7 Hot Tips for Improving Your LifeWritten by Beth Scott
7 Hot Tips for Improving Your LifeI won't be long-winded about this, I am going to lay down 7 simple steps to help you improve your life. It will only be a few pages long and will be a quick read. Whether you implement steps I give you is your decision alone, they are merely suggestions you might say. #1 This tip will seem quite obvious and simple to you, but you'll be amazed how few actually take effort to do it. Unless you're not a morning person this will improve quality of your day drastically. Setting you in a good mood to face days challenges and adversities. Get Up Early! This may sound more like a way to ruin your day by putting you in an awful mood, but bear with me on this. To be able to accomplish this and still avoid losing any any precious sleep. You can go to bed just a half hour earlier since to start with you only need to get up a half hour earlier than you usually do. To aid this purpose you should definitely use an alarm clock with persistent beeping. You may be wondering by now just what it is that you're supposed to do in this extra half hour when you would normally be dozing peacefully in bed. For different people answer can vary slightly. To start with you need to fully awaken yourself and get rid of early morning sluggishness. To suit this purpose you can take a cold or slightly cool shower. Or you might try doing stretches combined with deep breathing. Use whatever works for you. You might skip shower if just splashing cold water on your face is sufficient to wake you. After you're completely alert step outside of your house, apartment, etc... And if it's early enough and you have a clear view, watch sunrise. This simple but immensely satisfying act will lift your spirits. If you're unable to do this, take a brisk walk, jog or run depending upon what you prefer and what you're physically capable of. When you've been out for 20 minutes you can head inside and commence with whatever morning ritual you normally have. #2 Now this is extremely important but deceitfully obvious. Eat Breakfast. To start your day out on right foot this is practically a necessity. You need energy this will provide you with to accomplish your daily tasks. If you are overly pressed for time you might try cereal and milk or a few granola bars, even a few pieces of fresh fruit would do. Any of these are better alternatives than skipping breakfast. This is also a good suggestion for those watching their weight, because if you skip breakfast you're more likely to binge later in day. #3 When you go places, even if you find it a bit difficult at first, smile more at other people. Just curve your lips up a bit as you make eye contact with another human being. It's really that simple. This will not only lift your spirits as you see a good many people smile back, but it will lift other people's as well. Even some of ones who are too shy to smile back.
| | Are You Having School Daze?Written by Susan Dunn, MA, EQ Coach
All around country along about now, kids are going back to school. While it’s primarily their event, it impacts whole family, as everyone adjusts to new schedules and routines. As you maneuver your way through this yearly adjustment, here are some tips to keep in mind. WHEN TO LOOSEN UP, WHEN TO TIGHTEN UP Establish new routines consistently and firmly. Go over new organization that’s required – preparing for school night before (clothes and supplies organized and ready to go for next day), a sensible bed time, getting up on time, cleaning teeth, getting dressed and eating a good breakfast, and being ready for transportation on time. At same time, relax about other things not so important. Remember that your child is under stress, adjusting to a new routine, new teacher, new classmates and classroom, and perhaps even a new school. You can let up on some things for time being, such as keeping their room spit-spot, and squabbling with siblings. Expect some regression in behavior. That’s what we do under stress (and you may be doing it as well!). Your child may be a little more on edge than usual and more emotionally reactive. That’s why being firm about new routines are important. Allow for outbursts, remaining calm yourself. They will also be picking up some new habits. Who among us hasn’t had their child return home from school first day with a lovely new word you can’t believe they learned, and never want to hear again. Go back over rules of road for your household, and fact that “Freddy does it so I can too,” doesn’t compute. My mother used to say “If Freddy sat on a hot stove, would you?” (Eventually I figured out meaning of this metaphor!)
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