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Various Tips OnReinventing Yourself

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Table Of Contents

Page 3 - A List Of Popular Online

Courses For Empty Nesters

Page 5 - Tackling The Physical Aspect

Of Self Development

Page 7 - Midlife Change Reinvent

Yourself With This Self-

Improvement Guide

Page 9 - Self Help Strategies To

Alleviate StressPage 11- 5 Easy Personal

Development Tips For A

More Fulfilling Life


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A List Of Popular Online Courses For Empty Nesters

Once the children are out of the

house, you and your spouse will

definitely find yourselves with

too much time in your hands

that you have no idea what to do

with. At first, you will likely be

going at each other, scrutinising

the others personality,

wondering what you liked about

each other in the first place.

Then after that, you both get tired of it and decide to make better use of your

free time.

The thing is, you can better manage being empty nesters by preparing for it early.

Say, on your childs last year at home, start making plans with all the extra time

and money that youll have. One of the productive things you can do is to expand

your knowledge about a wide variety of subjects (not necessarily academic ones)

that interest you. You can reserve your weekends for those short courses

available at a local university or the Y, or you can sign up for online courses and

have the advantage of a wide range of courses to choose from for self-

development.

Listed below are some of the most popular online courses that older people sign

up for.

1. Healthy Relationships 101 For a lot of empty-nesters, the dynamics oftheir relationship change the moment their children leave the house. For

starters, discussion topics are no longer concentrated on childrens needs;

hence, lessons on how to maintain or work towards having a healthy

relationship are quite in demand.
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2. How to Improve Memory With fewer concerns to think

about, a lot of empty nesters

start worrying about the

decline of their memory and

the possibility of developing

memory deficiency. An online

course on how to improve

memory helps mature people

stay sharp.

3. How to Start Your Own Business This is also another course that a lot ofmid-lifers sign up for since around this time in their life they already feel

like they have the experience and are more sure of themselves. They are

willing to explore and are no longer that afraid of making a big change,

career-wise. This course provides a good foundation for those who want to

finally become their own boss and become savvy enough to really let their

business plans take off.

4. Drug and Alcohol Abuse 101 As people get older, developmental expertsclaim, they develop a burden to give back to the world and strive to helpothers get their lives in order. Online courses on drug and alcohol abuse

can help train them into becoming counsellors and support group

moderators.

All the extra time you have is the perfect opportunity to redefine your lifes

purpose; theseonline coursesare short ones but they will definitely do you a lot

of good.
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Tackling The Physical Aspect Of Self-Development

Some say change has to come from within, but

many add that change has to manifest physically

as well. The American show How Do I Look?

always stresses the importance of letting the

physical aspect reflect who a person truly is, for

it really does seem that there are so many great

people out there who struggle to create an

impact because others just cannot take them

seriously. For example, an incredibly intelligent

mother finally passed the bar exams and

became a lawyer at the age of forty-three; she

definitely had the smarts, but all the people

whom she had dealt with expressed uncertainty

about whether she had the savvy to handle their

cases or not because she looked like an

overworked lunch lady instead of a powerful attorney. While she may have made

progress for having passed the exam and starting her own practice, her physical

appearance surely did not reflect it.

Self-development should be a holistic manifestation because one aspect can

impact others, as the case of the 43 year old mother/lawyer illustrates. It cannot

be helped as the outward appearance is really the first thing people see.

According to studies, visual impact is at least as important as verbal impact;

people will very quickly make assumptions based on a persons facial expressions,

the clothes she wears, how well groomed she is as well as her body language.So,

even though its always a delightful surprise to discover a persons great value

underneath the veneer, a lot of times, however, people find it hard to move past

appearances and really get to the core of a person.

Those who have given up on making the effort to look nice or even just

presentable are rarely seen as people who have transcended the conventions of

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never a good representation of themselves. The lack of effort can mean that they

do not want to be seen, or they really just do not have consideration and respect

for the people theyre dealing with and if that is the case, what kind of

development is that?

So if you wish to present yourself

well at all times, be taken seriously

and appear ready to accommodate

important life changes, it is

imperative that you make the effort

to look good and presentable.

Otherwise, youll be making it harder

for others to really get to know youbetter and that will not be an

advantage to you. Theres no need

for drastic changes to look approachable or accessible simple efforts can make

a world of difference; proper clothing, grooming, body language and facial

expression never fail to do the trick.

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Midlife Change Reinvent Yourself With This Self-

Improvement Guide

For a lot of people, once they hittheir forties and fifties, their lives

instantly slow down. According

to psychotherapists, however,

the midlife chapter is the perfect

time to reinvent, as during this

time, people already have the

wealth of experience they are

more self-confident andunapologetic for what they are

capable of as well as for their limitations. Because of this, making a big move and

doing what they have always wanted can be so much easier.

Life can truly begin at forty and if you wish for this to happen to you (have a fuller,

more exciting life, continue learning, et cetera), and here is a self-improvement

guide to launch you towards that path.

1. If youre looking to become your own boss and start a business, do theresearch before you plunge. According to Vicky Taylor, 55, former insurance

analyst and now business owner, reading books, taking classes and online

courses on running a company as well as writing a business plan helped a

great deal in making sure she had the skills and knowledge for her tea

room. Doing this also provided her confidence to feel in control.

2. Try not to focus on how hard the changes will be. Karla Freeman,psychotherapist and author of Creating Magic in Midlife states, If you only

focus on how much time or effort it will take to put your plan into action

and make it happen, youre not going to want to do it. One of the effective

solutions for this is to alternate the hard tasks with the enjoyable and

relaxing ones to gain balance.


