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Have you ever taken the time to wonder who is the #1 person to help you celebrate good news? All too often, our spouses are too preoccupied, our family members are too busy, and our colleagues are too envious to give us genuine kudos for a job well done. Worse, some will even turn a good thing bad by responding with nasty little comments. You’ve probably heard things like “Good luck with all the late nights!” after you announced you were promoted to the next echelon at work? Yeah…

Life is so full of things to do that it sometimes seems impossible to find time to exercise. But what if we thought about exercise a little more expansively — not just as trips to the gym with getting dressed, warming up, working out, cooling down, showering and so on. What if we also thought about getting exercise as finding ways to increase movement during the day WHILE we are doing all those important chores?
Wrinkling your eyebrows? Let me illustrate with something I do every day – making cappuccino for lunch.

I love that clean slate feeling that comes at the beginning of a new year! It helps me turn away from difficulties and face possibilities. It also helps me forgive myself for past mistakes and feel empowered to do better moving forward. And yes, it inspires me to make a resolution of some sort, usually related to health and self-improvement.

But if you’re like me (and pretty much everybody I know for that matter!), you may need a little hand with your resolutions. So before a “same old same old” feeling ruins your positive vibes, here are 3 suggestions to consider.