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Do you ever feel like you trust your gut almost to a 100%, but your heart and your mind are not on the same page? Sometimes the decisions you would like to make become a dragged out dilemma to the point of debilitation. It is a tough sentiment to get through, believe me. You are not alone. This is a problem that plagues a lot of people from achieving their full potential. The problems start when we listen too much to outside noises and believing that those voices have a point. We start to think that we are doing it wrong. The reason for it is due to a basic lack of self-esteem and confidence to say that: NO! YOU are the one that is doing it wrong. On a personal level, this had defined my teens through school and even into my early 20s and I felt I was a prisoner in my own mind only to develop the proper mental frame and mechanism. Ever since the decision to target these mental games, my personal and mental development has been light years of a difference for myself. Self-esteem...

The only things we can control in life are our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. If we can manage those, we can achieve our  goals  and gain  success in life . To have this level of control, we need to learn about the science-based patterns behind our  emotions  and thoughts, and how to manage them. If we know how our minds work, we can be intentional about influencing our thinking and feeling patterns. We can evaluate reality more clearly, make better decisions and improve our ability to achieve our goals. Thus, we gain greater agency and the quality of  living intentionally . How do our minds work? Intuitively, our mind feels like a cohesive whole. We perceive ourselves as intentional and rational thinkers. Yet,  cognitive science research shows that in reality, the intentional part of our mind is similar to a  little rider on top of a huge elephant  of emotions and intuitions. Roughly speaking, we have two thinking sy...

We heard lots of great  advice  in 2018. The best tips are listed below. Topics included relationships, careers, and productivity. For example, we learned about eliminating temptation to curb bad habits and spending more time with friends and family to feel less busy. Good life advice can be hard to come by. But in the past 12 months, we've heard lots of it. Experts on relationships, careers, and productivity have bequeathed upon us their wisdom and experience. As the year winds down, we're highlighting some of the very best tips we received. Read on for the best life advice of 2018. Eliminate temptation to curb bad habits Courtesy of James Clear In his book " Atomic Habits ," James Clear  debunks the idea  that the most disciplined people have the strongest willpower. Instead, he writes: "'Disciplined' people are better at structuring their lives in a way that  does not require  heroic willpower and self-control. In other wo...