Category: Maybe It’s Just Me
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How to Overcome Perfectionism
I’ve been a perfectionist for as long as I can remember—always caring about what other people think, worrying about being judged, and overanalyzing everything. As a kid, I never raised my hand in class even if I was 99% sure I knew the answer. In my success-driven mind, every bad score on a test meant…
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20 Things You Learn While Living in NYC
Having lived in NYC for nearly five years, I feel ready to write this article. Let me start by saying that I grew up on Long Island so the city was just a train ride away. I didn’t come here from Oklahoma expecting this fabulous Sex and the City lifestyle filled with Cosmos, shopping and…
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Feeling Lost? How to Find Yourself and Get Back on Track
You may not realize it consciously, but we all have a story in our minds; a story of how we believe life should be. For many of us, it sounds something like: Do well in school, go to college, get a good job, fall in in love, and live happily ever after. For some, it…
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4 Surprising Health Benefits of Gratitude
In honor of Thanksgiving, I wanted to take this opportunity to talk about gratitude. With countless podcasts, books and Ted talks on the subject, it’s no secret that practicing gratitude is important. But how many of us actually do it? As you grow up, you learn that life can go from 100 to 0 (and…
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