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The Impact Hour: How to Set Great Goals

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, learn how to set great goals. Click here to listen. ‘Tis the season for goal setting. But not all goals are created equal. Learn how to set — and achieve — really great goals that support you in moving forward in life. You can listen to the […]

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The Buzz about Self Care

Self care is a great thing. On the surface, it may seem selfish–like you shouldn’t take the time and effort for yourself. However, it turns out that you can be more present for other people and more loving when you have been taking good care of yourself. Moms are notorious for not spending much time […]

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Good Year, Bad Year

Welcome to 2017! Everyone seems to love a new year. There’s a sense of leaving old things that aren’t so great behind. And there’s hope and positive expectation for new and better things. It feels like we get a fresh start. But I’ve also noticed that people tend to classify a whole year as bad […]

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Fixed vs Growth Mindset

At Simply Great Lives we help people experience and learn about many mindsets during our events. One of the important ones is the growth mindset vs the fixed mindset. Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. has researched this. She has found that successful people predominantly work with a growth mindset. You can explore more on this topic […]

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Make Your 2017 Great

As we are about to begin 2017, there are two directions we should look to make 2017 great. We should look both backwards and forwards. Looking Back Some folks only look forward. These folks try their hardest to forget or at least ignore the past. They may even claim to have no regrets. I believe these […]

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The Impact Hour: Make It a Great Christmas

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, learn what you can do to make it a great Christmas. Click here to listen. Sometimes spending time with family over the holidays can be… challenging. We’ll give you some great tips for enjoying better interactions and relationships. And we’ll look at some ideas to help you […]

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Managing Christmas Stress

Got stress? Many people experience a lot of extra stress this time of year. There are just so many things to do–parties to attend or even host, cards to buy, write and send, gifts to buy and wrap, the house to prepare or travel plans to arrange… The list just goes on. But you don’t […]

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Last-Minute Gift Ideas

We published this list two years ago. If you’re like me, you may need a few good gift ideas this last week before Christmas.  some of them are free or inexpensive, so you can even choose to give them in addition to a gift you already purchased. Want some gift ideas that have more meaning […]

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The Impact Hour: How to Get Unstuck

On this week’s episode of The Impact Hour, you will learn how you can get unstuck so you can make the amazing difference you were meant to make. Click here to listen. You are capable of greatness! However, there are some common reasons why you may not yet be making your positive impact. Or you […]

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