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3. Align yourself with thepeople who can enrich you.

Do away with the pessimists

and cultivate a relationship

with those who will provide

you the encouragement and

support you need for the

change. It also helps to find

the people who are already in the field of work or interest you want to get

into; theyll serve as great resource people so you can get launched into the

life you want with ease.

4. When you hit your forties or fifties, its okay to finally put yourse lf first. Bythis time, your children will likely be in their late teens and will have to be

independent soon; use this time to focus on yourself and put your needs

first (at least part of the time)without feeling guilty in doing so.

5. Create a new look for yourself as this will do wonders with how youperceive yourself. This is one of the reasons why TV shows like How Do I

Look? and MTVs Plain Jane are very popular its because lookinggood on the outside really helps people feel good inside. Its not just vanity;

its about creating a balance where the outside reflects the inside, and vice-

versa.

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Self-Help Strategies To Alleviate Stress

Stress happens to everybody, and a poll conducted by the American

Psychological Association reveals that people are feeling it now more than ever

and women in particular are bearing the brunt. Statistics show that more than

80% of women in the United States report having prolonged stress about money,

the economy, their families, health problems and the future. With the effects of

the global economic slump six years ago, it seems like it cant be helped that

people worry greatly about all these matters.

It is never good to constantly be

under a lot of stress; it has severe

health effects and may cause theflare-ups of pre-existing health woes,

which is why it is imperative for

people to know how to manage

matters and stay calm when things

get crazy. Here are self-help

strategies studied by psychiatrists

and psychologists that are deemed effective in helping people deal with stress

better.

1. Keep a diary. If you cannot quite put a finger on the source of the tightmuscles, anxiety and all the negative energy, write down every time a

situation makes you feel stressed. Afterwards, say at the end of the week,

go through your notes and see if there are obvious patterns, then come up

with ways that will help you structure your behaviour should you find

yourself in the same situations in the future.

2. Learn that you cannot change other peoples behaviour but you can modifyyour own behaviour and actions. If other people are stressing you out,

minimise your interaction with them, or if they start acting a certain way

and it aggravates you, take that as your cue to leave especially if youre not

the type to confront people about their actions.
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3. Find an outlet. Studies show that this is a great strategy in displacingnegative energy. Rob Thomas, the vocalist of MatchboxTwenty, claims that

song writing gets rid of all the anxiety he feels about things he has no

control over but once hes put out all his negative emotions in a song, he

finds moving on so much easier. For stress, exercise is a great outlet and it

even provides the benefit of releasing toxins from the body. Prayer also

works, especially for those who believe in a Higher Power who has control

over all the workings in the universe.

4. Get enough sleep and takerelaxation seriously. Sleep is a

major stress-buster for it can

cut down stress hormone

levels. The key is once you

start feeling sleepy, just let it

overtake you. If watching a

little TV helps you wind down,

do so but stick to something

light and relaxing, like comedies instead of shows or movies with riveting

plots.

5. Be watchful of your posture. Breathing controls the heart rate and oxygenflow. People hunch whenever theyre stressed, which slows down the flow

of blood that delivers oxygen throughout the body. Good posture makes

sure that youre automatically oxygenated, which helps relieve anxiety. So

always keep those shoulders back whether youre sitting or standing.

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Five Easy Personal Development Tips For A More

Fulfilling Life

A lot of people find themselvesstumped or stagnated in a phase

where everything has become

routine and they are no longer

willing to explore more of what life

has to offer. Many women actually

feel this once they have become

mothers and their personal needs

are now secondary to their childrenand husband. Its easy to notice

when a womans real personality has been taken over by the role and duties she

has a mother she no longer cares much about how she looks and she may no

longer know what she truly wants as an individual. It all is quite noble to put

others first, but many women claim that while theres a deep sense of joy in doing

that, they also wish they had taken time to really develop a personality not

dictated by their role as a mother or wife.

If you want to have a fuller life and develop into your own person but are not sure

how to proceed, the following tips from life coaches or mentors will help you on

your way.

1. Its never too late to become what you could have been. Just think about iteven an 81 year old woman can complete university studies. If youre a

Christian, you probably know that Moses, the Israelite who led an entire

nation out of slavery, began his work at the age of 80. If youre nowhere

near those ages, you can still pursue higher learning or anything that you

have always wanted to try in life but have never gotten around to because

you put other peoples needs first.
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2. Take small steps towardspersonal development. Sometimes the little stepsare the catalysts for total change. If you want to present a new you but

have no idea where to start, look at yourself in the mirror and make some

changes with how you look. This is basically the very reason why make-

overs are so popular because changing a look never fails to lead people

to a different perception of themselves.

3. Write down your barriers and concerns. Putting them on paper will getthem out of your head and into the open where you can start dealing with

them. Think of all the tools youve used in the past to overcome these

obstacles and all other available self-help solutions.

4. Dream big. If you want to start yourown business, envision yourself

successful and your services or

products greatly in demand. By doing

this, you will likely come up with a

plan that excites you.

5. Act your way into the life that youhave always wanted. Use every dayto follow your bliss for example,

gather inventory for your business.

According to psychotherapists, Pretending to be the person you want to

be strengthens your action and builds your sense of self.

Once you take the first few steps to personal development, momentum builds

and things start happening. You will begin to see yourself in a new light and be

happier with what and who you are.
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