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7 Thoughtful Ways to Unite Your Community
Having a sense of community and belonging wherever you are can be an extremely important part of life. Whether you’re moving to a new place, want to get involved in your hometown or you simply want to find a sense of belonging wherever you are, there are so many ways that you can unite your community and participate in the growth of your home. Whether you live in an urban metropolis or a small suburban town, uniting your community is a worthwhile effort, both for you and your family, as well as the community at large. Here are a few thoughtful ways that you can get involved. 1.   Participate In School A...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 17, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: Community Posts featured philosophy psychology self-improvement connection Source Type: blogs

5 Tips to Deal with Negativity When Starting a Business
Starting a business feels good and comes with lots of excitement. But the challenging part is running it efficiently and being successful. You’ll have to cope with different struggles to ensure you achieve what you wanted with your business. Among the obstacles you’ll encounter is negativity. It comes to a point where you question whether starting a business was the right choice. Would it have been better if you had chosen a different path? Once you stop believing in yourself, it becomes hard to make progress in your new business. The good thing is that it’s possible to overcome a negative attitude towards your...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mike Stuzzi Tags: career confidence creativity featured productivity tips self-improvement success haters negativity new business Source Type: blogs

You Contain Multitudes
There is an art to feeling your emotions. It’s important to separate your emotions from your identity—who you are—by saying, “A part of me feels sad” vs. “I’m sad.” “A part of me feels angry” vs. “I am angry.”            We usually hold multiple parts of ourselves at the same time.    For instance, “A part of me feels scared and a part of me feels excited. A part of me feels brave and a part of me feels alive!” This is personally one of my favorite combinations of emotions. It means I’m about to do something that’s going to al...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 8, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Erin Falconer Tags: confidence creativity featured happiness philosophy psychology success inspiration multitudes Source Type: blogs

4 Reasons to Support Sustainability
When President Biden entered office, he enhanced the national sustainability standards. As we develop an eco-friendly infrastructure, we adopt new technologies and systems that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Society may accept the alterations without understanding the expansive benefits. By exploring sustainability’s advantages, individuals are more likely to support the transition away from fossil fuels. Utilizing electric appliances, adopting an eco-friendly diet, eliminating fast fashion purchases and more can shrink one’s carbon footprint while enhancing savings. Over time, sustainable commercial and individua...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - September 2, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: featured money and finance self-improvement success sustainability the environment Source Type: blogs

How To Go Fully Organic + Why Consider Doing So In All Aspects Of Your Lifestyle
When you walk through your local grocery store, maybe you have noticed more spaces and shelves dedicated to organic foods. Organic foods are grown and produced without most pesticides and are free of hormones and antibiotics. The idea of natural resources and healthier options is in high demand - not surprising, with this growth of organic food. An organic lifestyle means much more than just food, however. For example, you can purchase things for your household that help reduce the amount of waste produced, and you can look for alternate ways of travel that do not leave a carbon footprint.  If you are looking to...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 31, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicole McCray Tags: featured health and fitness philosophy productivity tips self-improvement better heath organic sustainabl Source Type: blogs

Mindfulness Can Help Us Overcome Our Deepest Fears
Mindfulness is all the rage for multiple reasons. This practice helps you halt future fears and ruminations about an immutable past and live in the present moment. That isn’t the only benefit you can reap, however. Mindfulness allows you to capture what neurologist and Holocaust survivor Victor Frankl describes as freedom — the pause between an external stimulus and your reaction to it. Here’s how you can use this practice to help you overcome your deepest fears. 1. It Helps With Health Procedures Do you feel nervous before you go to the dentist? If so, you aren’t alone. Approximately a third of the popula...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: confidence depression featured happiness meditation psychology self-improvement fear mindfulness self improvement success Source Type: blogs

Protein and Brain Health: What to Know
In this study of over five hundred seniors, those who consumed 120 grams of protein daily had lower levels of amyloid-beta than those whose daily intake was only fifty-four grams. But that’s not all. Another study of 920 seniors showed that those who follow a high-protein diet, along with plenty of leafy greens and healthy fats, also had a decreased risk of dementia and improved cognitive function. Unfortunately, it’s not entirely clear how protein influences the level of amyloid-beta in the brain. Some believe it’s the effects of a high-protein diet for lowering blood pressure and improving heart health. In ge...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nicole McCray Tags: diet featured health and fitness self-improvement brain health protein Source Type: blogs

How To Slow Down Our Perception of Time
Time has been a great mystery for many philosophers, mathematicians, physicists, and other great thinkers. We often ask ourselves, “Where has the time gone?” As we watch our parents age and our younger relatives grow up, time can be both painful and redeeming. Time is a key component of our daily lives, a guiding force for our behavior. Adults seem to obsess over time that has passed swiftly and recall the days of long summers as a child. There is an ever-present nostalgia for being young again – a period when time seemed to move slowly, languorously. Research suggests that older people underestimate how much time ha...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Kirichenko Tags: featured happiness productivity tips psychology self-improvement perception of time Source Type: blogs

