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10 Good Reasons to Let Go of Things Sooner Rather than Later

The most powerful changes happen when we decide to take control of what we do have power over, instead of craving control over what we do not.

Holding on is hard. Holding on contributes to stress, unhappiness, relationship problems, and so much more. Yet, as human beings, we cling desperately to almost everythingā€¦

We donā€™t like change, so we hold on tight to the past.

We want life to be the way we think it ā€œshouldā€ be.

We get attached to our ideals even when they hurt us.

Over the past 15 years, as Marc and I have gradually worked with hundreds of coaching clients and live event attendees, weā€™ve come to understand that the root cause of most human stress is (moreā€¦)

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10 Things Weā€™ll Regret When Weā€™re Older If We Donā€™t Stop Now

You can stop doing these ten things when you are 23, 35, 62, 84 or any age to avoid regret when you are older. And more importantly, so you can start enjoying your life more right now. Living with regret can be very painful. Dan Pink, author of many books including, The Power Of Regret, [ā€¦]

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Simplify Your Closet by Eliminating these 33 Annoying Things

If you want to simplify your closet, dress with less and save your time and energy for something other than answering the question, ā€œwhat am I going to wear today?ā€ or if you often find yourself thinking, ā€œI have nothing to wearā€ this list of 33 annoying things to eliminate from your closet will help. [ā€¦]

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21 Simplicity Quotes to Help You Simplify Your Life

Use these simplicity quotes for inspiration, motivation, laughter and relief. They will make you smile and help you stay focused on whatā€™s important as you embrace a simpler life. If you want to simplify your life, surround yourself with inspiration and support from books and blogs to quotes and notes. When I make a big [ā€¦]

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20 Things My 90-Year-Old Grandma Told Me to Stop Worrying About So Often

Worry gives small things a big shadow.

Some people wait all day for 5pm, all week for Friday, all year for the holidays, all their lives for happiness. Donā€™t be one of them. Donā€™t wait until your life is almost over to realize how good it has been. The secret to happiness and peace on the average day is letting each moment be what it is, instead of what you think it should be, and then making the very best of it ā€” less worry and more presence every step of the way.

So go ahead and sing out loud in the car with the windows down, and dance in your (moreā€¦)

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12 Sticky Notes We Should Read Every Morning this Summer

Itā€™s not what you say to everyone else that determines your life; itā€™s what you whisper to yourself that has the greatest power.

The best lessons we learn in life are the lessons we learn over and over again. The human mind needs lots of reminders ā€” lots of practice ā€” to operate effectively. For example, deep down we know itā€™s OK toā€¦

Say ā€œnoā€

Speak up

Tell the truth

Believe differently

Change our mind

Prioritize our needs

Learn from our mistakes

Embrace our imperfections

Forgive and seek forgiveness

Begin again, with grace and gratitude

Yet, we often (moreā€¦)

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7 Daily Expectations that Often Drain 90 Percent of Our Peace and Joy

ā€œIā€™m not in this world to live up to your expectations, and youā€™re not in this world to live up to mine.ā€
ā€” Bruce Lee

The biggest and most draining disappointments in our daily lives are often the result of misplaced expectations. This is especially true when it comes to our relationships and interactions with others. So donā€™t lower your standards, but do remember that removing your expectations of others is the best way to avoid being utterly disappointed and drained by them.

Which means itā€™s time toā€¦
1. Stop expecting everyone to agree with you.

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Weekend Favorites: snowball decluttering method, the perfect nap and gratitude

Weekend Wisdom: Simplifying isnā€™t easy but it does make everything easier. Birthday hike. Last week I went out early to hike in one of my favorite spots. Iā€™ve been keeping a 5-year journal for about a year and a half and seeing that last year on my birthday, I started my new year with this [ā€¦]

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Weekend Favorites: what not to wear, 5 unhealthy habits to ditch and being lazy

Weekend Wisdom: When everything matters, nothing does. Space to read. Now that the writing and editing part of my new book Gentle is finished, Iā€™m reading more than ever. One of my new favorite spots to daydream, read and relax is my backyard. Itā€™s a little hot during the day but early mornings and evenings [ā€¦]

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3 Daily Habits that Keep Holding 90 Percent of Us Back (Week After Week)

If it keeps you busy but will hold you back someday, itā€™s a distraction.

Thereā€™s a big difference between empty fatigue and gratifying exhaustion. Life is too short not to focus more on what matters most. And life is definitely too short for habits and routines that keep you stuck in a cycle of feeling like youā€™re a day late and a dollar short. So today, letā€™s discuss three incredibly common patterns of behavior that keep the majority of us (myself included for several years) stuck in that cycle, week after week.
1. We keep trying to overcome the odds in an unsupportive environment.

No matter how strong you are, and no matter how much determination and willpower you have, if you keep yourself positioned in an environment that works against your best intentions, you will eventually succumb to that environment.

This is where so many of us make life-altering (moreā€¦)

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