Quick Tips (from ecouragement.com)

Fake It

Ask yourself what characteristics or qualities you would need to develop to have the life you really want. You might need to appear confident and relaxed, outgoing and friendly or focused and determined. Decide who you need to be and then practice. Faking it is absolutely fine.

Learn From Your Mistakes

Instead of dwelling on the negative, learn something about yourself from a breakup that you can take with you in your next relationship. While you’re at it, consider what the other party’s bad behaviors and mistakes were. You can keep these in mind as qualities that you do NOT want in your next mate.

Create A To-Do List

At the end of each day, take some time to identify and write down the next day’s tasks. Rank them in terms of importance and urgency. Review this list in the morning to get a good jump on the day.

Have a great day!

Ecouragement.com

Feed Your Esteem

If you want to be more open to life’s adventures, you’ll have to starve your brain critic and feed your inner confidence coach. Start each day with a self-affirming statement like, “I’m hot, I’m smart and I’m ready for anything!”

Active Listening Advice

Use these to become an active listener and communicate better:

-Shut up and stop talking

-Cheat. Pick up a pencil, paper and take notes

-Sit down with the person. Saying “Let’s sit down and talk” shows that what the person is saying is important.

List Your Thoughts

Need to come up with a new plan/campaign/system at work? Try spending 30 minutes to an hour jotting down every idea that comes to mind when confronted with a problem or project. Putting pen to paper can help trigger more ideas.

Have a great day!

Ecouragement.com

Weight Loss Superfood: Grapefruit

Researchers at the Scripps Clinic in

La Jolla

,

CA

have found that eating half a grapefruit before a meal can help people drop weight. An added benefit of grapefruit is that it contains cancer fighting compounds like liminoids and lycopene.

Teach Them To Respond, Not React

Parents can teach their children the difference between feeling angry and acting on anger. Explain that feeling mad is neither good nor bad, but hitting someone out of anger is not OK. Explain the choices of how to deal with anger. Encourage them to take a time-out until they cool down, draw something or talk out their emotions.

Keep It Professional

Keep your connections with your boss strictly professional. Never rely on friendship with your boss. Diogenes, the Greek philosopher, had some great advice on this topic. “A man should live with his superiors as he does with his fire; not too near, lest he burn; not too far, lest he freeze.”

Have a great day!

Ecouragement.com

Flat Bely Food: Sunflower Seeds

Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E and are packed with B vitamins, which play an important role in protecting against inflammation. They are also great for curbing hunger.