My whole life I always wanted freedom. Like true freedom, the kind where you wake up and anything is possible. I always had problems trying to be athletic, I had asthma and big clunky legs that seemed to have a mind of their own😂 This lead me to constantly research health and wellness, different types of exercises and stretches. I had a rocky foundation pertaining to family so I always suffered from emotional control issues. I’ve been depressed for months, broke my hand from anger outbursts… So I searched and worked on ways to master my mind.

“Super-Human”

I never went the medication route because I always felt like it was cheating. I wanted to master my mind on my own terms. One of the first things I picked up was meditation, which allowed me to harness my focus and in turn have a better handle on my mentality. I’ve learned these tricks to help me when meditating. <ul><li>Focus on the air entering, and exiting the nostrils… Cold in, Warm out</li><li>If a thought pops into your mind acknowledge it, but let it leave the mind with your next breath out. Bring your focus back to the nostrils. </li><li>Practice everyday even if only for a few minutes. It will get easier</li></ul>

Un-limiting Your Mind

There are a ton of ways to exercise your mind and it’s important to keep up with it. If you don’t use it you lose it!! Our brains are so cool, they can become experts at whatever we tell them to do! Keeping your brain on it’s toes is key.<ul><li>READ! Reading and writing are excellent ways to keep your mind running smooth</li><li>Be creative! If you have a thought or idea follow it to the end! Don’t give up! </li><li>Test your memory! Even if it’s just with names when you meet new people, a sharp memory leads to a sharp mind!</li><li>Learn something! It could be anything and it’s better if your interested in the topic</li></ul>

Mental Exercise 

I’ve done weight lifting, yoga, running, stretching, hiking, cold training, and even some calisthenics. Getting my body into shape has been a struggle, but anything is possible if you are dedicated! From my experience cold training is one of the best things you can do for your body. It’s uncomfortable and intense but if you focus on your breathing and be persistent crazy things start happening. You begin to enjoy it, your energy levels increase, and it also has amazing effects on the mind as well! <ul><li>Breath: Through the nose, into the stomach. Tighten the muscles around your lungs as you breath</li></ul>

Body Positive

I’m doing another slide on the cold cause it’s THAT GOOD! When you breath in feel and tighten the muscles in your back and shoulders and rib cage and hold as you breath out. You will begin to feel warmth and blood rush through the body. <ul><li>Wim Hof: If you don’t know of him look him up! The original Ice Man! He’s the man that connected science to the cold and how capable our bodies are of enduring it. Because of him the positive effects of the cold have been PROVEN! </li></ul>

Into The Cold

Exercise is super important for tons of reasons. Staying active and expelling energy, balancing hormones leading to more positive mentality, and even extending your capabilities. The thing is we don’t always have to do the same exercises, be open and try new things! But most importantly make sure you enjoy the exercises so that you have a good connotation on physical activity. So make sure you have fun and break a sweat!

Exercise 

One of the most overlooked things in the fitness industry is fasting. I’m not sure about how it works on the female body but for men it works wonders! Especially if you are overweight, fasting is the easiest way to get into shape. I’m not up to date on all the science behind it but I know what it’s done for me. I did a few 40+ hour fasts and what I noticed was the longer I fasted the better the results. My brain actually got faster, my testosterone increased (I was weight training at the end of my fasts), and my mood was also boosted. I’ll go into more detail in the next slide.

Fasting

Fasting is a form of meditation. To abstain from food. When you are fasted the body uses fat as fuel. With the food and constant consumption today it’s a good thing to fast and let your body purge for some time. After you’ve done a long fast you feel the body processes speed up and become more efficient. If you are thinking this is an unsustainable way to lose weight you are dead wrong. The positive effects on the body and mind that fasting has makes it almost impossible to regain weight, ESPECIALLY if you follow through and obtain your goal.

