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How to Reach Your Goals With Ease

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What Do You Want? A goal is something you want to achieve. It can be an action, an ability, a title, a role, easily quantifiable or an ongoing effort. In order to achieve a goal, you must know your goal. What is your goal? What do you want to achieve? What are you willing to trade time, energy, and attention for? Write down your goals. Why Do You Want It? Why do you want to achieve this goal? Knowing why is crucial. Your reasons reveal and define your approach towards achieving your goal. Do you approach the goal as a challenge because you want to expand your capabilties? Or is this goal something you are working towards to gain validation and approval from others? Are you pursuing this goal because you believe it will provide you with fun, learning, and experience? Or are you motivated by competition, jealousy, and power? Goals are much easier to achieve when approached from the right mind set. A personal goal can only be achieved by one person- you. Logically, the only person to whom

How to Improve Your Relationship With Food Part 2: How to Enjoy Eating

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Change Your Attitude Towards Food Food is essential for sustaining life. Most of us do not live under the direct pressures of survival, meaning we can afford to anticipate our next meals during a very lengthy time frame. Most of us can rest assured that our caloric needs will be met. With this security, we are able to luxuriate in the pleasures of food. Yet some of us forget that food is not only for enjoyment- it fuels our bodies and changes the quality of our life. A diet consisting of junk food will render an individual weak and unhealthy.  The manner with which we eat also contributes to our wellness. Those who eat without mindfulness and appreciation tend to choose unhealthy foods and unhealthy quantities. Those who become afraid of food battle with eating disorders and are constantly fighting to maintain or gain control over their power struggles. In order to establish a healthy relationship with food, one must find balance between the quality of food and the quality of their att