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Affirmations Really Work…
Affirmations Really Work…

Affirmations are positive statements that help you to challenge self-limiting beliefs and negative thoughts. When you become intentional about incorporating affirmations as part of your routine, you can start to feel their power and begin to make positive changes.

Some people think that affirmations are too new age-y and unrealistic. I encourage you to shift your thinking and reframe affirmations this way: many of us do repetitive exercises to improve our physical well-being, and affirmations are no different. They are exercises for our mindset. Affirmations can reprogram our thinking patterns and as we practice we begin to think and act differently.

Here’s a quick and dirty list of how to use affirmations…

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Self-Care, Creating Habits, Career TransitionsSophia Usowself-care, productivity, leadershipComment
A Clean Space for a Clear Mind
A Clean Space for a Clear Mind

For many of us who are working from home right now, we’re suddenly forced to add household clutter to the “stuff I’ll deal with later” list. Even when tidying up is our last priority, this messiness can affect us. Personally, clutter used to leave me mentally exhausted. I would feel defeated, like I hadn’t accomplished anything even if I’d had a relatively productive day. Thankfully, over the last few years I’ve discovered ways to reduce the noise this stuff makes. By reducing the noise and energy drain around me I can focus on my creative process and complete the tasks that matter the most. I have become far more efficient in my work, and I owe much of my progress to understanding the importance of decreasing clutter. I’ve got a lot of hard-earned insight to share with you!

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Creating Habits, Work Life Balance, Self-Care, ProductivitySophia Usoworganization, productivity, self-careComment