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How To Finish What You Start: 10 Important Tips

Finishing line

Do you have a habit of starting projects, but not finishing them?

It might be the new business you want to start but you’re halfway working through the business plan. It might be the album which you want to launch but you’re still composing the songs. It might be the book which you want to finish writing but you’re still stuck in the early chapters.

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Are You a Self-Help Junkie?

Self-Help Junkie

What do you do every time you read a self-help post? Do you reflect it back onto your life and see how it’s relevant to you? Or do you just click the “x” button and surf away to another page, forgetting what you just read?

Self-help junkies are people who indulge in self-help without action. I’ve come across a number of self-help junkies in the course of my work, which can be classified them into 3 groups. The first group is called the “Observers”. Observers read, acknowledge the concepts, see the merits, are even able to analyze and critique in the theoretical sense, but that’s where it ends.

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How To Say No To Others: The Only Guide You’ll Ever Need

Saying No

I’ll admit it – I don’t like to say no. Whenever someone has a request, I’ll say yes where I can help it. Part of this is because I don’t like to leave people in the lurch. The other part comes from not wanting to disappoint others. And yet…

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11 Simple Tips To Effective Email Management

Email

Emailing has become a central mode of our communication today, both at home and at work. Looking back ten years ago, it’s kind of hard to imagine this. I still remember I got my first PC then and email was a complete novelty. It was 1998 when I first sent out my email. Today, it’s the #1 tool I use to communicate with others (social…

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101 Ways To Live Your Life To The Fullest

Live life to the fullest

“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” – Steve Jobs

How do you feel about your life today? Are you living every day in exuberance? Do you love what you’re doing? Are you excited every single moment? Are you looking forward to what’s coming up next? Are you living your best life?

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How Are You Faring In Your Life Now? – The Life Wheel

Life Wheel

In today’s article, I’d like to share something called the life wheel (or wheel of life). It’s one of the coaching tools I use in with my clients. It’ll undoubtedly be a useful tool in your journey of growth. What is the Life Wheel? After my last post on putting parts of our life on hold, readers have been sharing interesting responses. It seems numerous…

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10 Reasons You Should Start Running Barefoot

Barefoot

Just last week, I came across the concept of barefoot running and was immediately intrigued by it.

If you are wondering what barefoot running is, it is well – very simply, running without shoes. Apparently there is already a barefoot movement that started since 1960s, advocating going barefoot in various activities, such as day-to-day life and running. And this movement is quickly gaining popularity over the years.

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Top 10 Reasons You Should Stop Watching TV

Television

“Hi Celes, one of your entries mentioned that you do not watch TV or read the news. Not that I’m attempting to incorporate that into my life, but it seems quite unimaginable for me to give up tv or news. I’m interested to know your thoughts on this.” – E

I’ve mentioned on and off that I don’t watch TV, and several readers have curiously asked me why I do that and how I manage life without TV. So I thought it’s about time I write an article on it.

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21-Day Lifestyle Revamp Program – Day 6 Review

This is part of the 21-Day Lifestyle Revamp Program series. I just watched How To Train The Dragon (3D) yesterday. I love it – I'd easily give it a 5 out of 5 stars. Love the story, the message and the friendship between the boy and the dragon. And fantastic animation to boot. I highly recommend it especially if you are looking for a nice…

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21-Day Lifestyle Revamp Program – Day 1 Review

This is part of the 21-Day Lifestyle Revamp Program series. Thanks so much to everyone who has signed up so far! The response has been very positive and more than I had anticipated (Honestly, I was half expecting I would be doing the trial by myself!). All of you should really give yourself a huge pat for taking action to change your life. From reading…

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21-Day Lifestyle Revamp Program

Spider web

(First written and published on Apr 4, 2010) Do you know your habits are interrelated? For example, when you’re cultivating a good habit in your life, everything else is moving along well. On the other hand, when a bad habit creeps in, everything else crashes too. There were times when my lifestyle went out of whack. It would happen when I fill my plate with…

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