Fasting 2

Over my journey these are some of the things that I’ve used to enhance my abilities and become a stronger man. I’ve pushed to become a better person my whole life in order to achieve my goals and what I’ve realized is that it’s all connected. The way you treat yourself, the things you put ur energy into, all have an effect on who you become. For me I want to reach my potential, so I put my energy into my own training. I would rather have nothing but be mentally and physically capable then to be rich and useless. You never know what tomorrow brings so invest in yourself!!

Conclusion 

I’ve spent my whole life improving myself in any way I can, and these are some of the things I’ve learned! 

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Making myself a top tier human

<ul><li>Incorporating pleasurable activities into your workout routine increases adherence to a regular workout schedule. </li><li>Makes excersize feel lesss like a chore. </li><li>Leads to better performance. </li><li>Enhances overall well-being. </li><li>Can decrease the risk of burnout and injury by making the workout less monotonous. </li></ul>

Why pleasure is useful

<ul><li>Builds physical and mental toughness</li><li>Helps to reach new levels of fitness</li><li>Improves ability to handle stress</li><li>Indicates when you are working at the right intensity level</li><li>Helps to achieve progress and reach fitness goals. </li></ul>The key is to push yourself but also listen to your body and avoid injury.

Why pain is useful

It's important finding a middle way between pleasure and pain when it comes to exercise. Also, it's important to:<ul><li>Push yourself to work hard during your workout but also to listen to your body and avoid injury.</li><li>Find an exercise routine that is challenging but also enjoyable.</li><li>Incorporating recovery time and stretching for preventing injury and improving performance.</li></ul>Balance is key, and it's important to find a workout routine that is sustainable and can be followed consistently over the long-term

Finding a middle way

Every strenuous exercise involves some mixture of suffering and pleasure. The key to sticking with it is getting the balance right.

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How Painful Should Your Workout Be?

"Dream as if you’ll live forever, Live as if you’ll die today!"

”You can’t be afraid to fail. It’s the only way you succeed. You’re not gonna succeed all the time and I know that."

”Nothing is given. Everything is earned."

”People will hate you, rate you, shake you, and break you. But how strong you stand is what makes you."

40 LeBron James Quotes That Will Inspire You To Keep Going

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LeBron James Quotes That Will Inspire You To Keep Going

Ideologues are people who pretend they know how to "make the world a better place" before they've taken care of their own chaos within

Sometimes it seems the only people willing to give advice in a relativistic society are those with the least to offer

Dreams shed light on the dim places where reason itself has yet to voyage

<ul><li>No one standing still can triumph, no matter how well constituted</li><li>Eat a fat and protein heavy breakfast as soon as possible after awaken (no carbohydrates, no sugars, as they are digested too rapidly, and produce a blood-sugar spike and rapid dip</li><li> Anxious and depressed people are already stressed, their body therefore primed to hypersecrete insulin if they engage in any demanding activity </li><li> Excess insulin will mop up all their blood sugar</li><li> They become hypoglycemic and psycho-physiologically unstable </li></ul>

Rule #1 Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulder Back

If you're number 1, highest level of status<ul><li>If you're male, you have preferential access to the best places to live and the highest quality food. People compete to do you favours. You have limitless opportunity for romantic and sexual contact. You are a successful lobster, and the most desirable females line up and vie for your attention</li><li>If you're female, you have access to many high quality suitors: tall, strong, and symmetrical; creative, reliable, honest and generous. And like your dominant male counterparts, you will complete ferociously to maintain your position.</li></ul>

Rule #1 (continue)

<ul><li> Ancient part of your brain watches how you are treated by other people</li><li>It renders determination of your value and assign you a status</li><li>If you judge as little value, your brain restrict serotonin availability</li><li>Makes you reactive to any circumstances that might produce emotion</li><li>You need that reactivity, emergencies are common at the bottom, and you must ready to survive.</li></ul>

If You Let Yourself Treated Badly By Others 

<ul><li class="ql-align-justify">Doing unto others as you would have them do unto you</li><li class="ql-align-justify">He whose life has a why can bear almost anyhow </li></ul>

Rule #2: Treat Yourself As Someone You Are Responsible Helping

Violence is the default. It’s easy. It’s peace that is difficult: learned, inculcated, earned.

