“I looked at the photos from our summer vacation and said, “When did I get so fat?” And the answer was, “university.” University was where I got fat. It was the freshman 15 factored by three.”
“Dale Carnegie is one of the most trusted authors in the self-improvement space, thanks largely to his bestseller “How to Win Friends and Influence People,” originally published in 1936.”
“If you share a bed with your partner, the two of you can benefit from resting unrobed. Skin-to-skin contact can lower your blood pressure, decrease stress levels and really just make you happier. You might even fall harder for your partner.”
“If you’re the type who has struggled to meet deadlines and get started on projects for as long as you can remember, there’s no shortage of advice out there for you.”
“There’s no denying our numbers are dismal: Two-thirds of American adults and nearly 30 percent of children are overweight or obese. What’s more, according to a recent worldwide study, our country has some of the highest rates of overweight and obese citizens in the world.”
“NBA star Kobe Bryant starts each morning with mindfulness meditation. He’s not the only one. Jerry Seinfeld gets up at 6:15 a.m.”
“You get all kinds of happiness advice on the Internet from people who don’t know what they’re talking about. Don’t trust them. Actually, don’t trust me either. Trust neuroscientists. They study that gray blob in your head all day and have learned a lot about what truly will make you happy.”
“We’ve all dreamed of these lofty goals in life at one point or another. Setting goals is an essential technique to accomplishing what we truly want in our lives, and more importantly —living a more fulfilling life.”
“So you know you need to get organized, but don’t know where to start. You may lose things, purchase a new thing, and find that thing (you thought) you lost one week later. You’ve read something about Minimalism, but aren’t sure how it applies to you.”
“Do you want to be a Millionaire? Sure you do, why not. $1,000,000 is a nice amount of money — even at 5 percent interest in retirement, it’s enough to drop $50,000 into your bank account each year to supplement whatever else you may have coming in.”