Positive Thinking

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  April 6, 2026 / Building Confidence, Career Change, Change Strategy, Confidence, Joy, Learning, Moving on, Optimism, Positive Thinking, Resilience, Stress, Taking Control

  7 easy strategies to implement for change right now

  Are you struggling with unexpected change? Even when a transition is anticipated—or something you’ve wanted for a long time—it can still be unsettling. In my new book, Dealing with Change: How to Move from Surviving to Thriving During Difficult Life Transitions, I share practical ways to navigate change with resilience, perspective, and even joy.

   
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  November 2, 2023 / Gratitude, Happiness, Happiness in academia, Positive Thinking

  Discover 12 unconventional ways to show your gratitude

  Table of Contents Introduction. Craft a gratitude journal with a twist Create a gratitude board. Make gratitude art. Perform random acts of kindness. Imagine giving money away. Donate money in […]

   
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• February 2, 2023 / academia, Career Satisfaction, Confidence, Happiness, Happiness in academia, Positive Thinking, Self-Love and Acceptance, Self-trust, Success, Taking Control

  How do you evaluate success in your life?

  How do you evaluate success in your life? How do you evaluate success or failure in your life? February can be a time to reassess our priorities. The new year […]

   

• January 3, 2023 / Confidence, Dreams, Focus, Hope, Optimism, Positive Thinking

  5 steps to find focus using one word

  Finding focus using one word to replace resolutions in the New Year is not a new idea, but it seems to be gaining popularity. The one-word focus idea is sometimes referred to as finding your “Word of the Year,” “the one-word mantra,” a “power word,” or even a “one word purpose.”

   
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• October 4, 2021

  Pragmatist hope helps depression

   

• August 31, 2021

  Seven ideas to refresh yourself and get going again

   

• March 1, 2021

  Five ways focus and relax your distracted brain

   

• February 1, 2021

  Five ways to get over fearfulness

   

• December 1, 2020

  Five tips for cultivating good will in a season of division

   

• July 1, 2020

  Taking a staycation