<ul><li>When people have a low opinion of their own worth—or, perhaps, when they refuse responsibility for their lives—they choose a new acquaintance, of precisely the type who proved troublesome in the past. Such people don’t believe that they deserve any better—so they don’t go looking for it</li><li>People create their worlds with the tools they have directly at hand. Faulty tools produce faulty results. Repeated use of the same faulty tools produces the same faulty results. It is in this manner that those who fail to learn from the past doom themselves to repeat it</li></ul>

Rule #3: Make Friends With People Who Want The Best For You

<ul><li>“It is only right to see the best in people. The highest virtue is the desire to help.” But not everyone who is failing is a victim, and not everyone at the bottom wishes to rise, although many do, and many manage it</li><li>Before you help someone, you should find out why that person is in trouble. You shouldn’t merely assume that he or she is a noble victim of unjust circumstances and exploitation</li><li>If you have a friend whose friendship you wouldn’t recommend to your sister, or your father, or your son, why would you have such a friend for yourself?</li></ul>

<ul><li>It’s appropriate and praiseworthy to associate with people whose lives would be improved if they saw your life improve.</li><li>If you surround yourself with people who support your upward aim, they will not tolerate your cynicism and destructiveness</li><li>But mostly they are dragging you down because your new improvements cast their faults in an even dimmer light.</li></ul>

When you dare aspire upward, you reveal the inadequacy of the present and the promise of the future. Then you disturb others, in the depths of their souls, where they understand that their cynicism and immobility are unjustifiable. You play Abel to their Cain. You remind them that they ceased caring not because of life’s horrors, which are undeniable, but because they do not want to lift the world up on to their shoulders, where it belongs.

A book on 12 rules to live better life, and create order from chaos

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Understand yourself and those around you.

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Books

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER  #1 INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER What does everyone in the modern world need to know? Renowned psychologist Jordan B. Peterson's answer to this most difficult of questions uniquely combines the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the stunning revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Humorous, surprising and informative, Dr. Peterson tells us why skateboarding boys and girls must be left alone, what terrible fate awaits those who criticize too easily, and why you should always pet a cat when you meet one on the street. What does the nervous system of the lowly lobster have to tell us about standing up straight (with our shoulders back) and about success in life? Why did ancient Egyptians worship the capacity to pay careful attention as the highest of gods? What dreadful paths do people tread when they become resentful, arrogant and vengeful? Dr. Peterson journeys broadly, discussing discipline, freedom, adventure and responsibility, distilling the world's wisdom into 12 practical and profound rules for life. 12 Rules for Life shatters the modern commonplaces of science, faith and human nature, while transforming and ennobling the mind and spirit of its readers.

Jordan Bernt Peterson is a Canadian psychologist, author, and media commentator. He began to receive widespread attention in the late 2010s for his views on cultural and political issues, often described as conservative. Peterson has described himself as a classic British liberal and a traditionalist.

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12 Rules for Life

Worrying is a natural human tendency, but it can become overwhelming and interfere with daily life. Here are some 7 practical tips to help you stop worrying about everything:

How to stop worrying about everything in 7 practical ways

1. Identify the source of your worry. Understanding what is causing your worry can help you address the issue and find a solution.

2. Practice mindfulness. Being present in the moment can help you focus on the present rather than worrying about the future or dwelling on the past. Techniques such as deep breathing and meditation can be helpful.

3. Challenge negative thoughts. Often times, our worries stem from negative thoughts and irrational beliefs. Challenge these thoughts by asking yourself if they are realistic and if there is evidence to support them.

4. Set aside worry time. Schedule a specific time each day to think about and address your worries. This can help you compartmentalize your worries and prevent them from overwhelming you throughout the day.

5. Seek professional help. If your worries are interfering with your daily life, consider seeking help from a therapist or counselor. They can provide support and guidance to help you manage your worries.

