Overcoming Codependency: Breaking the Cycle of Unhealthy Relationships

by Ariane Michaud | Jul 18, 2016 | Mind Success

“A codependent person is one who has let another person’s behavior affect him or her and who is obsessed with controlling that person’s behavior.” ~Melody Beattie From a young age, I felt insecure in my own skin. I was a highly sensitive child and, subsequently,...

Why It Takes Strength to Be Vulnerable, and Why It’s Worth It

by M J Ross | Jul 18, 2016 | Mind Success

“Vulnerability is our most accurate measure of courage.” ~Brené Brown When we’re younger, we’re fearless. We don’t mind climbing trees, making friends with strangers, or telling our secrets to people we’ve just met. We open our eyes and hearts to new experiences and...

16 Quotes that Show Us Life from a Different Perspective

by Angel Chernoff | Jul 18, 2016 | Mind Games

Let me share three quick stories and some perspective-shifting life lessons with you… “On my nursing shift at the hospital this evening, I was forced into a moment of perspective when I got off my phone, utterly flustered, after having an argument with my husband, and...

Hatch Eggs In Pokémon Go With a Turntable

by Patrick Allan | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Success

[embedded content] Certain aspects of Pokémon Go, like hatching eggs, require a great deal of walking, running, or biking. If moving is more difficult for you, however, a basic turntable can help even the playing field. The only way you can hatch the egg items you...

11 Questions To Ask a Potential Roommate to Root Out Incompatibilities 

by Thorin Klosowski | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Success

It’s tough to find the right people to live with, but over at Apartment Therapy they’ve come up with a set of 11 questions that should help you figure out if you’ll get along with a potential roommate. Basically, you’re just looking to see if you’re living styles mesh...

Why Jet Lag Is Worse When You’re Traveling East

by Kristin Wong | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Success

We’ve told you before that it’s harder to adjust to time zones when you’re traveling east. A new study explains why, exactly, and also sheds some light on how long it takes to recover from jet lag. In a study published in Chaos studied the relationship between...

Ignore the Beginning to Get Motivated to Work Out

by Eric Ravenscraft | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Success

Getting started is the hardest part of any new habit, especially working out. If you want to get going, pretend that beginning doesn’t exist and start mentally preparing yourself for the middle. The psychological barrier of getting started is a tough one to get over....

Make a Blade Out of Discarded Cigarette Filters

by Alan Henry | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Success

[embedded content] You will likely never need to make a cutting edge out of discarded cigarette filters, but if there’s one thing you can find just about everywhere, it’s cigarette butts, and if you do ever need the know-how, this video will show you so you can...

What’s Your Personality Defect?

by Steven Aitchison | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Games

Let’s face it! Nobody’s perfect! Everybody has defects. We can only hope to improve all the time. One way to do that is to know our defects and to work on them. Some of us might already know very well the not so nice parts of our personalities, but others might need a...

10 Ways To Deal With Criticism

by Steven Aitchison | Jul 17, 2016 | Mind Games

Criticism is a tough animal to take. Reaction is everything. Of course, for most of us, our first immediate reaction is to lash out, get angry, get defensive and perhaps even storm away. No one likes to be criticized, period. Others have no trouble with criticism and...