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Recently I started doing some new things at the gym. I raised my bicep and shoulder weights in my weights class, and I began doing cycling and combat-style classes to replace my treadmill walks.

The lessons I’ve learned from these changes have surprised me. And I’ve realized that they apply outside the gym, too.

Here are the 3 life lessons I’ve learned…
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When it comes to work-life balance, it seems there’s nothing new to say. We all know the problem and we all struggle to find the answer. The solution doesn’t appear to be out there.

But it may be in here. Where? In here, in our heads.

Here are 4 ways to think about work-life balance that might give you a fresh perspective – and with it, a new range of options you may not have considered.
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For most of us, feeling good about ourselves helps us to do more, be more and give more to others.

The following 7 simple strategies can help you to feel better about yourself – and that can help make you more productive, motivated and effective.

So why not pick at least one strategy that you can use today…
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When you attend a workshop or college lecture, how productive is your time?

Do you take copious notes – but never get around to taking action?

It costs time and money to educate yourself.

Here are my top three tips for making sure you get great value.
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Did you know that happiness is associated with all kinds of benefits?

They include: Physical & mental health, good relationships and effective conflict management.

That means happiness isn’t selfish. In fact, these benefits show that a happy person brings positive advantages to the family, workplace, economy and society. You can feel great about making happiness your goal!

So given that happiness is worth pursuing, how exactly do you pursue it?
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‘SMART’ is an acronym for 5 characteristics that help you set well-defined goals:

• Specific
• Measurable
• Achievable
• Relevant
• Time-Framed

Say your goal is ‘To lose weight’. Here’s how to make it SMART…
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If you’ve read Steven Covey’s 7 Habits of Highly Effective People you’re probably familiar with ’sharpening the saw’.

If not, the idea is a simple and powerful one: you need time out for refreshment and rejuvenation (sharpening your ’saw’ – yourself!) or you become stale and ineffective.

There are two aspects to this idea.

The first is making time and space in your life for saw-sharpening. Many saw-sharpening plans die right here…
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Research has found happiness to be associated with all kinds of benefits, including:

• Enjoying physical health
• Enjoying mental health
• Having better coping skills
• Being more resilient
• Feeling satisfied at work (and many more)

Of course, these findings are generalised across people – for some the effects are small or non-existent, for others they’re significant.
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Participating in social networks is a bit like being on a reality TV show.

• Everything you say is public
• Once it’s out there, it’s out there
• It’s easy to get voted off (other people’s friend/follow/connection lists).

To help you manage social networking, here are seven of the biggest mistakes people make, along with tips to help you avoid them.
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Use any or all, or let them stimulate you to come up with your own ideas. But do think about ways to cut out the things that waste your time, money, energy, space… and life. Then you’ll have more of yourself for the people and priorities that really matter to you.

1. Subscriptions
   Cancel subscriptions to papers and magazines unless they enhance your life. If they don’t, they’re simply taking up your time, money and living space.
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Are you always thinking you should be more organized? Rebuking yourself for poor personal systems? Self-flagellating over household clutter?

It’s time to step away from the whip.

Deflating the twin peaks of perfectionism and procrastination

Few of us rush headlong toward the things we ought to do. ‘Should’ just isn’t a great motivator. If it were, the diet industry would collapse overnight under a stampede to the salad bar.

Instead of seeing simplifying, sorting and systemising as the organizing equivalent of steamed vegetables, try de-shouldifying them.
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Back from holidays and facing hundreds of emails? It’s overwhelming! Where do you even start?

Resist the temptation to press [Ctrl-A] and [Delete]. Instead, use my system to slay the inbox dragon. You might even be able to hold on to some of that precious post-holiday serenity.

Here’s a quick review of The ONLY 4 things you should do with new email.
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