemed pretty happy, what with all the bright clothes and fun times. But not everyone can have a perfect family and a funny maid. So what do real-life people do to be – and stay – happy? According to O Magazine , they do these...