Confidence | Hip Over Fifty

The Most Effective Way to Overcome Your Fears

The most effective way to overcome your fears starts with turning off your negative fearful thoughts. Now that may seem pretty obvious, but when we’re confronting fears and beliefs we’ve had for decades, it’s not easy to turn that voice off. The voice in your head that says “I need…

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Here’s 8 Things That Are Actually Better When You’re Alone

When you’re alone you may think you’d be happier if you just had some company. But solitude has its charms and that’s the way to look at it if you want to feel happy on your own. As a die hard introvert, I secretly lust after some solid me time…

Confidence / Travel

The Truth About Travel Abroad? It’s a Game Changer!

What comes to mind when you think of travel abroad? Does travel abroad conjure up dreamy beach vacations or a big city cultural immersion? Or does it seem a little scary. Is traveling to a foreign country on your someday bucket list? Or is traveling abroad a “got to have it”…

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The 8 Self Help Books You Need to Play Life Coach

My recommendations come from personal experience. I took my first step restarting my life began over a decade ago. I remember reading one of Dr. Phil’s self help books – “Self Matters”. At the time he was a regular guest on Oprah and like millions of others I was…

Confidence / Midlife

Drop Those New Year’s Resolutions – Do This Instead

As the year comes to an end and the festive diversions wind down, what feelings come up when you think of the New Year? Are you making any New Year’s resolutions or do you avoid them like the plague? If there’s a time less suited to kickstarting a diet,…

Confidence / Midlife

It’s All in Your Head: What I Learned After Turning Fifty

What It Really Means to Turn Fifty If you’re approaching or have passed your fifth decade, being middle aged no longer seems like something that happens to someone else! It’s the middlepause. Fifty is proof positive we’re at the half way point of our lives. Ha, even that’s an ambitious…