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The power of adventure

A couple riding a tandem bike in the waterfront park with balloons trailing out behind them

In the end, the other people were the best part of the World Domination Summit.

How to make the most of the rapture (and I don’t mean petsitting schemes)

On May 21, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , change the world change your life end of the world 2011 how to be happier kooks life is short live living religious nuttery the rapture4 Comments

Graffiti of a snowman holding a sign that says "THE END IS NEIGH"

People are always predicting the end of the world. But I think in the midst of the hype, lunacy, and Schadenfreude, there’s a glimmer of an important message, and it’s not about sin or judgement.

Life experiments: An unexpectedly effective treatment for allergies

On May 13, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , allergie allergies allergy allergy relief allergy treatment challenge change your life Health HFCS high-fructose corn syrup life experiment pollen allergy sugar treatment for allergies10 Comments

A flower that produces a pollen that's a common allergen.

Curing allergies by giving up sugar–could that really work? Although it sounded kind of wacky, I figured, hey, it’s free. I’ll try it.

Tornadoes in Alabama: another reminder that life is short

On May 3, 2011May 3, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , Alabama calm coping disaster electricity gratitude happy life Huntsville life life is short meaning peace power outage regrets rest satisfaction storms the storm tornado tornadoes wakeup call11 Comments

In the aftermath of last week’s terrible storms, my heart goes out to the folks who lost everything.

6 Common mistakes that can ruin your relationship

On April 20, 2011April 4, 2012 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , anxiety challenge change change your life disaster dread fear growth how to be happier how-to love misery mistakes personal growth relationships relief satisfaction stress struggle what not to do44 Comments

Tolstoy famously said “Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” I disagree. Most people are unhappy in the same ways, and it’s mostly due to making the same few mistakes.

Productivity for procrastinators: how to focus

On March 24, 2011March 31, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , ADD challenge change change your life concentrate concentration dread focus get things done growth happy life how to be happier how-to life now personal growth procrastinate procrastination productivity relief satisfaction stress the now habit to-do list work12 Comments

Know what you need to do but can’t make yourself get to work? Here’s how to beat procrastination, get things done, and start enjoying your work.

Overwhelmed? Try this.

On March 4, 2011March 3, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , anxiety calm chill out coping dread flip out freak out letting go lose it ocean overwhelmed relax relief scream stress2 Comments

Are you stressed out? Have you been saying yes to too many things, biting off more than you can chew, juggling faster and faster, freaking out? This may not cure it, but you’ll feel better.

Sucking the marrow out of minimalism, doing nothing, and becoming the New Weird

On February 18, 2011February 20, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Being Happy, Managing your LifeTagged , change your life contemplatin coping doing nothing happiness Health how to be happier letting go life living mental health minimalism nothing peace quiet relax relief stress10 Comments

Think about having a peaceful, calm, quiet existence. You don’t worry about money, you don’t have to struggle to find the thing your need, and you don’t have to waste energy looking at messes or excess stuff. Above all, you have time to breathe, time to think, time to relax, time to space out, time to be.

Are you overdue to pull a Ferris?

On February 9, 2011February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , birthday change your life contemplation ferris bueller letting go life life is short living meaning mental health mortality playing hooky seize the day self walkabout12 Comments

If you could do anything in the world today, what do you want most of all to do?

Wait, don’t jump out of the plane after all! (an alternate view on fear)

On February 2, 2011February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , acceptance adventure anxiety autocross challenge change change your life comfort comfort zone fear freak out growth happiness letting go life living pee your pants personal growth satisfaction self skydiving13 Comments

Everybody’s talking about confronting your fear head-on and jumping out of planes. What to make of someone advising the opposite?

10 Tips for Getting Out of Your Own Way

On January 29, 2011February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Following your Dreams, Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , change change your life coping do better dreams fear freedom growth happiness how to be happier life living motivation obstacles out of the way personal growth procrastination productivity relief satisfaction7 Comments

You want to do something, but… you put it off, you think about all the things that could go wrong, maybe you talk yourself out of trying at all. If you would just get out of your own way, imagine what you could accomplish! Here are 10 tips to help.

How to know when to quit

On January 21, 2011February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , challenge change failure fear growth how-to know when to quit knowing when to quit letting go life living personal growth quit quitting reality relief satisfaction seth godin stress success the dip when to quit18 Comments

Do you ever wish you could see into the future and know how things will turn out, so you can stop throwing energy at things that aren’t going to amount to anything?