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Let go and do more: One piece of the puzzle

On March 14, 2012March 14, 2012 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , calm change change your life coping dread fear feel better feelings freedom growth how to feel better letting go life mental health overcoming fear peace personal growth procrastination relief sadness satisfaction stress ways to feel better4 Comments

overcome sadness and learn how to feel better

When you fight against yourself, you’re guaranteed to lose. Here’s one way to stop struggling against yourself and your feelings.

Obsessions and Love Potion: How I’ve Almost Ruined My Life (Again)

On August 26, 2011August 30, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Managing your LifeTagged , anxiety burn out burned out burning out burnout burnt out challenge change your life coping dread fear freak out growth happy life life living mental health misery personal growth procrastination productivity story stress yarn9 Comments

"love hate" and an arrow (this way!) written on a sidewalk

You’re overwhelmed, overbooked, overstretched. It feels like there’s no time to exercise or rest or do anything fun, yet you know those are the things that recharge you and make it possible to do the things you need to do. What do you do?

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

An elaborate to-do list

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.

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.

Why it’s so hard to get started

On November 29, 2010February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , affiliate marketing anxiety challenge fear growth letting go life living optimizing pefectionism perfection personal growth playing to your strengths procrastination productivity quit satisfaction starting trying stuff9 Comments

If you try a lot of things, expecting some to fail, you maximize your chances of success and take the scariness out of starting.

How to ditch your worst excuse and start getting things done

On October 24, 2010February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Getting Unstuck, Managing your LifeTagged , freak out getting things done how-to life life hacks procrastination productivity satisfaction stress7 Comments

Do you have a hard time getting things done, or even started? Do you give yourself a lot of excuses for why? I do. It’s come to my attention that I have a lot of excuses for why I don’t/ won’t/ didn’t get something done, and they all come down […]

Quick guide to being blissfully unhappy

On October 8, 2010February 19, 2011 By Cara Stein Posted in Being HappyTagged , argh cake don't-do-this dumb freak out guilt how-to Kroger last-minute life misery procrastination scream stress2 Comments

I talk a lot on this blog about how to be happy, but there are some people who really aren’t happy unless they have something to complain about. So, here’s one for them.

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