From The Backyard To The World

A blog here to inspire and implement change in the world. "Be the Change you wish to see in the world" Gandhi

[nadeen-96]

Are you 'whole-hearted'?

Are you 'whole-hearted'? The details that are entailed in becoming a terminologist force me to become more involved with the world of language. Brené Brown, the research (story-teller) who became known for her TED talk on vulnerability...

The details that are entailed in becoming a terminologist force me to become more involved with the world of language. Brené Brown, the research (story-teller) who became known for her TED talk on vulnerability, used specific terminology, followed by their synonyms, to describe a humane process that we all struggle to comprehend. We might understand this process on an intellectual level, but we…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Power of Consciousness

The power of being conscious of the things, people, and situations around you can lead you to self-improvement or self-destruction. Like anything else in life, anything that’s done to an extreme is harmful. The question then becomes: How do I navigate the streams of consciousness and guide the details I see in my life to serve me better?

You have to educate yourselfabout the things that you’re…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Be the Master of Your Time

Be the Master of Your Time

There is a big difference in efficiency when you are someone who is able to manage your time well versus someone who is not able to do so. What is the secret that allows you to better manage your time? First, let us start  by defining what time is. Time in essence is the “indefinite continued progress of existence and events in the past, present and future.” What does that mean? This means that…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Study Finds Link Between Physical Fitness And Brain Health A new study investigates whether physical fitness correlates with the fitness of the brain's white matter, home to billions of connections between brain areas. Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.forbes.com

[nadeen-96]

Genetic Insight Is The Future Of Health And Fitness, And Here’s Why Personalization using our DNA is next step for wearables and fitness tech Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.forbes.com

[nadeen-96]

2018: Creating a Remarkable Life for Yourself Part 1

To be true to yourself, to say nothing but the truth and only the truth… Do you trust yourself? What does your word mean to you? To others? Are you trustworthy? These are questions that raise self-awareness and allow you to better understand who you are. Authenticity plays a big role in character development because it brings you closer to who you truly are. In your 20s, like many people, you’re…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

2018 Goals: The Power of Manifestation

Your goals, dreams, desires…imagine them all manifested and present in your life. This entails a lot of focus and a purpose driven mindset. It entails knowing yourself, who you are at your core, what your values are, and if you don’t currently have all of that it’s okay. You can work towards being the person with these values and these characteristics. What does it mean to manifest what you…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Home & Gym Full Body Workout This is a free guide for anyone looking for a full body day workout. Enjoy! Click here to download the workout.

[nadeen-96]

Emotional Maturity

We all know how “adulting” can suck sometimes. We have to learn to grow up, make tough decisions, and put our priorities first instead of doing the things we feel like doing. It’s much easier when we’re children, we’re free to do whatever we want and we have a sense of liberation and assertiveness in the way we go about life. A lot of that assertiveness is lost when we grow older. Certain things…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

A Beginner’s Guide to Working Out:

If you’re like a lot of people, you’re probably starting to work out and taking charge of your health. I am here to guide you and almost create your path of motivation and persistence during this uplifting time of year. Some simple guidelines for those who are still getting into the habit of taking charge of their health. Take the easy way out With new habits, especially ones that might require…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Making 2018 the Year for You: Self-love

Like me, you’re probably motivated and looking forward to the year. It’s completely normal, this happens every year, right? We start of the year super motivated, ready to attack and attain all our goals, but by let’s say March that motivation starts to go down and we start slacking off. Part of the things I want to personally become adjusted to and make it a second nature is practicing self-care…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

What is Victory?

http://www.nadeenrayan.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/Victory-Audio-2017-12-08-12.47-PM.mp3 I often sit and wonder, what it is to be vulnerable? Does it mean that I expose my feelings and my true self to anyone that I meet or is it putting up a wall and slowly letting it down as I get to know someone better? Is it a quality that’s only to be given or shared with close friends and family? Or a…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Finding your career identity

Who am I? What am I here to do exactly? These two questions are only the tip of the iceberg. There are so many more out there that lead to answers that I tend to discover along my journey. There is this constant pressure or push towards knowing what it is that you want. The thing is that there is also this tendency to want to specialize in something yet at the same time you’re expected to know a…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Self-Worth

What does it mean to be worthy or desservant of something or someone? I can’t answer that for everyone, I still struggle to define that myself, but I’ll tell you what I do know; Ill first start by describing the sensation of what it means to work for what you earn, and again this is subjective and can mean different things to different people. This is what it feels like it is at the moment for…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Building Your Confidence

Confidence is defined as the “state of feeling certain about the truth of something.” In the case of self-confidence, it means to be certain of oneself and one’s abilities to do something. Meaning that during a crisis we can say, “Whatever happens I am certain that I can handle what comes my way.” How do we build self-confidence? That’s the question that arises among many people who want to…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

Invest In Yourself: What to do

Invest In Yourself: What to do

We all hear the famous “invest in yourself, you get a better return in the long run” but what does that mean? How do we learn how to invest in who we truly are? What is it that we have to do in order to increase our efficiency and quality of life. I naturally went to google searching for answers and since I am still in my early twenties a lot of non-relatable suggestions came up. Nonetheless, I…

View On WordPress

[nadeen-96]

How to be more sociable around people you just met?

How to be more sociable around people you just met?

Our society puts great deal of emphasis on the soft skills needed to be acquired for proper and clear communication with others. Meeting new people, talking to new prospects and being able to carry on conversations with others, whom we might have just met, is an essential part of our present. This is not an easy task for some as it all depends on our personality types- whether you’re extroverted,…

View On WordPress