6. Focus on what you can control. We can’t control everything, but we can control our reactions and attitudes towards things. Instead of worrying about things out of your control, focus on what you can do and take action.

7. Try to find a positive perspective. Instead of fixating on worst-case scenarios, try to find a positive perspective on the situation. This can help you feel more in control and less worried.

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Mindfulness

How to stop worrying about everything  in 7 practical ways 

Burnout is mental exhaustion that can lead to serious mental, physical, and emotional side-effects. Burnout occurs when you're under severe and constant stress. Addressing and monitoring these negative feelings is the key to moving past them.While confronting stress <a href="https://www.eleanortypes.com/post/Tracking-Your-Stress-Levels-To-Improve-Burnout-Recovery">may seem uncomfortable </a>at first, it's not an admission of failure. Instead, it's acknowledging that you need to take care of yourself.

Tracking Your Stress Levels To Improve Burnout Recovery

Your levels of stress will vary depending on what's going on in your life. Ignoring warning signs can have a serious impact on your physical and mental wellbeing. Here are some warning signs that you're approaching or experiencing burnout:Overwhelmed: Regularly burdened, even by simple tasks.Unmotivated: Focus is at an all-time low.On Edge: High anxiety, low recharge success.Fatigue: Tired even after resting.Withdrawn: Pulling away from others, even your usual support system.Sickly: Aches, pains, and sick days.

Ignoring Signs of Burnout

The goal of <a href="https://www.dummies.com/article/body-mind-spirit/emotional-health-psychology/emotional-health/stress/monitor-your-stress-with-a-stress-journal-164562/">a stress journal</a> (also referred to as a stress diary or stress log) is to keep a record of how stressed you are throughout the day and what circumstances increase these feelings.This doesn't have to look polished! Write down the time, event, and how it made you feel. You can also add from 1 - 10 how stressed it made you feel or the importance of the event to your day. Above is my personal example!

1) Maintain A Stress Journal

A "<a href="https://www.nami.org/Blogs/NAMI-Blog/January-2022/Understanding-Mental-Illness-Triggers">trigger</a>" activates a feeling within you - the term is typically used for stressors that activate trauma, anxiety, or stress. Identifying these can help you track instances where you feel overwhelmed.Here are examples of how you can identify what's really bothering you:<ul><li>Do the dishes stress you out as much as cleaning your work area?</li><li>Does your work ethic suffer more when you're put on certain types of projects?</li><li>How long do you put off some tasks more than others? What finally convinces you to complete them?</li></ul>

2) Identifying Triggers

Mindfulness, put simply, is the practice of being present. Find an exercise that helps anchor your mind in the present, through physical and mental connection.The <a href="https://www.brandonjonestherapy.com/post/the-five-senses-countdown">5 Senses Countdown</a> is a great beginners way to cope with anxiety and feeling overwhelmed.Take a deep breath. Now, find:<ul><li>5 things you can see</li><li>4 things you can hear</li><li>3 different textures</li><li>2 different smells</li><li>1 thing to name</li></ul>Combine deep breathing exercises with mindfulness practices like the 5 Senses Countdown.

3) Mindfulness Exercises

There isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to stress recovery; your method of relaxation will also need to be adaptable.Music: make a playlist that calms you or hypes you up.Get Togethers: Plan time with your support system.Retail Therapy: Some people feel better when they buy comfy clothes, make a purchase they've been saving up for, or even spend time in a public place.Naps: Sleeping is the human equivalent of “have you tried turning it off and on again?”

4) Updating Your Solutions List

Sleeping is the human equivalent of "Have you tried turning it off and on again?"

Any schedule comes with stress. Ignoring burnout symptoms can seriously impact your well-being.Monitor what increases negative feelings so that you can build a recovery plan that works for you at the time.

Staying Conscious of Your Stress Levels

Stress is something we all experience. Find a healthy way to reduce your stress levels and monitor potential burnout.

