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Do you consider yourself healthy? Many of us are made to believe that being healthy is limited to exercising and having a balanced diet. While leading a healthy life does include these two vital components, having a healthy mind is the most important factor in truly being your healthiest self. In order to create this healthy mindset, we have to make simple daily choices that turn into habits. Having a healthy mind leads to a healthy body. Accept yourself Low self-esteem, self-confidence and self-worth are dangerously common in today’s society. Feeling this way is completely understandable with the constant bombardment of social media inserting its idea of ‘beauty’ into our everyday lives. What is beautiful is not defined by physicality, but instead, by the qualities you possess as a person. Accepting yourself for who you are may seem hard and it is a step by step process. That being said, when you strive to be the best version of yourself, for yourself, you’ll be pleasantly ...

      Tips for Creating Your Own Affirmations · Make them in the present tense, as though they are occurring right now. · Keep them positive (try to avoid using "no," "not," "never," "don't," "won't," etc.) · If you can identify the negative thoughts that you play over and over in your head, try to design an affirmation that is opposite of those thoughts. · Pay attention to how your mind and body react to certain affirmations. They will cue you in to which ones resonate the most with you at a particular time · If an affirmation seems to have lost its hold on you, create or look for a new one. Tuning in to Your Five Senses Have you ever heard a song on the radio and thought, "Wow, that really takes me back!" Or have you caught a whiff of a scent that reminds you of someone you once knew? Whether we are conscious of it at the time, our senses store information and can bring back memories long-forgotten. Even m...

Mind wellness is more than mental health. It is positivity, it is attitude, and it is acknowledging that each of your five senses contributes to wellness. Creativity is also an important element to mind wellness, and it exists in everyone. Mind wellness is an area that can and will greatly influence all of the other areas of a wellness treatment plan. It does not require mega-intelligence or intellect, though some of those goals may very well be included in a client's plan. It is very important to make the distinction here between layman's mind wellness goals and clinical mental health issues that require a professional referral. Unless you have the education and/or license, do not diagnose or attempt to treat a client in a clinical manner. Furthermore, if you are the client and your wellness coach is claiming he or she can "fix" schizophrenia or chemical imbalances or other such promises without having the necessary educational and professional licenses as proof ...

Success is not measured by what a man accomplishes, but by the opposition he has encountered, and the courage with which he has maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds (Charles Lindbergh). I dont know about you, but I have never met a man or woman of success who hasn't passed the landmark of dedication to personal excellence. Quality is never an accident, it is ALWAYS the result of high intention, sincere effort, intelligence, direction and skillful execution; It represents the wise choice of many alternatives (Willa A. Foster). Mediocrity is not a root for  national problem nor a corporate or an institutional problem, nor a departmental problem. You see, mediocrity is first a personal trait, a personal consession to less than our best.... Mediocrity always begins with "me" Many things in life have greater value than money. Possibly the greatest is personal potential. Potential realised brings a person to a whole new level of livi...

Namba is a small and drought-stricken village in Southern part of Angola, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary who spent nearly a lifetime in Africa established a mission in this village. This white missionary left and for some years the mission was under the care of a local director. One year the rains failed to come, the crops did not grow, and the mission stores were emptied and no money to buy food if it could have been found. The mission director had been away for some weeks on a trip visiting distant mission schools. The believers at the Missao Adventista da Namba came to the end of their resources and food supply. The director's wife called the families together and told them the situation. Then she read to the people the promises of the Lord and told them of the manna which had been sent by God to His people in the time of Moses, assuring them that God could send them food in the same way, if necessary. After prayer, a little girl, about five years of...

Namba is a small and drought-stricken village in Southern part of Angola, a Seventh Day Adventist missionary who spent nearly a lifetime in Africa established a mission in this village. This white missionary left and for some years the mission was under the care of a local director. One year the rains failed to come, the crops did not grow, and the mission stores were emptied and no money to buy food if it could have been found. The mission director had been away for some weeks on a trip visiting distant mission schools. The believers at the Missao Adventista da Namba came to the end of their resources and food supply. The director's wife called the families together and told them the situation. Then she read to the people the promises of the Lord and told them of the manna which had been sent by God to His people in the time of Moses, assuring them that God could send them food in the same way, if necessary. After prayer, a little girl, about five years of...

The only thing I am afraid of is fear. Fear causes procrastination. It divides our focus and weakens. It can even make one feel isolated. Fear is that little dark room where negatives are developed. Fear causes one to draw back from situations. Its brings on mediocrity. It dulls creativity. It sets one up to be a loser in life. Fear robs one of our potential and prevents us from moving forward towards our purpose in life. As long as I continue to stretch my capabilities, as long as I continue to take risk in making my dreams come true, I am going to experience fear (Dr Susan Jeffries) Anytime you try to move forward into new territory on the success journey, there is a chance that you will fail. Your attempt to move forward may also make you look foolish, and the thought of that probably makes you nervous. That's all right, just about every person  who ever achieved something of value faced fear and moved forward anyway. True heroes are the men and women who conquer...

Developing a problem solving mindset Whether you are trying to improve your productivity, improve the quality of your relationships or, resolve conflict; there is one critical factor which is often overlooked – a problem solving mindset. A problem solving mindset is essential in almost every area of life. Even with the best planning and preparation, things will go wrong for you. When this happens, your problem solving mindset will enable you to find the best path forward. You will be able to achieve your objectives quicker, help others to find solutions to their problems and, reduce conflict and stress. When you have an effective problem solving mindset, you become a valuable resource for friends, family and colleagues. Even in the most pressurised of situations, you will be seen as an ally rather than a threat. Critical aspects of a problem solving mindset The following skills are critical aspects of a problem solving mindset. As you start to implement these skills, and improve...

Peak performers do not see accomplishment as a fixed state, nor as a safe haven in which the individual is completed or finished. Not once have I heard a peak performer speak of an end to challenge, excitement, curiosity, and wonder. Quite contrary, one of their most engaging characteristics is an infectious talent for moving into the future, generating new challenges, living with a sense of more work to be done (Dr Charles Garfield). They also live with a sense of more growth to be experienced Personal Development If you dedicate yourself to personal development, there is no telling where it will lead you in life, but I know one thing for certain; it can only take you up. If you haven't already get started today make growth your main goal, and be prepared to climb higher than you believed possible. You may have your journey clearly marked on your road map, but until you are actually travelling , the obstacles are not apparent, the journey is full of speed bumps, po...

NEVER STAY ON A PLATEAU Something in human nature tempts us to stay where we are comfortable. We try to find a plateau, a resting place, where we have comfortable stress and adequate finances. Where we have comfortable associations with people without the intimidation of meeting new people and entering strange situations. Of course, all of us need to plateau for a time, we climb and then plateau for assimilation, but once we've assimilated what ever we've learned, we climb again. It's unfortunate when we've done our last climb, when we have made our last climb we are old, whether 40 or 80. What ever you do, dont allow your self to stay on a plateau, commit your self to climbing the mountain of personal potential, a little at a time thought out your life time. It's a journey you'll never regret having made. YOUR ENVIRONMENT The more positive the environment, the more rapid your growth is able to be. A life of continual growth is never easy, but a goo...