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How Nature and Green Exercise Can Heal You
The Italian actress, Eleonora Duse once said, “If the sight of the blue skies fills you with joy, if a blade of grass springing up in the fields has power to move you, if the simple things of nature have a message that you understand, rejoice, for your soul is alive.” Nature has a way of
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Which are Better for You? Fiction or Nonfiction Books?
Australians buy around 55 million books each year worth about $1 billion and that does not even include ebooks and audiobooks! Ebook sales could make up around 15-20 per cent of the market. One of the biggest trends is the growth of personal development book sales. According to Nielsen BookScan, the personal development category is
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What Is More Important to Your Health – Sleep Or Exercise?
If you are keen to look after your body, and your mind, what should be your priority: resting or sleeping? The answer to this question really depends on your circumstances. If you are sleeping between seven to ten hours a night, I’m going to say, “Wake up, sleepy head! It’s time to set your alarm
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How Power Can Turn People Into Narcissists Entitled to Privileges
According to research published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology, power definitely makes some people more narcissistic and they come to feel entitled to special privileges. The research article is called, ‘Power increases the socially toxic component of narcissism among individuals with high baseline testosterone’. The lead investigator of the research, Associate Professor Nicole Mead,
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How Lessons From Religion Are Still Relevant and Can Be Applied Today
As you know I was once a pastor in a Christian church and I still believe that people can get meaningful guidance from religions, like Christianity. I will go further than that and say all religions have something to offer, and it is down to the individual to be open-minded and gracious about their beliefs.
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Are You Addicted to Being Busy?
When I was a pastor at a church I met a woman who took on the role of secretary for a number of community organisations. She was efficient to the point of efficious. What do I mean? She was viciously efficient. She wrote extremely detailed meeting minutes, which she insisted on turning in handbooks with
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Why We Are the Stories We Tell Ourselves
Have you ever watched the show, ‘Who wants to be a Millionaire?’. Contestants have to answer general knowledge questions but during the show the hosts tells little anecdotes about the contestants, and the contestants elaborate, explaining that yes, they once did ride a yak in Tibet or were robbed by a gondolier in Venice. These
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Is it Possible to ‘Grow Your Intelligence’?
You know I am a believer in self-improvement. I believe that we all have the capacity to grow and learn regardless of how old we are. You can always teach an old dog like me new tricks! Every single one of us is a work in progress. If you want to be a beautiful work
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Are Women’s Brain’s ‘Kinder’ Than Men’s Brains?
Many of my female friends complain that there just aren’t enough good men out there for all the good women. This got me to wondering if they had a point. Are women really nicer than men? I did some research and according to information I found, there may be some truth in it. The University
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Why Having a Life Purpose Is a Matter of Life and Death
When people ask me what they should do with their lives, I usually start by asking people two key questions: what do you enjoy doing and what do you believe in? If you can unite what you value and what you want to do, you have a winning formula – you have a life’s direction,
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How to Reduce the Impact of Adversity On Children
My message from day one is to have the courage to prosper – financially, spiritually, emotionally and intellectually. Be brave and get ready to grow. Get out there and earn a good living. Treat your body like a sacred temple and become strong and healthy. Meditate and pray and build your spirit and soul. Never
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How to Outgrow a Difficult Childhood
I’ve told you once or twice about my childhood – growing up with parents who drank too, and my family was always cash-strapped, but despite that I grew up to write a best-selling book, toured the world as a motivational speaker and made a good living. I managed to get past my childhood – out
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