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5 Self-Improvement Steps to Take Before Starting a Relationship

A healthy, loving relationship is a wonderful thing —there’s much to be said about the psychological and even physical benefits of knowing that someone loves you. Yet, relationships are commitments, and any commitment will require some degree of sacrifice, whether that be a reassessment of your priorities, a reevaluation of your self-worth, or placing the […] …

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Here’s When Self Improvement Becomes Ineffective

I’ve spent hundreds of dollars on self-help books and seminars over the past three years. I’ve devoted thousands of hours reading blogs and listening to podcasts about personal growth and self-improvement with the goal of finding the answers that would “fix” me. After my divorce I became addicted to the idea that the answer to […] …

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7 of the Best Self Improvement Tips

Self improvement tips can certainly help to get started with your quest for personal growth, new levels of success and fulfilment. If you are interested in self improvement and personal growth, then you most likely are on the lookout for the most effective strategies to get you the personal development you want. When you want […] …

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Everything Works Until It Doesn’t: How to Flow with Change

You’re reading Everything Works Until It Doesn’t: How to Flow with Change, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

There comes a time in everyone’s lives when things that you once used to rely on don’t become as effective anymore.
You sort of outgrow the training wheels.
The job you started out fresh and new doesn’t challenge you anymore.
The friends you had in college don’t vibe with you any longer.
The books you read don’t give you any more new knowledge.
You and your girlfriend have grown apart and you don’t “click” like you should.
This is what I call “things work…until they don’t”.
Everything’s peachy until it isn’t.
The Myth of Forever
Many years ago in the Western World (or America at least), people used to work for one employer their entire lives and live in one place their entire lives. You could expect to retire with a…

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How to Utilize Your Music Playlist to Improve Productivity

You’re reading How to Utilize Your Music Playlist to Improve Productivity, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

People love their music. With music now accessible in so many ways and in so many settings, using music as an aid to work is commonplace. PJ Kaka argued in her Pick the Brain Article can temporarily make you smarter and can reduce stress. Many folks claim their music is essential to a successful work day. How important is your playlist to achieving greater productivity? 

If the music you play (or don’t play) while at work helps you get things done efficiently, keep it up. Don’t mess with success. If however, you aren’t satisfied with your musical landscape during work hours, here are 5 guidelines for using music to maximize your productivity and minimize distractions. 

Choose to Focus to increase productivity

Find music that helps…

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10 Amazing Organizational Ideas to Boost Productivity

You’re reading 10 Amazing Organizational Ideas to Boost Productivity, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

There’s a fun quote around productivity that always makes me smile when I read it: 

“Drink Coffee – Do stupid things faster, with more energy!” 

While I enjoy a good cup of coffee, there are definitely more efficient ways to completing your daily tasks to increase productivity. In my desire to be more productive during my time at work, I have run across some great ideas for strengthening everyday productivity. Here are 10 productivity tips for you, whether you’re tired of your physical surroundings at work, or are looking for some fresh mindsets to enhance your efficiency.

5 Organizational Ideas For Your Work to Increase Productivity

1. Drink More Water

Staying hydrated is an essential part of staying productive. Your body needs water; not pop, or coffee, or an energy…

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5 Habits that Productive People Do Before Bedtime

You’re reading 5 Habits that Productive People Do Before Bedtime, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Do your evenings tend to slip by too quickly? If you want to maximize and become productive in the last hours of your day without burning yourself out, then choose to view your evening as the launch pad of your tomorrow. What you do in the evening sets the stage for what you do tomorrow and how successful you will be. Here are five keys to help you optimize, and enjoy each evening. 

1. Tidy your work space

It’s a good idea to make your work area tidy and keep it that way. Before you leave work behind for the day, spend a few minutes cleaning up. Find loose material that you can eliminate and dispose of it. If you work with tools or utensils, make…

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8 Ways A Highly Productive Person’s Weekend is Different

You’re reading 8 Ways A Highly Productive Person’s Weekend is Different, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

“Determine never to be idle. No person will have occasion to complain of the want of time who never loses any. It is wonderful how much can be done if we are always doing.”  Thomas Jefferson 
Why does it seem that some people are so much more productive than others? You can boil it down to one thing– they are more productive.
What makes someone a productive person? Let’s dive into some attributes that set a productive person’s weekend apart. 
1) Proactively prioritize to have a productive weekend
Without trying to be too reductionistic, you can categorize people into two groups– proactive or reactive. One of the most important attributes of a productive person is being proactive. This proclivity to proactivity doesn’t stop on the weekend. Being proactive…

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These 5 Mental Health Tools Will Help You Cope with Any Difficult Situation

You’re reading These 5 Mental Health Tools Will Help You Cope with Any Difficult Situation, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Though it may be a surprise for some, mental health problems are commonplace. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, nearly 44 million American adults deal with mental health symptoms on an annual basis. That’s nearly 20% of the country’s adult population.
Thankfully, similar to physical conditions like joint pain or eczema, mental health problems can be treated and managed before they become increasingly debilitating over time.
That’s why it’s so important to develop strategies for improving your mental health on a daily basis. This goes double for those who are actively working through substance abuse recovery. In the same way, a bit of daily exercise makes a big difference in long-term physical health, utilizing mental health tools helps to…

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3 Simple Ways To Take Control Of Your Finances

You’re reading 3 Simple Ways To Take Control Of Your Finances, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Understanding and dealing with your finances can produce stress and anxiety. This can be compounded by the debt situation in America (Credit card debt for the average American is nearly $10,000 according to the Federal Reserve here), the lack of personal finance education, the taboo around ‘money talk’ and subsequent lack of conversations around money.
Americans want to be in a better position with their finances as “Saving More and Spending Less” was #4 on Inc’s list of Top New Years Resolutions in 2019. The question I find so many people asking is, “How do I improve with my finances and not disrupt my life too much?”
Here are 3 simple ways that can help you take control of your finances (and not disrupt your life…

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6 Strategies for Becoming Less Defensive

You’re reading 6 Strategies for Becoming Less Defensive, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

If you’ve ever been accused of getting defensive or going on long tangents to prove a point to no end, then maybe you have a quick-to-react personality. Maybe someone told you that you get defensive all the time and you had to take a minute to check yourself. If this sounds like you then you want to keep reading.
Being defensive isn’t always a bad thing but when you find yourself doing it over every little thing just for the sake of argument you aren’t doing yourself any favors. On top of that, it’s frustrating and annoying to the people around you. The root of the problem is likely that you have trouble taking criticism, even if it is constructive. Often you have trouble taking responsibility for…

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How to Overcome Your Scars

You’re reading How to Overcome Your Scars, originally posted on Pick the Brain | Motivation and Self Improvement. If you’re enjoying this, please visit our site for more inspirational articles.

Scars are an inevitable part of the human experience.
Some are physical, incurred as a result of an inopportune fall off of a bike. Some are emotional, formed as a result of losing a loved one. Sometimes, they both exist in tandem, seemingly feeding off each other until it becomes impossible to judge which came first – the chicken or the egg?
If you could see my face right now as I write this, your eyes would be drawn to the large, red scar encompassing the right side of my upper lip. Or any of the other scars found on my chin, neck, and arms. All formed after coming into contact with a dangerous liquid substance (sulfuric acid), precariously stored in a box housed within a shed. The result?…

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