Tracking your stress levels can help reduce the lasting effects burnout has on your physical and mental health.

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Tracking Stress Levels To Improve Burnout Recovery

Assurance of my worth, my value; to know I am worthy of happiness, of joy and fulfillment. Being enough by myself, not needing to continuously feed my arrogance; being resilient.

Self-respect

Confidence in the functioning of my mind, in my ability to think, understand, learn, choose, and make decisions; confidence in my ability to understand the facts of reality that fall within the sphere of my interests and needs; self-reliance.

Self-efficacy

Having a high self-respect, usually helps having a high self-efficacy.Having a high self-efficacy and a low self-respect, means having a big ego.

As a general rule

• Refuses to ask for help.• Denies weakness.• Denies pain.• Declares that failure isn't an option.• Hides mistakes.• Focuses on what others think, and tries to impress everyone.

A big ego

“There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow men. True nobility lies in being superior to your former self.”

“It would be hard to name a more certain sign of poor self-esteem than the need to perceive some other group as inferior.”

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Personal Development

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Communication

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The Essence of Self-Esteem

The first category of religions asks us to look at the highest good we can imagine and align ourselves with it. If we do this we wont need to worry about our day-to-day existence. They differ in moral principles but are similar in that if we follow the principles that the collective agrees too everything will work out to the greater good. Faith is key to staying aligned, and able to meet and become with God. All of the religions with star symbols, even those with multiple gods, fall under this category because theyre just fragmented stars across the metaphorical night sky of our consciousness.

Top-Down Spirituality

The second category of religions asks us to ground and become aware of the smallest things, notice our breath and the mind body connection. Through that practice develop the ability to notice everything else. We are called to build awareness until we understand causation and only embrace actions aligned with our natural rhythms. They differ slightly in practice depending on where on earth they developed, but similarly call to opening our eyes to reality and be able to flow with lifes cycles, see visions for how to move forward in the world, leading to an awarness that we are all one with God.

Bottom-Up Spirituality

Spirituality informs inspiration; the poetry of the finest elements, glowing and alive. Different paths towards the same end, Inward to reach the ultimate oneness around us, or outward to reach the ultimate oneness within us. Clearly the paths relayed here are only a sketch for a multi-dimensional truth relayed in a 2D array, an alternative to conformal mapping, in the sense that they achieve exactly the same results by a different path. Theyre both frameworks for cultivating practices, awareness and vision to ease human suffering and enable us to move towards more fulfilled lives.

The Ultimate Oness

Spirituality informs inspiration; the poetry of the finest elements, glowing and alive.

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Religion & Spirituality

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Habits

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Science & Nature

The 2 Spiritual Paths On Earth

Most people associate success with money, power, or material gains. I would argue that its more about the internal gratification rather than the externals, its about small or big progressions that u urself set to achieve and feel fulfilled while on the journey to acheive them.When u are content then u get to enjoy the journey with the ups and downs, with the riches and burdens, and most importantly u get to share these moments with the ppl u meet along the way. In my opinion this sense of belonging is the real success that can never be taken away from u regardless of where u end up.

How You Define Success Defines You

Internal success is a mirror of ur self-development and isnt always in alignment with the image u portray to the world. As an example, the lessons gained from experience, working on new skillsets, time management, getting out of a possessive relationship, setting self boundries, letting go of toxic obsessions; and the list continues. These are all huge 'internal' successes. Should they be polished and flashed upon the world like medals? or stacked inside a rare collection library to be shared with a selected few that deserve ur attention and understand ur struggle, as unique as they are?!

Internal Success

Then comes the external success, the one that has to do with how others percieve us. The end goal is to relay a certain image, and is always translated into power as a measure of success. Most humans are greedy when it comes to power, u noticed, and power can be broken down into one or several gains of the following.. wealth, intellect, political influence, social influence, physical strength, or gains of arms. To be portrayed as successful in the current hyper capitalistic world is to gain such power or influence; is there a way to do so without being internally corrupted in pursuit of power?

