Balance

How to Make Better Choices with Time

As you get older, it can often seem like time moves faster and faster and that you never have as much as you need, but it’s more about your own perceptions of time and how you choose to use it. By making better choices with your time, you may even start to notice yourself feeling happier and more fulfilled in your life. But how exactly do you make better choices with your time? Avoid Mindless Time Suckers It can be very easy to come home after a long day and not Read More >

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

The law of attraction tells us that “by focusing on positive or negative thoughts, people can bring positive or negative experiences into their life,” but as great an idea as that is, it still doesn’t necessarily tell us how or where to start. To help you change your thinking so that you can change your life, here are a few tips on how to practice making positivity a more instinctive priority. Kick the Negativity Whether you are the type of person to crack a joke Read More >

The Dangers of Social Media Addiction: Detoxing for a Better Life

New technology always brings about a new era of hope. Hope for faster, more reliable information. Hope for the answers to our various global problems. And above all else, hope for a better world. But as more and more pieces of new and “convenient” tech continue to creep into and invade nearly every aspect of our daily lives, people are beginning to question just what kind of implications all this reliance on such consuming possessions will have on our lives and Read More >

Being Present is the Greatest Gift You Can Give Your Loved Ones

With smart phones, tablets, laptops, gaming systems and devices, smart watches, fitness trackers, smart homes, GPS in everything, and apps for everything under the sun; it’s nearly impossible to be totally disconnected from technology. Shopping, schoolwork, social connection, professional growth, and nearly every other aspect of our lives depend on these fragile and unfeeling devices. Though technology has allowed the world to advance and thrive in a myriad of miraculous Read More >

Time Management is a Necessity Even After You Retire

Time management is a necessity, even after you retire. You might think that retirement is all about sleeping in, and having total freedom over your life, but just because you no longer have to follow someone else’s nine-to-five schedule does not mean that your mind or body is at all ready to slow down and start living a sedentary lifestyle. Retiring will only make you more acutely aware of your remaining years, no matter how many or few there may be, which is why time Read More >

Lifestyle Management with Purpose

If you want certain things in life, you have to be proactive in order to attain them. Having a good job requires you to study hard in school and learn how to be useful in your desired industry, finding true love requires immense bravery and relentless resolve, and fulfilling your many aspirations in life requires intense focus and organization. Sometimes though, life can be tough and the simple idea of time management isn’t enough to get you over your mental and Read More >

Manage Your Energy, Not Your Time

With millions of little thoughts and ideas constantly running around in our heads, it can be easy to forget the importance of taking the time to slow down and rest before proceeding with a fresh perspective on various significant tasks. Especially when it comes to professional environments, most experts and highly successful individuals will agree and stress that working smarter is better than working harder every time, and is the only way to ensure continued Read More >

Reprogram Your Brain with Mindfulness

Being mindful is a scientifically backed method of acquiring true inner peace and lasting happiness through comprehensive reflection and conscious efforts toward emotional stability, but it’s also a habit that every person must make for themselves in their own lives. It is not about putting away things like stress, anxiety, grief, or any other negative emotions, it’s about allowing yourself to feel, acknowledge, accept, and release anything and everything that comes your Read More >

The Importance of Self-Care

Are there some days where you just feel so tired and burnt out that you don’t want to tackle anything on your never-ending to-do list? This can happen to anyone and often happens to everyone at least once or twice in life. Luckily there are ways we can better care for our bodies, minds, and spirits without taking too much time away from our busy schedules. Here are a few ways you can start on a path to taking care of yourself just a little better, helping you live and Read More >

Back to School: Time to Manage your Time

As summer comes to a close and you adjust to your kids heading back to school, you might begin to realize that all the things you had to do and remember have suddenly tripled. The more kids you have, the more you have to do and remember. The days of only worrying if your kids are fed, clean, and safe throughout the summer has now turned into a full time micro-management job of making sure your kid does all his/her homework, studies for tests and quizzes, has enough Read More >