goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
Every Successful Person You Admire Took a Risk You'd Probably Avoid
From a distance, success looks polished. It looks like confidence, clarity, and momentum. It looks like someone who “just knew” what they were doing. Someone who found their calling early, trusted themselves effortlessly, and moved forward without hesitation. We see the outcome and assume the path was smooth, or at least smoother than ours.
By Stacy Valentine25 days ago in Motivation
The Art of Being Happy Alone
How Living Overseas Taught Me to Grow Alone and Well About eight years ago, I arrived in France to pursue my studies — a lifelong dream I had carried since childhood. It was my first station overseas and, above all, the biggest challenge I had ever faced. Everyone knows what it means to live far from one’s family and home country.
By Walid Yamed26 days ago in Motivation
A Journey of Angelic Healing
We are going to enter into a gentle, healing atmosphere filled with the intention of calming our minds, calming our bodies, and calming our souls. When we experience crisis, stress hormones are vital. They are necessary. Our bodies make them to keep us safe and allow us to meet stressful circumstances with alertness and action. Over time they build up in our bodies, making it difficult to fully relax and embrace wellness. Today we are going to thank them for their help and gently let them go with gratitude. We are going to embrace calm and let our nervous system delight in relaxation.
By Karen LaRue26 days ago in Motivation
Building an Emergency Fund From Zero
An emergency fund is one of the most important pillars of financial security- yet it’s often the hardest to begin, especially when you’re starting with nothing. Many people postpone saving because they believe their income is too low, their expenses are too high, or their life isn’t “stable enough yet.” The reality is this: an emergency fund isn’t something you build after life stabilizes- it’s what helps create that stability in the first place.
By Emma Ade26 days ago in Motivation
Building a Self-Running System
Managing money doesn’t have to feel overwhelming, exhausting, or emotionally taxing. For most people, financial stress doesn’t come from a lack of self-control- it comes from not having a reliable system in place. When your finances depend on memory, motivation, and constant choices, errors are almost guaranteed.
By Emma Ade26 days ago in Motivation
Being Bored vs. Being Boring
Being Bored Is Not the Same As Being Boring After publishing my article, “Can a Person Really Be Bored to Death?” I kept thinking that there are differences between being bored and being boring. Often, the two words are used interchangeably, but they describe entirely different human experiences.
By Margaret Minnicks26 days ago in Motivation
How to stop living paycheck to paycheck
Living paycheck to paycheck is exhausting. It creates constant stress, limits choices, and makes the future feel uncertain. Many people assume the problem is simply “not earning enough,” but in reality, the cycle is usually caused by a combination of income patterns, spending habits, lack of systems, and mindset. The good news is that you can stop living paycheck to paycheck step by step, even if your income is modest or irregular.
By Emma Ade27 days ago in Motivation
How to control spending without feeling deprived
Controlling spending often gets a bad reputation. Many people associate it with restriction, sacrifice, and a constant feeling of missing out. This mindset is why most budgets fail- not because people lack discipline, but because the approach feels punishing. The truth is that you can control spending without feeling deprived by shifting how you think about money and how you design your financial habits.
By Emma Ade27 days ago in Motivation
