Flip A Coin

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If you have trouble making a decision, flip a coin. While you’re waiting for the result, your mind automatically starts to wish for what it wants.

Pin Your Shoulders Back

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If you get an anxiety or panic attack, pin your shoulders back. When you get these attacks your body’s natural reaction is to curl up into the fetal position, and by keeping your arms down and shoulders back, you send your body a deliberate signal to fight those tendencies and stay “in reality”.

Keep Your Shoes On

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Studying or working in your room? Keep your shoes on. Your mind associates having shoes on with being busy.

Line Tacos With Lettuce

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Making tacos? Line your taco shell with a large lettuce leaf. That way if the shell breaks, the lettuce leaf will keep the rest of the fillings contained.

Drop A Battery

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Drop a battery from six inches off the ground. If it bounces once and falls over, it’s still good. If it bounces around more than that, it’s dead or on its way out.

If Someone Gives You A Great Gift

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If someone gives you a great gift, take a photo of yourself enjoying/using it and send it to them. Sometimes that speaks louder than simply saying thanks.

Turn All Your Hangers Backwards

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At the beginning of the year, take a minute to turn all your hangers backwards. When you wear anything, turn it back. In six months you’ll see everything you don’t wear. Unless you have a reason to save it, donate it.

Bonus Episode: The ABCDE Model

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Estimated Reading Time 7 Minutes Hey You! My name is Emily Romrell. Welcome to a bonus episode of The Vibrant Life Podcast. That’s right, Peeps. This week you get two…