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Vision Board Ideas: What to Actually Put On It

Most vision board advice starts with scissors and a stack of magazines, and loses a lot of people right there. Not everyone has magazines. Not everyone wants a poster board in the living room. And plenty of us went digital years ago and have no intention of going back. So this is the practical version. What goes on a board. … Read More

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The Fear of Rejection: Why It Hits So Hard and What Actually Helps

There’s a message you haven’t answered because you can’t work out what the last one meant. Or an email you’ve rewritten twice and not sent. Or a question you’d like to ask someone, and you’ve already decided what they’ll say, so there’s no point in asking. Fear of rejection doesn’t announce itself. It shows up as being busy, or being … Read More

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EFT Tapping for Anxiety: Three Full Scripts for What to Say

There’s a lot of writing about whether tapping for anxiety works. There’s very little that hands you the actual words. Which is the part you need. Anxiety doesn’t wait for you to finish researching. It turns up at an inconvenient hour with no clear cause, and by the time you’ve read three articles about acupressure points you’re still sitting there … Read More