External Success

Power does not corrupt. Lust in a position of power, corrupts power. Feeding ones ego through lust for power is a shortcut to obtaining this man-defined success, also manipulating others perception is another shortcut. This conflicts with the prerequisites of internal success, cuz it relies entirely on how others percieve us. Since our reality is shaped by our subconscious if we are not as pure intended as we relay ourself to be, we wont be content, and if we are not content we cannot feel true joy, a precondition for bliss, and in that case worldy success and power will never seem to satisfy.

Lust For Power

Lust in a position of power, corrupts power. A fine line while in pursuit of success.

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Strategy

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Entrepreneurship

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Politics

Success & The Pursuit of Power

Every single one of your thoughts is either helping you move forwad in life or holding you back. Positive thinking is about favouring the one that moves you forward. And it's never too late to change your thoughts and reshape your beliefs to support, rather than hinder, yourself.
If you view something as negative, how can it also be positive at the same time? Therefore, how can one ever evaluate life as being positive, from a negative sense of perception?

Positive thinking

We learn to care about how others feel about us but avoid focusing on how we feel about ourselves. This creates a society in which people try to impress others in order to be liked, but deep down they remain unsatisfied because they don't like themselves.
We change ourselves to fit in, rather than changing the world by being ourselves.

We're conditioned to care more about what others think of us

To sustain happiness, you must work towards self-mastery. It's an inward journey that requires substantial spiritual growth.
Choosing empowering thoughts over limiting ones should become your natural way of thinking. You must make it a habit to look on the bright side of things and let go of the past; to stop living in the future and appreciate where you are and what you have right now; to withdraw from comparisons, and love everything in this world without condition. Embrace what is. 
This is what true happiness is. It's lasting and it occurs when you remain at the highest frequency.

What if you could feel happy all the time?

To recognise love in spite of criticism, you have to understand that everyone's perspective - including your own - is limited and subjective. 
People tend to fear what they can't understand. So make an effort to understand where your loved ones are coming from and what may be the root of their concern or cynicism.
If you want their support, you have to build their trust. You need to minimise their fear so that they have more faith. When they have more faith, they're more likely to show positive support that you want.

Facing Family

Be the best version of you that YOU can be. How can you learn to truly love yourself? How can you transform negative emotions into positive ones? Is it possible to find lasting happiness? In this book, Instagram guru Vex King answers all of these questions and more. Vex overcame adversity to become a source of hope for thousands of young people, and now draws from his personal experience and his intuitive wisdom to inspire you to: - practise self-care, overcome toxic energy and prioritize your wellbeing - cultivate positive lifestyle habits, including mindfulness and meditation - change your beliefs to invite great opportunities into your life - manifest your goals using tried-and-tested techniques - overcome fear and flow with the Universe - find your higher purpose and become a shining light for others In this book, Vex will show you that when you change the way you think, feel, speak and act, you begin to change the world.

Be the best version of you that YOU can be. How can you learn to truly love yourself? How can you transform negative emotions into positive ones? Is it possible to find lasting happiness?  In this book, Instagram guru Vex King answers all of these questions and more. Vex overcame adversity to become a source of hope for thousands of young people, and now draws from his personal experience and his intuitive wisdom to inspire you to:  - practise self-care, overcome toxic energy and prioritize your wellbeing  - cultivate positive lifestyle habits, including mindfulness and meditation  - change your beliefs to invite great opportunities into your life - manifest your goals using tried-and-tested techniques - overcome fear and flow with the Universe - find your higher purpose and become a shining light for others  In this book, Vex will show you that when you change the way you think, feel, speak and act, you begin to change the world.

Vex King is an accomplished writer whose work has resonated with readers around the world. Vex King has published several books that explore a range of topics, from fiction to nonfiction, and has received critical acclaim for the ability to weave compelling narratives. Vex King's writing style is known for its depth and authenticity, and has earned quite a loyal following of readers.

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Good Vibes, Good Life

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