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Don’t Know Who Needs to Hear This But: Managing Your Expectations Around Partners 101
In my recent post, I went all-in on the stress that results from not having our expectations met on our moods, motivation, and energy. In this one, I want to discuss the expectations surrounding your partners. Let’s face it. Making a commitment to someone is a huge deal. It’s time…
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Admitting to Myself that I’m Burnt Out
The past couple of months… have been difficult. My productivity is a shot in the dark these days. I’ve constantly been hitting brick walls throughout the day where my energy is drained and I find it hard to focus for long periods of time. The worst thing is I’ve been…
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Managing the Expectation Gap 101
These days, I frequently catch myself reminiscing about the days in Europe. The carefree spiritedness, the freedom, and the feeling of the hot sun and salt water on my skin. It struck me at the core how much I missed this sense of playfulness, at a time in my life…
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Fitness Recap: How I Got More Defined by Doing Less
Drum roll please… Last month, I disclosed what had happened to my body after a month of not consuming any alcohol and doubling down on my fitness routine. This month, I’m going to share with you some new changes to my body, and exactly what I did to get more…
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How to Find Confidence in Uncertain Situations
As we go through life, we will discover that out of the many things that are within our control—there are just as many things that aren’t. A lot of people expend their energy on the things that aren’t within their control—rather than on the things that are. Part of this…
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Security and Love: What I learned from reading Attached
I sat on the sofa, slightly apprehensive about what I was about to say. “I think I tend to want what’s bad for me.” A pause. This was the beginning of a conversation about my somewhat tumultuous history of dating. Not all of it was bad, it’s just the brain…
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Why Having an Ego Isn’t Always a Bad Thing
We’ve always associated having an ego with a bad thing. “Oh, he has a big ego.” Except, if you’ve studied psychology, you might know that the ego is a necessary mechanism for us to regulate and mediate between acting on our immediate impulses. The ego represents the tip of the…
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7 Habits That Make You Happier
Happiness is fickle. When most people think about happiness, they think of the phrase “chase happiness” or “obtain happiness”. It’s a highly desirable state associated with wealth, love, and success. When we’re busy chasing the next high— whether that be a whirlwind romance that makes your head spin, or hitting…
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My Life Got Crazy Better After I Shed This One Thing
My life dramatically improved after I stopped trying to do everything. We live in a fast-paced society. When you look around, people seem like they’re always juggling multiple things. In fact, it’s written in stone on job descriptions and such. We’re bred to think we’re superhuman and can push beyond…
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I Stopped Drinking for a Month and Switched up My Fitness Regime: Here’s What Happened to my Body
As many of you may know, I recently decided to stop drinking for a while. Why? There are a couple of reasons. When I got back from LA two months ago, I had looked back on the past month and saw myself slipping into a habit of drinking wine or…
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