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Faster Isn’t Always Better: Why Delaying Gratification Pays Off
You’re craving something sweet – what do you reach for? You’ve got a choice: a slice of chocolate cake or an apple. The cake will quickly satisfy your sweet tooth, but the apple is the healthier choice. What you decide to eat determines whether you want immediate gratification or can hold out for a delayed benefit. Choosing dessert is an example of how gratification plays a part in your everyday [...]
New Year’s Resolutions
Are you getting ready to make New Year's Resolutions for 2015, but are still haunted by failures in past years? What will make this year different? Your problem was probably not a self-control issue, but a goal issue. In this video, Grant Stenzel lays out three important steps to making your resolutions a positive and successful experience. By setting achievable goals that are dependent on you and having a friend [...]
How to Rival Sibling Rivalries
Siblings may share genes, but they are unique individuals. These differences may be noticed early on or much later in life, but either way, they often lead to fights. Sibling rivalry is normal – no household is always like Leave It To Beaver – so it’s important for parents and siblings to know how to take on the tussle. Although rivalry and fights are to be expected, parents have [...]
Give to Receive: The Best Way to Pay It Forward this Holiday Season
You’ve been out all day shopping in crowded malls, navigating terrible traffic, and you’re chilled to the bone. A hot latte is just what you need. When you pull up to the Starbucks drive-thru, there’s a line stretching out of the parking lot. Anxiously crawling up to the window, all you want is your drink and to get home. But then, the barista tells you that your drink has been [...]
Addressing Alcoholism: How to Help Friends or Family with a Drinking Problem
We make choices every day on how to cope with stress. Some people use sports, the arts, or other hobbies to take their minds off of their problems, but what about the people who turn to alcohol? There’s a difference between having a social drink with friends after a long work week and needing alcohol to get through the day. It’s important to notice the signs to make sure your [...]
How to beat the “Winter Blues” for Good
Are the dark, grim winter days getting you down? Are you dreaming of sunshine? Many living in the Midwest look forward to Spring. However, for the 10 million Americans who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, spring cannot come quickly enough. Seasonal Affective Disorder, commonly known as SAD, is a disorder that affects a person’s mood and is caused by light deprivation. Therefore, people begin to feel depressed beginning in the fall [...]