Category: Mindset

Self-Awareness: The First Step to Self Mastery

Being in tune with your emotions may sound straightforward, but it isn’t. For example, have you ever found yourself irritated by a person that has literally done nothing more than ask you how your day was? Many people overestimate their level of self-awareness. Even people who think they’re in touch with their emotions—perhaps they cry…


To Break Unhealthy Habits, Stop Obsessing Over Willpower

If you’re like many Americans, you probably start your day with a cup of coffee—a morning latte, a shot of espresso, or maybe a good ol’ drip-brew. A common explanation among avid coffee drinkers is that we drink coffee to wake ourselves up and alleviate fatigue. But that story doesn’t completely hold up. After all,…


AHA News: How You Feel About Aging Could Affect Health. Here’s How to Keep the Right Attitude

By American Heart Association News Is age really just a state of mind? Perhaps not the number, but how we age might be. A growing body of research suggests a person’s mindset – how they feel about growing old – may predict how much longer and how well they live as the years go by….


Millennial: A Scarcity Money Mindset Can Cost You

We all saw it at grocery stores in 2020. The shelves, once brimming with toilet paper and hand soap, were bare. We hid in our homes, deep-cleaning every surface, occasionally braving the threat of COVID-19 to hunt down the last remaining bottle of hand sanitizer in a 50-mile radius. We felt out of control, so…


Research Finds Benefits of Guilt and Confession

Guilt plays a role in whether admitting to a lapse in self-control helps us resist temptation in the future or makes us more likely to give in again, according to new research. We’ve all slipped up when we’re trying to improve ourselves, perhaps by eating better or spending more wisely, and sometimes when we do,…


Why Goals Fail, and How to Do Better

A goal is any outcome in your life that wouldn’t happen without an intervention. It’s a detour from the path of least resistance. Maybe you recognize that your current habits aren’t cutting it. You have greater ambitions for your life than the trajectory your current behaviors have you on. You’re going to need to change…


A Guide to Practicing Trust

At the core of a lot of our difficulties is a lack of trust—especially trust in ourselves. Think about these common difficulties that most of us face: What to focus on: We don’t trust our hearts to choose what we would like to work on right now. Indecision: We get stuck on indecision because we…


Should You Cheat on Your Diet?

Many people live for the glory of cheating on their diets. This concept of eating your favorite treats while otherwise following what you consider an optimal diet is often referred to as “cheat meals.” Many nutrition experts recommend that people don’t try to be a dietary saint all of the time and incorporate some leeway…


Getting Young Athletes Ready for a New School Year

As a new school year begins, many students return to their favorite sports or try something new. Encouraging kids to make physical activity part of their lives has lifelong benefits, said Dr. Theodore Shybut, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery and sports medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. Shybut offered some tips for getting…


Stop Obsessing Over Talent—everyone Can Sing

A Hungarian film titled “Sing” won the 2017 Oscar for best short film. “Sing” tells the story of young Zsófi, who joins a renowned children’s choir at her elementary school where “everyone is welcome.” Soon after joining, Zsófi is told by her teacher Erika not to sing, but only mouth the words. On the face…