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Helping a Loved One Suffering from Anxiety (or Another Ailment)
This is a guest post by Stephen Joseph. When I first saw the name of his article, I was thinking that the topic was a bit more specialized than we normally publish. On reading and enjoying it, I saw that its advice can be helpful in a variety of applications, thus my decision to publish [...]
Read MoreMake New Friends Every Day
Early this year , I ran a post called “Make New Friends Monday”. I explained that when my kids were home from college for winter break, the subject of Instagram came up. My daughter Cara said, “You have an Instagram? What’s your name? I want to follow you.” I told her that I only used [...]
Read MoreSix Simple Rules to Help with Work Stress
This is a guest post by Joyce Del Rosario Work and stress – the two seem to go together whether we like it or not. Although some jobs are more stressful than others, everyone experiences work related stress at some point in their lives, which means that the ability to cope with and manage it is [...]
Read MoreBeing Organized for Less Stress
At nearly all of my speaking engagements, the audience has a chance to evaluate the session. I use a short evaluation form. Two of the five questions ask: what they got out of the session (so I know what people like) and what could be added to the session (so I can learn possible changes [...]
Read More5 Ways to Overcome Rejection
This is a guest post by Jane Bongato As a child, I was always a bit of a loner, although not necessarily by choice. I was tall for my age and a bit awkward and uncoordinated when it came to taking part in sports at school. This meant that I was always picked last. I [...]
Read MoreGo-Giving, Saying Yes, and Happiness
A couple of years ago, I read a book called The Go-Giver. The book’s lessons are delivered in the form of a parable about a young go-getter who is introduced to an older, wiser man, who teaches him about go-giving—putting others’ interests first and adding value to their lives. It’s a quick and easy read: [...]
Read MoreWatch Me Pursue My Passion
This is a guest post by Alexander Ajede, a student at Fitchburg State University. I have heard the statement, ‘I don’t know what I want to do when I get out of school’ too many times. Often the people who profess this have pursued a degree solely to make a living—perhaps even a lucrative one. [...]
Read MoreComplaining, First World Problems, and Happiness
In a chapter on being grateful in a book I enjoyed reading at the end of 2012, A Spiritual Renegade’s Guide to the Good Life, author Lama Marut suggests going on a weekly “complaining fast,” declaring a moratorium on complaining for one day each week. What will happen if you decide to adopt this habit [...]
Read MoreThink Twice Before Taking out the “Trash”, Lifelong Learning Awaits
This is a guest post by Heather Gray, a student at Fitchburg State University majoring in English and Middle School Education. I have had a long-time struggle with criticism about my choices in literature. It has always seemed as if nobody understood why I wanted to read the genres I chose to read. Teachers would [...]
Read MoreThe Power of Negative Thinking
I was pleased to recently have a piece I wrote published on the Pick the Brain web site. Pick the Brain publishes a lot of terrific articles and I highly recommend that you check it out. Here’s an introduction to the piece I wrote, and a link to the full article on Pick the Brain… [...]
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