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Find Your Motivation

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.31.2012

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It's time to consider the rewards and the upside to pursuing your dreams... and be specific about what you can do to accomplish your goals.

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Minimize Distraction to Restore Connection

Lilian Cheung, D.Sc., R.D. | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Distraction, Meditation, Mindfulness, How to Focus, Unitasking, Multitasking, Multitask, Focus, Unplug and Recharge, Meditations, Free Meditation, Meditation Focus, Healthy Living News

An important question to ask ourselves then: Do I want the fullest life, or the most fulfilling life? If you're feeling full and unfulfilled, it's time to try something new.

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140 Characters

Sophie Gold | Posted 05.22.2012

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Having a word limit will make you more focused and driven towards your goals. There's no room for fluff with 140 characters. Try it yourself today.

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How To Filter Through The Noise To Learn What You Love

Noah Kass | Posted 05.08.2012

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The news has become noise, massive chatter that's transmitted at lightning speed. Here are a few tips to tune out the drone and listen to only what's essential.

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Please Meditate: Shifting Focus to Trust (VIDEO)

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: Energy, Meditation, Trust, Guided Meditation, Please Meditate, Focus, Meditation Tips, Meditation Video, Meditation Advice, Free Meditation, Video, Healthy Living News

Through no coincidence, in any meditative practice, what is fundamental is the ability to use your steering wheel, which is focus. Shift your focus, change your life.

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The Best Present Is Your Presence

Maureen Anderson | Posted 05.01.2012

Read More: Focus, Entertaining, Surprise, Presence, Party, Mindfulness, Thoughtfulness, Gps-Soul, Healthy Living News

My husband and I threw a surprise party last week that was better than anything I've seen in a movie.

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Indulge Yourself

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 04.23.2012

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Reinventing your life can be exhilarating, rewarding and fun.

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Five Ways to Stay Focused During Times of Uncertainty

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Change, Uncertainty, Focus, Goals, Business News

You can be productive, happy and successful today, even if you don't know for sure what's going to happen tomorrow.

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Think The Grass Is Greener Over There? How Multitasking Wilts Your Results And Relationships

Matthew B. James, Ph.D. | Posted 05.23.2012

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One of the most powerful ways to engage your body and brain is so simple: Focus on one task at a time. Your brain can deeply engage, and your body's senses can fully experience your environment, other people and the situation at hand.

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The Reinvention Exchange: Courage, Focus, Inspiration

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Self-Help, Happiness, Be Clear, Be Conscious, Next Chapter, Plan B, Inspiration, Success, Focus, Courage, Change, Reinvention, Life, Personal Growth, Self Improvement, Create Your Life, Second Acts, New Years Resolutions, Living, Fifty News

The process of reinventing any aspect of our lives requires courage, focus and inspiration. Is it spiritual, a relationship, or your career that needs a little shaking up?

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Cyberloafing Monday: How Daylight Savings Time Hurts Productivity (And 8 Ways To Fight Back)

The Huffington Post | Kate Bratskeir | Posted 03.12.2012

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Early Sunday morning, we lost an all-too-precious hour of sleep -- and today we're likely losing something else: productivity. A recent study publi...

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Motivation -- It's Overrated!

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Success, Reinvention, Inspired, Focus, Plan, Explore, Growth, Being Happy, Motivation, Life, Fifty News

We are all trying to get something done -- big or small, mental or physical, emotional or spiritual. Something's on our reinvention list that we want to tackle so how do we get ourselves to the DO IT phase vs the I-really-wish-I-had-the-motivation-to-do-it phase?

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Reinvention: Finding The Inspiration To Choose A New Path

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Happiness, Focus, Change, Reinvention, Personal Growth, Second Acts, Create Your Life, Self-Improvement, Motivation, Motivational-Success, Fifty News

We all have an inner voice that nags at us with ideas of what we wish we could do or want to try. How do you convert that voice into action?

