Introspective Musings
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Introspective Musings helps confused young adults craft a well-rounded lifestyle for a memorable life by delving into three core pillars of health, human psychology, and sense of self.
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Time for a New Budget Planner?
It's that time of year again when we can reassess our finances and plan for a new budget! Personal finances are hard enough with all the technical, financial jargon people confuse you with as you try to make sense of your finances. Come learn some tips to help you build a new budget for the year! Regardless of where you are in your financial journey, we have solutions tailored to your experience!
Setting SMART Health Goals
We all love setting health goals at the turn of the year, but have you set yourself up for success? Many of us define vague health goals, only to be left disappointed as the year progresses. Not this year though! This year, let's aim to be more precise and focused with your health goals by adopting the SMART goals methodology. It's time to finally get SMART with your health and nutrition goals!
Reflecting on the Year 2020
Wow.. what a year 2020 has turned out to be. It has definitely been a year unlike any other in the last couple of decades. From the pandemic to social unrest, 2020 proved to be one of the most unpredictable and eye-opening years of our livelihoods. We've all had so much time to reflect inwardly and externally with the large amount of time sheltered in place. Let's reflect back on the year of 2020.
Developing a Positive Mindset in a Negative World
We all love embracing the good vibes only mantra, but is it sustainable? Our egos play with our minds and block us from a life of positivity at times. How can we cultivate a sustainable positive mindset? Fortunately, there are a couple of simple tricks to changing your inner dialogue and experience that can help tremendously. Learn to embrace these small changes for a more sustained positive life!
Minimalism for the Overthinker
Are you an overthinker that wishes you could finally rid of all those racing thoughts in your head? Minimalism is a wonderful lifestyle that can help you declutter from the exterior, physical world and work your way inward. By understanding and embracing a simple value system through minimalism, overthinkers can experience the breakthrough of finally overcoming the stranglehold of your thoughts!
Service in Leadership
Leadership is often rife with the ideas of power and self-interest, leading to disorganized and low morale team environments. Let's replace the common ideas of leadership and demonstrate how service in leadership can drastically improve a team's ability to cohesively function. Service in leadership has been touted as the way to happier teams, and happier teams make life better for everyone!
Journaling for Health and Wellness
Journaling is a practice that has been transformative in people's lives in order to manage their emotional, physical, and psychological health and general well-being. In the midst of life, we often find meaning from moment to moment but cannot link them together to see the patterns in life. Learn how journaling can finally help you identify those patterns to for a life of health and wellness now!
Creating a Healthier Home for You
Have you ever wondered why you feel sluggish and uninspired at home? Our homes are meant to be comfortable, beautiful, and healthy spaces we inhabit that breathes energy in life. The way you design your home, from your bedroom to the kitchen, should functionally serve your health and wellbeing on a daily basis. How can you do that? Well, come learn some tips to create a healthier home for you now!
Forgiving Yourself and Others
How often we go through life holding on to our own ego and letting that get in the way of opening up our hearts to the truth of the matter. Holding grudges and the idea of social "power" only feed unresolved issues that negatively affect our lives. Come learn how to become more forgiving to both others and yourself so that we can open our hearts and minds to see our true, authentic selves today!
Developing Your Mental Fitness
Building up mental fitness is no simple task. In a world filled with distractions, it's hard to stay focused on the task at hand. What if there was a way to develop mental resilience? Today, we'll discuss the benefits of intrinsic programming and extrinsic programming to develop your mental fitness and resilience. In little to no time, we'll have you taking your mental fitness to another level!
Forming and Changing Habits
Habits play an integral role in making our lives easier. How exactly do we come to form and change habits though? We'll take a deep dive into the underlying psychology in forming habits so that you can understand how to form healthy habits. By understanding the psychological three pronged approach to habit formation, you'll set yourself up for success to change bad habits in place of healthy ones!
Are Short Workouts Better?
Have you lost motivation to get in an hour workout? The fitness industry has raved about HIIT and circuit training that only takes about half the time of your normal workout. Are shorter workouts effective and even better than longer workouts? Come learn about the differences between short and long workouts and how your mental psyche and personal motivation affect which duration is best for you!
The Art of Modern Communication
Communicating in the modern-day is as difficult and as easy as ever. Without a matter of seconds, we can instantly send a message to a friend or colleague across the world. But how effective are the ensuing messages if we're not present and authentic in the conversation? Let's dig deeper into the issues that are present modern-day communication means and learn how to become better communicators!
Developing a Flexible Body
Being flexible yields numerous benefits when it comes to performing physical exercise and preventing injuries. However, not everyone is naturally flexible. Learning to develop a flexible body is something that can pay huge dividends to your physical health and well being for the long run. Come learn from my own personal experience with flexibility and a couple of stretches that can help you out!
Building Your Financial Foundation
Money and finances are often hard topics to discuss publicly and gain a firm grip on. Too many folks are experiencing hardships due to financial limitations. Fortunately, there's an easier way to approach your finances to help you build your financial foundation. Learn about the four core tenants of finances and how to approach them. Take charge of your financial foundation and plan for success!
My Muse Mondays
Muse Mondays is a practice I follow every Monday night and have been doing for the past couple of years. What's Muse Mondays you ask? I delve into the background of Muse Mondays, the origin, and the practice in of itself that has helped me grow and learn more about myself and humanity as a whole. At its core, Muse Mondays is all about being inspired from others and providing inspiration as well.
Unleash Creativity through Execution
Creativity and execution seemingly live in two different worlds. You can only be good at one or the other. What if there was a way to be creative and execution-oriented? The attitude and mentality with which we approach the interplay between creativity and execution can drastically impact our ability in our careers and life. Let's look at the cyclical power and nature of creativity and execution!
Hustle for Yourself
We've all heard it time and time again that you have to hustle to achieve dreams, but does that mean we're really hustling for someone else's idea of ourselves? In a day and age centered around health and well-being, being able to hustle has taken a bit of a back seat when in reality, it should be even more prominent. Now's the time to start hustling for yourself with the right tools and mindset!
Listen to Your Body
How often is it that we push through the heartache and physical pain in life? Our bodies constantly send us messages that we need to take a break or look after ourselves better, but we tend to always ignore them. Why is that? By listening to our bodies, we'll be able to establish a more well-rounded, healthier lifestyle and achieve the longevity that all of us desire. Let's listen to our bodies!
Meditate the Day Away
Meditation has tremendous benefits to drastically improve your life. Have your relationships to self, health, friends and family, and professional colleagues been deteriorating lately? In a life running at 100 mph given the times, meditation can be that anchor point that your life desperately needs. Learn about the numerous benefits that meditation can provide to reinvigorate and enrich your life.
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