How to Find Quality Friends

Good friends make you laugh, hold you when you cry, and challenge you to be the best version of yourself, but they also boost your health.  Research shows that quality friendships in your 20s are a solid predictor of living to your 70s, and that poor social support has the same  mortality-risk equivalent as smoking 15…

Making Dreams Happen: Chapter 2

5 questions to ask yourself before jumping into something new.

Bloom Where You Grow Best

We’re a lot like plants. No, we’re not green and we don’t have leaves BUT we have a ton of other similarities. For example, we’re both completely dependent upon the nutrients we receive each day, we have complex biological systems running through us, and without the proper environments, neither of us can grow. Recently I’ve…

10 Quotes For When You Need Motivation

Stuck in a rut? Facing a tough decision? Not sure what the future holds? These quotes are guaranteed to get you thinking and leave you motivated. “The first step to getting anywhere is deciding you are no longer willing to stay where you are.” “If you want to succeed you should strike out on new…

Micronutrients: What Are They And Why Do We Need Them?

According to Merriam-Webster, micronutrients are a chemical element or substance (such as calcium or vitamin C) that is essential in minute amounts to the growth and health of a living organism. As opposed to their big sibling macronutrient: a chemical element or substance (such as potassium or protein) that is essential in relatively large amounts…

Setting Monthly Goals

I’m a tad bit goal obsessed. As in, I’m writing out my goals on a daily basis, letting them sit, reading them, and re-working them. It’s a habit, but I guess there’s worse things I could be addicted to, right? Something that’s seriously changed my goal-game is setting a monthly “focus.” This idea stemmed from…