Tag: encouragement
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Failure Can Be Our Teacher, Here are 7 Reasons Why You Need to Embrace It.
Does the thought of failure, ever stop you when it comes to trying something new, reaching for a goal or chasing a dream? We are told that failure is a normal part of life, but why is it seen in such a negative way? Why is it that we want to avoid it, and even…
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A Reminder For When You Feel Left Behind
Do you ever look at the progress others are making in life, goals or achievements, and suddenly think “I am so far behind”? I can relate. Maybe you set yourself some New Year’s resolutions, or goals for the year ahead, and somehow you already feel like everyone else is miles ahead of you. It’s frustrating…
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Before You Step into The New Year …
Do you want to finish your year well? Do you want to end it with gratitude, and walk into a new one with hope? In the next couple of days, as I have done, make some time to sit with your year, however it was for you, before letting it go. As you wrap up…
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This is A Life Changing Mental Shift.
“Begin your day with an ‘I get to’, mentality instead of an ‘I have to’ thought process, … I GET to go to work. I GET to have a busy day. Whatever it may be. We often dress our opportunities as stress, but they are in fact blessings.” – Dr Caroline Leaf Mic drop. Did…
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Shape your Growth
You are constantly changing, whether you want to or not. You can choose how you grow, or allow your life to shape you. The choice is yours. – Carrie Baker When I was growing up and going through a certain stage of life, I can clearly remember my mum telling me that I had a…
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One Step at a Time
I have struggled with this lately. Like, really struggled. I wanted to be further along on my journey, closer to where I want to be. I spent most of the summer learning and absorbing and dreaming about my bigger picture goals. Ask me what I achieved this summer…. The answer is this: Not a whole…
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Small wins
Hey there, how is your week going? Busy?? Sometimes we are so busy, that we miss the small wins in life, that are worth celebrating. There are time we need to do a speed check and slow things down a little. Growing houseplants, and taking care of them, has taught me about slowing down, and…
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It’s Time to Take a Leap of Faith Towards Your Dream
Hey dreamer, How are you doing? Are you moving toward that beautiful dream? Do you feel ready for the next phase? You have taken steps toward your dream and given yourself permission to chase those things in your heart. Next there comes a point at which you need to cross an invisible threshold. You go…
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Kindness is a weapon…
Be a light to those Who’ve lost their way Let love and kindness Lead them on To brighter places And better days – Carrie Baker I wrote this short poem while I was getting ready for my day, as I was thinking about a recent ‘about me’ blog post I wrote (you can read that…
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Hi! I’m Carrie…
You may be new around here, or maybe you’re an old face looking in to see if I’m actually going to do anything… at all, with my pages. Let me introduce myself, because I don’t think I have really done that yet! As you already know, my name is Carrie. At the wonderful age of…
Carrie Baker - The Growth Collective 