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Soul-Talk: Make Your Seemingly-Impossible Dream Come True

Russell Bishop | Posted 03.24.2012

Read More: Miracles, Self-Talk, Positive Thinking, Mindful Living, Focus, Self Talk vs. Soul Talk, Soul-Talk, Mindfulness, Dream Come True, Making Dreams Come True, Dreams Come True, Healthy Living News

Taking that first step is what allows the miracle to kick in -- the more steps you take, the closer you get to your impossible good coming true. And the closer you get, the more choices you are likely to discover.

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Photo Tip: To Blur Or Not To Blur

Heinrich van den Berg | Posted 01.28.2012

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Focus: A Lesson Learned in Front of the World

Nikki Stone | Posted 01.08.2012

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I was at the Olympics and I was in first place! I started thinking that maybe I could bring home one of those renowned shiny medals.

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6 Ways To Refocus And Recharge

Rebecca Shambaugh | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Energy, Prioritizing, Unplug and Recharge, Focus, Healthy Living Spirit, Slowing Down, Relaxation, Holiday-Stressbusters-Custom, Healthy Living News

Remember, as human beings we run on energy. Occasionally our tank is drained and we need to fill it up again before we can keep going. It's up to us to maintain a level of full engagement in our lives.

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Tea and the Art of Distraction -- 4 Simple Steps

Jesse Jacobs | Posted 12.17.2011

Read More: Add, Mental Health, Daydreaming, Focus, Ritual, Distraction, Samovar, Adha, Tea, Gtd, Cell Phone, Productivity, Healthy Living Spirit, San Francisco News

Whether it's tea or anything else you can find to wake up, I believe that we need all the weapons available to fight distraction. Distraction keeps us from living fully and making a real difference in the world.

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Endurance: Take a Victory Lap

Amy Russell | Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: California, Walking, Focus, Rules, Problem Solving, Connecticut, Healthy Living News

When "hills" come in life; don't stop and stare at it; that will just make you anxious. Don't stop in the middle, you'll have a much harder time starting again. And don't quit just after, do a victory lap; keep going. Because the top of the hill wasn't the end. The journey continues.

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The First Step to Climbing Your Mountain

Nikki Stone | Posted 12.05.2011

Read More: Nikki Stone, Olympian, Focus, Motivation, Wellness, Olympics, Dreams, Weight Loss, Goals, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

We need to try to focus on the immediate goal. To tackle a big project, only think about the first step, then the second step, and so on until the project is completed.

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Leadership Lessons From the NFL

Frank Niles, Ph.D. | Posted 12.03.2011

Read More: Leadership, Excellence, Focus, Goals, Football, Motivational-Success, Peak Performance; Peyton Manning;, Business News

Companies need leaders who think and act like professional athletes -- people who work hard at developing the skills and stamina needed to perform at consistently high levels.

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Quick Focus: 3 Fast Ways to Relaxed Concentration

Matthew Edlund, M.D. | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Stress, Concentration, Attention, Rest, Time, Visualization, Focus, Paradoxical Relaxation, Relaxed Concentration, Active Rest, Peace, Consciousness, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News

Here are three techniques to relaxed concentration that, through experience, can be done inside a minute.

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How to Stay Focused in an Age of Constant Interruption

Elisha Goldstein, Ph.D. | Posted 11.01.2011

Read More: Focus, Mindfulness, Healthy Living Health News, Focus and Concentration, Focusing and Interruptions, Concentration and Interruption, Healthy Living Mind, Emotional Intelligence, Interruption, Healthy Living News

What is important to recognize is that being yanked back and forth and getting caught up in an autopilot of increased frustration isn't going to make you more effective at work (or at home).

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My Mind Is Set?

Holly Sidell | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Indecision, Self Growth, Holly Sidell, Focus, Self-Awareness, Life Direction, Confusion, Los Angeles News

One of the affirmations for this month's intenSati class is "My mind is set." We say it while we run in place and criss cross our arms in front of us...

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The Most Useful Question To Ask Yourself Throughout The Day

Soren Gordhamer | Posted 08.04.2011

Read More: Unplug and Recharge, Unitasking, Attention, Focus, Focusing Attention, Healthy Living News

The challenge is to know at any given moment where our attention is most needed. If our cell phone rings while we are talking to a friend, do we pick it up out of habit, or do we take the call because that is where our attention is needed?

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