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How to Set Goals by Future Self Journaling

August 7, 2020 By Katrina Simbulan

When you think of your future self, you may imagine someone that has it all. They may have the house, the car, the savings account, and the job you’ve always wanted. Even though imagined goals you’ve set may be down the line, you don’t have to act like it. Future self journaling is writing to your future self like you are your future self. Doing this could transform your way of thinking and push you to reach your biggest goals each and every day.

How to Start Self-Journaling

Starting may sound intimidating, but it doesn’t have to be. Sit down with your coffee, a pen, and your favorite journal for 10 to 30 minutes. Write about how you see yourself in the next year, five years, or even ten years. Would you like to have that car, that career, or that hefty savings account? What would it take for you to get there? To keep up the good work, hang your affirmations all throughout your living area for extra motivation.

Keep Up the Good Work With Journal Prompts

Once you’ve got started, it may be another story to keep it going. Promise yourself to sit down five days of the week to write in your future journal. If you get writer’s block, download our journal prompts to spark inspiration and help you reach the next big step.

How to Get the Most Out of Your Future Self Journal

Ensure that you keep these habits up for at least 66 days to create a strong-standing habit. Once you’ve done that, this act may seamlessly habit without having to get yourself to sit down and journal. Each month of journaling, try to focus on one area of your life (and get specific!) Print out our manifestation checks to write out your goal and hang it on your wall for a simple reminder of what you’re working so hard for.

Goal setting shows where you’d like to be in a certain amount of time, but it may be another obstacle when achieving these goals. Keep up with your career, your lifestyle, and your budget using Mint’s app and these go-to printables.

3 Ways To Keep Your Home Clean Without Using Harmful Chemicals

August 3, 2020 By Katrina Simbulan

While everyone wants a clean home, no one wants to be using or breathing in unnecessary chemicals. And sadly, using a lot of commercially-made cleaners means that you’re likely bringing a lot of toxins, irritants, and chemicals into your home just in your efforts to keep yourself and your family healthy and safe. [Read more…]

4 Healthy Habits for Desk Workers

October 22, 2018 By John Jones

It shouldn’t be an unreasonable expectation that you can be healthy even if you are primarily a worker at a desk. But, it does take some understanding of your situation and a little bit of planning. Healthy habits are good for everyone, but for desk workers particularly, there are some obstacles that you have to overcome to make sure that you are following through with all your goals.

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3 Ways to Create A Healthier Family Atmosphere This Summer

June 6, 2018 By Lucy

One of the biggest problems plaguing modern families is a lack of physical health. Both kids and parents aren’t eating the way they should or getting the exercise that their bodies need to be fit and healthy, causing everyone to be sick and tired more often than they should be. With summer coming up, it’s now up to you to ensure that your children are being healthy at home. To help you do this, here are three ways you can create a healthier family atmosphere this summer.

Exercise Together

A great way to spend time with your family and work on everyone’s health is to exercise together. Depending on the ages and interests of your family, the summer activities that you’ll want to participate in will vary. But to help you get off on the right track, Health.com recommends trying things like playing sports, swimming, jumping rope, dancing, or even just taking a nice walk together. Ideally, you should be doing at least 20 minutes of activity each day, so try to pick something fun that your family will all enjoy doing together for at least that long. This type of exercise doesn’t have to be intense or cost you any money at all, which is great for big, busy families. [Read more…]

3 Ways Unhappy Relationships Are Bad For Your Health

June 1, 2018 By Lucy

When you’re in a happy, healthy relationship, you can see its positive impact in almost every area of your life. In the same sense, unhealthy relationships can have the same type of negative affect on your life, especially your health. So if you’ve noticed that your health is falling by the wayside and you’re stuck in an unhealthy relationship, be it a marriage or a friendship, here are three ways this toxic relationship could be causing you to have poor health.

Increased Stress Levels

An unhealthy relationship can be very detrimental to both your physical and mental health. One way this is evident is in the stress that this relationship can cause and how that stress can be made manifest in your physical body. According to Amanda MacMullin, a contributor to Health.com, you can have stress in your relationship over things like financial problems, parenting disagreements, emotional abuse, or even just small arguments about normal things in life. When these things cause you stress, it can impact your health through giving you anxiety, stomach issues, and overall discontent and lack of well-being. [Read more…]