Supercharge Your Self Esteem

When it comes to sleep most people have experienced those nights when you are in a deep sleep, nothing disturbs you, and you wake up feeling refreshed. Then there are those nights where you sleep lightly and get up in the morning feeling more tired than when you went to bed. This can be explained by the stages of sleep. There are two main stages that your body goes through. REM - rapid eye movement NREM - non rapid eye movement The NREM stage can actually be divided into more stages. During the REM stage of sleep your muscles are quiet and not moving. The only exception to this are your eyes. They move rapidly and if you wake up during this stage, you will note that you were dreaming. About 20 to 25 percent of your sleep is done in this stage. The NREM stage of sleep has been subdivided into 3 stages: N1 Sleep N2 Sleep N3 Sleep The N1 stage is the point where you are in a light sleep. Any sudden noises may wake you. People often report that they feel awake when sleepin...

Do you enjoy making New Year Resolutions, or actually the question should be do you keep your resolutions? Did you know that 9 out of 10 people fail with keeping their resolutions.  So what is the reason for this? One of the main reasons that New Year's resolutions fail is simply because you are not totally committed to them. Many people make so many resolutions that it is simply impossible to know where to start. So instead of taking action it is much easier to give up on all of them. The best way to get around this issue is to find something that you truly want to achieve with all of your heart. This might be to lose 50 pounds to save $1,000 or to take up a new hobby. Another way to look at your New Year's resolution is by shifting your perspective of it. Resolutions are viewed as wishes and dreams by many people, and this is another reason why people aren't successful with them.Instead you want to turn your resolution into a life goal. Goals are more often specifi...

Have you considered creating a vision board to help you with your New Year's resolution this year? This can be a fantastic way to stay on track and actually make your resolution achievable. Plus you can use a vision board for any type of goal or dream that you want to achieve. Not sure what a vision board is? It’s a collection of pictures and words pasted onto a board, either a physical board or a virtual one. The images and pictures you use can be your own or can be ones that mean something to you in some way or other. For a modern day vision board you can use a site like Pinterest. Pinterest allows you to set up boards where you Pin images to. For example if your resolution is to lose weight you can create a Weight Loss Board. Then Pin an image of how you look at the start of your weight loss journey along with pictures of things that hold meaning to you. This could be pictures of a smaller pair of jeans, or a super black dress or a bathing suit that you want to fit into. ...

Anyone can set a New Year's Resolution but only a small percentage of people actually achieve them. This can boil down to your determination and your motivation to achieve your resolutions. Before setting any type of New Year's resolution this year you should sit down and really determine what you want to achieve. Look forward to the end of the year and think where you want to be. Reflect on both your personal and your business life goals. You may decide that by the end of the year you have completed a specific training course to further your career. You may make a commitment to that special person or you may want to kick a certain habit. Then start plotting a course backwards from your end goal. What do you need to do to achieve this? Write down all the steps, big or small, that you need to take to achieve your goal. If you want to do a training course your steps could include things like saving the money for the course, applying for it and figuring out how to ...

Are you the type of person who has a lot of willpower to see a project through to its completion or do you feel your willpower is lacking? While many people think that some people have more willpower than others this is not true. Everyone has the same amount of willpower, what is different is the way you choose to use your willpower. It is easy to blame your lack of willpower for the choices you make and for giving up. How many times have you heard someone say, "I just don't have the willpower to follow through?" The real question is: Are you willing to apply that way of thinking to your own New Year's resolutions this year? Or are you willing to take more decisive action and make your resolutions become a reality? To make your New Year's resolutions successful you must have the right mindset and know that you can actually achieve your resolution. This is one reason why it is so important to set resolutions that are attainable. Wanting to run a maratho...

You just don't know where to start looking and you are just too tired to even try. What if we can help you by identifying some of the top rated causes of stress? Great, let's begin. Financial Stress This is one of the most top rated causes of stress today. You may have trouble meeting your mortgage payments each month, or just coming up with the funds to pay your bills. Money helps to cover the necessities of life including food, heat and shelter for your family. Without it you are totally stuck! The current state of your finances may not be your fault. You may have lost your job and cannot find a new one. Or you may have splurged on a major item and are now regretting your purchase. Work Stress at work is at an all time high. You need a job to survive but going through the same routine day after day can be a nightmare for some. If you dislike your current job look for ways to change this. Is it possible to train for a new position, or even ask for a transfe...

You may not always be aware of the stress that surrounds you. Instead you just carry on in your usual way. Slowly you start to feel tired, you lose your ability to focus and you just don't enjoy life the way you used to! All of the above are effects of stress. Stress is known as the silent killer and it definitely creeps up on you without warning. So how do you know if you have too much stress in your life? Some of the first signs of stress in your life are health related. Stress can affect your body, your muscles start to ache for no reason and you suffer from headaches. Your mental focus is altered as well. Your concentration levels drop, your interest in certain things disappear. Plus your overall enjoyment of life decreases. It is important to be aware of these symptoms and to take action. Stress is just the first step on a road that could potentially lead to things like suffering from a heart attack, or having to deal with anxiety or depression. The problem is that str...