Simple Techniques for Overcoming Interview Nerves
While your CV, experience, abilities, and education are all crucial in getting a job, the interview is often the company's first true impression of you. In a job interview, it's critical to present oneself effectively, but interview jitters may make this difficult. In this post, we'll show you how to overcome interview anxiety.What does it mean to be nervous during an interview? Nerves are the body's natural reaction to being in an unfamiliar environment. Interview nerves occur when your body's stress reaction is triggered, and your body prepares to fight or escape in response to the perceived threat of a job interview....
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - August 3, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Esme Gelder Tags: career confidence featured motivation psychology self-improvement success interview hacks interview tips Source Type: blogs

3 Reasons Why I Finally Stopped Being A Cynic
While I know I didn’t arrive in this world as a cynical baby, I still don’t know the exact moment when I adopted the belief that the world is filled with selfish, self-serving people that should never be trusted. All I know is that by the time I started college, my cynical beliefs were deeply entrenched in my mind. I had no sense of spirituality, thought there was nothing more to our existence than pure coincidence, and above all, believed that the world was out to get me. Many of these self-limiting beliefs were subconscious but they nevertheless ruled my life, making me doubt everyone’s intentions and fill...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 28, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: glassboxofemotion Tags: featured happiness philosophy psychology self-improvement cynic cynicism pickthebrain positivity Source Type: blogs

How To Prioritize Employee Wellness On The Return To The Office
As restrictions lift and the world begins to return to its former pre-pandemic working system, it’s clear to see that a large percentage of the corporate population are all but dreading the reluctant return. Whether it’s the lasting effects of Covid-19’s bitter reign or the early commute just around the corner, studies have shown that Brits just don’t want to go back. (Source: Statista) The question is, why are workers so reluctant to return? After swapping the office environment for a bedroom desk in early 2020, life as corporate workers knew it has changed dramatically. From remote communication to isol...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 23, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Mary Kovalchuk Tags: career communication depression featured philosophy psychology self-improvement covid employee mental health wfh Source Type: blogs

What Being An LGBTQ+ Ally Actually Looks Like
Our world is growing to be as diverse as ever, and our communities must come together to support inclusivity. It's becoming more and more common to run into people who identify as something other than straight or cisgender. Now, around 5.6% of U.S. adults identify as someone in the LGBTQ+ community. That number will most likely increase as more young people are coming to terms with their identities. Because more people are coming out and living their lives authentically, LGBTQ+ members must receive support. Being an ally can be mystifying for some people — what does it mean to be an LBGTQ+ ally? There's no one a...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 20, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Kara Reynolds Tags: depression family featured happiness philosophy psychology self-improvement acceptance allyship gay lgtbq Source Type: blogs

The Different Levels of Mindfulness And What They Mean
Conclusion The first 3 techniques I mentioned have been with me since my early days with mindfulness. I picked up the rest along the way when I realized that to be completely aware, you have to make personal effort outside of meditation sessions. It's the only way you make progress. If you're going to experience deeper levels of mindfulness, it's up to you to create a plan of how you are going to ground yourself in it and have the commitment and discipline to do it. Starting small is the way to go. You can begin with 2 to 3 minutes of mindfulness meditation and slowly increase the time as you get comfortable. ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 14, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: David Oscar Tags: featured happiness health and fitness psychology self-improvement meditation mental health mindfulness self improvement Source Type: blogs

How Taking Baby Steps Helped Me Achieve Financial Health
Over the years, I have realized how much my mental state has been crucial to other areas of my life including my productivity. My mental state drives my physical fitness or working at home with kids successfully. So, it’s been no surprise to me recently that financial freedom could help address issues with my financial health. And how do you do it? By taking baby steps. Personally, I decided to follow the Dave Ramsey baby steps method, but I found that the biggest attribute lies in taking small steps to achieve the desired outcomes. Let’s begin. Why Baby Steps Equip You To Succeed You may remember the Pick ...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 11, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: BenTejes Tags: career featured money and finance productivity tips self-improvement financial health Source Type: blogs

How to Get Started Teaching English Abroad if You Have No Experience
Teaching English in another nation is an easy way to travel the globe without having to save thousands of dollars or have years of experience as a teacher. All you need is an online TEFL certificate and the ability to communicate in English. The rest is easy after you've checked those boxes. When you begin teaching English in a foreign country, you will be able to spend your weekends exploring your new surroundings. If you pick China as your teaching location, for example, you will have the opportunity to travel across East Asia, including Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea.You may be able to save thousands of dollars by te...
Source: PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement - July 4, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Esme Gelder Tags: career featured self education self-improvement success english abroad Source Type: blogs