Procrastinator No More: New Habits that Lead to Success
Explore why we procrastinate and learn seven tips for breaking the habits that lead to unproductive behaviors. You’ll be encouraged to think about how putting something off might take longer than actually doing it, and get links to more than three resources to get you started with new habits.
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Positivity Within Reality
Our world needs more positive things such as kindness, grace, love, encouragement. But there is also a growing fear of expressing anything that isn’t positive. In this issue, you’ll learn about positivity and why we need to have a balance between true positivity and reality, and how to frame it so we are not suppressing real feelings. You’ll also get to know a woman who realized that what she thought was truth turned out to be a great deception, and hear how she’s spreading a new message.
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Getting Real About Self-Image & Our Worth
In this issue, we take a lighthearted look at the complicated emotions that go along with how honest we are about weight loss or weight gain and have a heart-to-heart about self-image. Explore why Michelle loves vintage cameras so much, and learn about the resource that was the inspiration for this blog.
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Priorities and What Really Matters
In this issue: Figuring out what really matters can be an emotional process. Learn how to sort through priorities and get perspective, challenge yourself to eliminate unnecessary possessions, and learn about not settling for more – yes, you read that right. Inspired Life: What Really Matters Life, Repurposed: Do I Have Too Much? Recommended Reading This blogzine content is on the podcast on iTunes, Google Play, and on YouTube as well!
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I shared a stack of books from my to-be-read pile on my social networks today. I asked followers which they would read first. Of the books, this was the most popular. I have not read it yet, but if you have, tell us what you liked about it! I'm starting it this week.
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Real Artists Don't Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age
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Bestselling author and creativity expert Jeff Goins dismantles the myth that being creative is a hindrance to success by revealing how an artistic temperament is in fact a competitive advantage in the...I have made my ebooks available for free in the Amazon Kindle Matchbook program. This means that when someone purchases a print book of one of these on Amazon, they may also download the Kindle version for no additional charge. This is an optional benefit that publishers may choose to offer.
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The Repurposed and Upcycled Life: When God Turns Trash to Treasure Through inspiration from God's Word, a generous dose of humor, and everyday examples, discover the joy-filled, hope-rich way of viewi...How big is your to-be-read pile? I have about eight piles. 😂 I am working through this one first. Which title would intrigue you the most out of these?
We don’t need to be chained to the junk in our past. By accepting that God has created us with certain differences from other people—things we might think of as flaws—we can move forward!
That’s life, repurposed.
I can’t believe it has been almost a month ago that I was in California. Still kind of jealous about their lemon trees. 🍋
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These are cute!How awesome are these flash card garlands? Made with vintage beads and flash cards. I don’t have any children and I’m thinking I need one for my house! #comeshopping #fallcreekwi #eauclairewi #fun #reimagineec #flashcards#schooltime#mathfun #garland#repurpose #alwaysthinking #becreative #outoftheboxideas
This table top is decorated with guitar picks. What a fun way to recycle old plastic cards! (See the post about the punch for this).
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One of my simple repurposing projects is turning used up gift cards and old credit cards into guitar picks. I have a punch similar to this one and I can get around 6 out of each plastic card. These are fun to sell or use as gifts in a little plastic zipper bag. They would also work for guitar pick art! I will post a photo for inspiration in a separate post. [Affiliate link]
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The Pick-a-Palooza - Easily Create Your Own Guitar Picks and More at Home or on the Road All guitar players know the feeling of being "pick-less" in a time of need. Whether you are about to perform th...