How to Create Habits That Stick: 6 Ways to Align Your Subconscious

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Do you find it easy to start a new habit but nearly impossible to stick with it? What do you need to change about your approach to instill real change in your life? It’s one thing to adopt a new habit. It’s another to make that habit stick and become part of your life. The key is to get your subconscious mind—not just your conscious mind—to want to adopt the new habit. Keep reading to learn how to create habits that stick by aligning your subconscious with your new behaviors.

Motivation for Living Life Well: How 4 Views of Death Can Help

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How do you view death? How can your belief about death motivate you to live your life well? What you believe about death affects the way you live your life, for good or for bad. Life Worth Living discusses what a few philosophers and religious traditions say about death and how these beliefs put life into perspective in various ways. Read more to learn how different views of death might give you motivation for living life well.

How to Make Changes in Your Life & Keep Up the Momentum

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Do you have trouble getting started with new life habits? Do you lose momentum and fail to make the changes stick? Life Worth Living discusses the importance of creating your own philosophy of life. When you glean a new piece of your life philosophy, it’s important to translate your newfound values into action. This might require making changes to your life or even to yourself, which can be an intimidating prospect. Continue reading to learn how to make changes in your life, drawing on insights from economists, literary greats, and religious traditions.

How to Set Priorities in Life and at Work

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Do you know how to set priorities? What basic human needs should every person fulfill for a satisfying life? Whether you’re running a business or simply navigating life, you might face a roadblock when every task appears to be important. Setting priorities can fix this because it ranks tasks by value, which helps you make progress day by day.  Continue reading to learn how to set priorities in business and life.

How to Get Your Life Together With Sarah Knight’s 4 Steps

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Do you want to get your life together? What should you prioritize in your self-improvement journey? According to Sarah Knight, there are two parts to having your life together. Part one is about figuring out what you care about and letting go of the rest, and part two is about organizing your life. Below we’ll explain Knight’s four steps to getting your life together by focusing on what you care about.

How to Get Your House in Order: Home Management Advice

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Is your home always messy and overwhelming? Do you need to get your house in order? A small thing you can tackle that will have a big impact on your life is getting your life together at home. Sarah Knight says many of us feel overwhelmed by keeping our house clean or staying on top of home improvement projects. Take a look at how to get your house in order with her four-step process for managing your home.

How to Dream Big: Advance Your Career and Get Rich

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Is there a job that you’ve been wanting for a long time? Do you know how to dream big? In Get Your Sh*t Together, Sarah Knight provides strategies that can be used to get your life together for small everyday tasks and long-term planning and goals. You can apply her advice to the realm of your job and your money. Learn how to dream big and accomplish anything below.

How to Recover Your Lost Creativity, Ideas, Desires, & Dreams

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Do you have unfulfilled dreams? Did your creativity get squashed at some point? Julia Cameron says it’s not too late to reconnect to your inner artist and find what’s been lost—creativity, dreams, and desires. These elements are all still inside you somewhere, and she encourages you to go after them. Continue reading to learn how to reconnect to your creativity and recover what’s been lost.

How to Be More Motivated: 4 Techniques From Dr. Julie Smith

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Do you lack motivation to do what needs to be done every day? Are you so overwhelmed you don’t know how or where to start? Motivation is a feeling, so it naturally ebbs and flows. Dr. Julie Smith writes that it’s important to treat it as such and, therefore, not let it get the best of you. In her book Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, she shares four techniques that can help you overcome a lack of motivation. Keep reading for Smith’s practical advice on how to be more motivated and do what you need to do.