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Proper running form
Tips for staying motivated
Importance of rest and recovery
Your influence
You can influence people and circumstances, but you can't force things to go your way:
- To have the most influence, focus on changing your behavior. Be a good role model and set healthy boundaries for yourself.
- When you have concerns about someone else's choices, share your opinion, but only share it once. Don't try to fix people who don't want to be fixed.
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Ruminating vs problem-solving
- If you are actively solving a problem, such as trying to find ways to increase your chances of success, keep working on solutions.
- If you're wasting your time ruminating and imagining catastrophic outcomes over and over again, recognize that your way of thinking isn't p...
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Stress management
You have to make time to manage your stress so you can operate more efficiently.
Exercising, eating healthy, and getting plenty of sleep are just a few key things you need to do to take care of yourself. Also, eliminate unhealthy coping skills, like drinking too much or complaining t...
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Establish what you can control
Recognize that in most situations, all you can control is your effort and your attitude.
When you put your energy into the things you can control, you'll be much more effective.
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Develop healthy affirmations
Develop a few healthy mantras that will keep you mentally strong. Those sayings will help you combat self-doubt, catastrophic predictions, and endless rumination.
Examples: "Make it happen" or "I hope I do OK today."
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Identify your fears
Think about what you could do when failure happens.
Usually, the worst-case scenario isn't as tragic as you might envision. Acknowledging that you can handle the worst-case scenario can help you put your energy into more productive exercises.
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Giving someone non-specific help
- Our loved ones often come to us in a moment of crisis. They're losing their job or need to pay someone back. We sometimes feel we have to give money or bail them out in some form. But after a time or two, you become the consistent rescuer while they continue in their unaccountable w...
Identity-based habits
The beliefs you have about yourself can drive your long-term behavior.
You could trick yourself into going to the gym or eating healthy once or twice, but if you don't shift your underlying identity, then it's hard to stick with long-term changes.
Additional tips:
- Find role models. Look for people who embody the qualities that you admire. Learn from them and model your own behavior after theirs.
- Be patient. It takes time and effort to develop good character. Don't get discouraged if you don't see results imm...
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