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Creating an Effective Plan – How to Turn Dreams Into Reality – Part 2

The first part of this 3-part series on turning your dreams into reality showed you how to properly set goals. If you don't have a goal or remember how to set one, I would recommend reviewing How to Turn Dreams Into Reality - Part 1 before [...]

3 Ways to Eat Healthier by Your Next Meal

Everyone wants to eat healthier these days but not many people really know how. Avoiding fast food restaurants or eating foods labeled "organic" is a good start but it isn't enough. The good news is eating healthy is not difficult. Here are 3 ways to start eating [...]

Robert Chen2017-07-14T17:58:37-04:00Categories: Health|Tags: diet, eat healthy fast, eat less, eat less meat, eating healthier, eating healthy, eating less, flexitarian, food rules, healthy eating, michael pollan, packaged foods, vegetarian|2 Comments

Tired but Cannot Sleep? – How to End Sleeplessness Once and for All

(Lying in bed awake) Me: (to myself) I really need to sleep, I have to wake up early tomorrow morning. I don't believe it's already 2:21am. I am only going to get 3.6 hours of sleep... (more time passes) Me: (to myself) Why can't I sleep? [...]

Robert Chen2023-08-28T13:59:29-04:00Categories: Health|Tags: can't go to sleep, deep relaxation, fall asleep, fall asleep faster, insomnia, let go, letting go, mindful, mindfulness, sleep, sleep deprived, sleeping, sleeplessness, unable to sleep|385 Comments

How to Meditate for People Who Don’t Meditate

I was faced with a problem. How do I meditate when I've never really meditated before? What was meditation really? Do I just sit cross-legged and chant "om"? How do I know if I am doing it right? This desire to meditate all began when [...]

Robert Chen2017-07-14T17:58:47-04:00Categories: Health|Tags: breathe, breathing, gathas, Making Space, meditate, meditating, meditation, mindfulness, sit, sitting, stop, stopping, tame the mind, Thich Nhat Hanh|7 Comments

How to Tame Your Mind

Yoga Instructor: Breathe in through your nose ... breathe out through your nose. Me: (thinking) in through my nose ... out through my ... this is interesting, I am going to do this when I get back to New York ... wait ... I should [...]

Robert Chen2017-07-14T17:58:49-04:00Categories: Health, Personal Development, Professional Development|Tags: breathing, concentration, distracted, distraction, focus, meditation, mindfulness, multitasking, pranayama, tame the mind, taming the mind, yoga|6 Comments

How to Sleep Your Way to Success

If you think sleep is a luxury for people with nothing to do, this article is for you. In our society today, sleep has become equated with the lazy and we view those who can function with 4 or less hours of sleep as superheroes or [...]

Robert Chen2017-07-14T17:58:54-04:00Categories: Health, Personal Development, Professional Development|Tags: bad habits, change, goals, health, healthy lifestyle, high performance, Jim Loehr, peak performance, Power of Full Engagement, rest, sleep, sleep deprived, sleep more, sleeping, success, to-do list, Tony Schwartz|9 Comments

The Three Reasons Why You Should Sleep More

If you are getting 7-9 hours of sleep every day, stop reading this article now. If you're still reading, then you probably want to sleep more but for some reason can't justify it. Here are the three reasons why you need to sleep more starting [...]

Robert Chen2017-07-24T06:08:21-04:00Categories: Health|Tags: anger, bad habits, control, diet, fear, frustration, gym membership, health, healthy lifestyle, irritabile, retain knowledge, self control, sleep, sleep deprived, sleep more, starve, weight, weight control|4 Comments

Only You Can Control Your Weight – Believe It

You are probably reading this because you are interested in losing or controlling your weight. No matter how hard you try, you can't get to the weight you want. I've got some good news and bad news. The good news is, this short and simple post will [...]