Holly Scherer

Writer - Teacher - Coach at hollyscherer.com: Inspiration and Freedom to Follow Your Dreams! Stop waiting to live life to the fullest - be healthy, achieve your goals, and find financial freedom today.

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10 empowering books to read during times of crisis

10 empowering books to read during times of crisis

No matter who you are, where you live, how much you make, and where you came from, life is going to throw you challenges from time to time. Job loss, health problems, financial struggles, losing loved ones, and global health crises happen to all of us. But no matter how scary it feels, there is so much within your power and you can come out the other side stronger. One of the best ways to do this…

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How to thrive during the holidays when it feels like the world is falling apart

How to thrive during the holidays when it feels like the world is falling apart

Around this time last year, I sent an email to my readers with tips for surviving the holidays. I gathered several wonderful resources, which I’ll share below, and felt proud of the helpful content I’d provided. I imagine that we all have something we dread about the holidays and I felt like I’d covered all the bases.

If you read my recent post on holiday budgets, you learned my secret that I…

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Start enjoying the holidays again with these holiday budget tips

Start enjoying the holidays again with these holiday budget tips

Ah, the holidays … good food, family time, twinkly lights, and for some, a lot of stress. You know that you should probably start discussing your holiday budget, but who wants to deal with the disagreements, worry, and added pressure. Might as well enjoy the holidays and worry about the budget when the bills show up in January, right?

As adults, we experience varying levels of stress when it…

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How to change black and white thinking & improve your life

We’ve all heard things like—you need a college degree to get ahead—said with such certainty they seem like law. Learn how this black and white thinking limits your potential and how you can fix it.

Hi, my name is Holly, and I’m recovering from black and white thinking. I’m not exactly sure how, when, and where I learned to think this way. But looking at the divisiveness and anger surrounding the current issues we’re facing, it’s clear I’m not the only one who has fallen into the all or nothing trap. So today I’ll share a bit about how black and white thinking hurts us and what we can do to…

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The Good News about Impostor Syndrome

Have you ever felt unqualified, in over your head, or like a complete fraud? Psychologists call this impostor syndrome and this post is all about why it might be good for you.

When I started this blog in 2015, I kept in on the down-low. I wasn’t a writer and I didn’t have design skills. On top of that, I had absolutely no idea how to use WordPress. Needless to say, I was terrified that someone would notice and call me out. This wasn’t the first time I’d experienced impostor syndrome; but it was the most profound because this work I was putting out there was completely,…

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How to make an abundance of friends at every stage of adult life

Have you wondered why it’s so hard to make friends as an adult? Keep reading to find out and learn what you can do to build more meaningful friendships starting now.

Over the past 28 months, I’ve been enjoying deep conversations about making friends as an adult. While that doesn’t make me an expert, I’ve learned a lot about why we struggle to connect in adulthood. Through these conversations, I’ve come to realize that we share many of the same fears and hang-ups. As I recognized my own weaknesses, I found the courage to lean into them and in the process,…

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When good things end — Tips to help you cope

When good things end — Tips to help you cope

We’ve all been there. At some point in our lives, something we held dear came to an end. Whether it’s a relationship, job, or experience; letting go is never easy. Several years ago I realized something that’s made it easier to cope with endings. Keep reading to learn more.

I initially published this article in September of 2016 after a difficult ending to a two-week camping adventure. Since…

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10 Tips to Deal with Job Loss and Other Unwelcome Change in Record Time

10 Tips to Deal with Job Loss and Other Unwelcome Change in Record Time

If there’s one thing I know to be certain, it’s that change is inevitable. Everything could be going great, and in what feels like an instant, life as we knew it comes to a screeching halt. While this post is specifically about job loss, these lessons can be applied to any unwelcome change like an economic downturn, breakup, or life-threatening illness.

This article was initially published in…

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How to Eat Well without Spending Your Whole Paycheck

How to Eat Well without Spending Your Whole Paycheck

  Spend 10 minutes watching the news or scrolling through Facebook and you’ll quickly realize that there’s so much that’s out of your control. In 10 short minutes you’ll see evidence of greed, corruption, natural disasters, and disease. It can feel overwhelming for even the calmestof us. Although you can’t control the things in the new, there’s one thing you can control that’s even more…

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The secret to thriving on one income—especially when you have two

Most of us believe that we need multiple incomes to get by. Yet each year I see more people learning to thrive on one income. Here’s how they enjoy more family time and better work-life balance on half the income.

Until fairly recently, most American households survived solely on one income. I wasn’t alive then but I’ve heard stories about how things were simpler. Families shared one car, lived in smaller homes, and eating out was only for special occasions. Most meals were cooked at home with ingredients fresh from the garden. In their free time, the children helped out around the house, on the farm, or…

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How to improve your finances with a no-spend month

Do you ever feel like you’re spending more than you need to? Have you ever felt stressed trying to stretch your paycheck through the end of the month? Maybe you feel stuck in a financial mess and you’re not quite sure how to dig your way out. Or perhaps you simply want to build a cushion to help you whether the unexpected. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, keep reading to find out how…

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How to get more from books, podcasts, and courses

We all know the benefits of consuming positive and educational content. But don’t stop there. Learn how to get more with these simple tips.

I’ve been setting goalsfor close to a decade and in the beginning, I always had a goal related to self-education. Since it was something I could measure, I usually set a goal for a specific number of books. As each year came to a close, I often found myself scrambling to finish these books, breezing through the details, and forsaking other important parts of my life. After a couple of years of…

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Do More of What You Love When You Change How You Approach Tasks

Time is likely one of your most precious nonrenewable resources. And it’s something that every human gets the same amount of each day. Of those 24 hours, we all spend different amounts of time on tasks that are essential to our survival: working, eating, sleeping, and self-care. What’s left is discretionary time that we get to use on activities that bring joy and value to our lives.

We all…

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17 books to transform your life in just 15 minutes a day

17 books to transform your life in just 15 minutes a day

Reading has been an important daily habit of mine for years. Like most children who are exposed to books, I was obsessed. I not only loved to read them but also liked to play library with them.

After graduating from college and having read the world’s most boring textbooks, I quit reading for a few years. When I started again, I picked up deep stories like The Poisonwood Bible and The…

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How to break your smartphone addiction

How to break your smartphone addiction

When I’m writing a new post, I always create five titles and choose the one I think is best. The first title I wrote for this post was how to break your phone habit. But as I thought about it, it’s more than a habit for me at times. I have moments when I feel like I have a smartphone addiction.

Since Apple introduced Screen Time, I’ve paid much more attention to my smartphone usage. Every…

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What I learned on my journey to become more wholehearted

What I learned on my journey to become more wholehearted

Welcome to my personal journey to become more wholehearted. As a lifelong perfectionist, I’ve struggled with my sense of inherent worthiness. For most of my life, I believed that my value as a person was a reflection of my grades, appearance, generosity, job title, income, weight, and net worth. Then one day I realized the perfection I’d been chasing wasn’t an unattainable goal.

Letting go of

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5 Steps to Change Your Life with One Word

5 Steps to Change Your Life with One Word - Each year, thousands of people select one word as an intention for the upcoming year. Learn how to use your one word to make lasting change this year.

Have you heard about this One Word phenomenon? Around the world, people select one word to be their guiding intention for the coming year. Rather than setting goals or resolutions, they focus on this one word.

I first became acquainted with the idea of One Word in 2016 in a blog post by my friend Ashley. I was inspired by what she wrote and I promptly added One Word to my existing goal-setting…

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