What do we mean by Success – Blog 18: Your Personal Growth?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 18: Your Personal Growth?

James Sweeney

As people go through life, they quite often change, develop and grow. Life is one big learning curve at the end of the day and personal growth is essential to people. There’s always a lesson to be learned in life & they don’t always just show a mistake that has been made, but also an evaluation and modification that was made, as a result of the so called mistake. In saying that, can one’s personal growth be used as a measure of how successful or not they are in life?

This is what we’ll be looking at in today’s “What do we mean by Success?” blog!

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My Top 5 Stress Management Tips

My Top 5 Stress Management Tips

James Sweeney

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It’s no secret that 2020 has been a very stress filled year which has had such an effect on us not only physically but mentally too. I call it Coronavirus stress. It got me thinking, can stress kill you? So naturally I googled it and apparently it can lead to some pretty shocking effects on the body. We often forget how powerful the mind really is on our bodies. I think Stress management should be one of our top priorities to maintain good mental health. There are tonnes of articles on stress management online but I thought I’d put together some of the tips I use myself to help reduce my coronavirus stress.

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What do we mean by Success – Blog 17: Success as Self-Care?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 17: Success as Self-Care?

James Sweeney

Success, Happiness and Love. All are made out to be these grand, beautiful, life-changing things that one must seek and find in order to have lived a truly fulfilled life.

However, like with almost anything in life, meaning & importance are not fixed values but vary depending on your perspective which is also shaped by various factors such as your own values, life experiences, personality, beliefs, etc.

Thanks to James, I have the opportunity today to share my perspective on success with you.

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The Lockdown Reflection Poem – The Brown Minimalist

The Lockdown Reflection Poem – The Brown Minimalist

James Sweeney

Lockdown has given us all some time to take a step back and reflect on how we see ourselves, as well as how we live our lives. This time has been an enlightening experience for many and has led them to relight their creativity and passion for life itself. Today’s blog is guest poem by The Brown Minimalist, all about The Lockdown Reflection. I hope you all enjoy it!

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What do we mean by Success – Blog 16: Your Failures?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 16: Your Failures?

James Sweeney

Failure is something that we all face at one point or another in our lives and provides us with the opportunity to learn about where we went wrong, to ensure that we improve or learn a particular thing for the future. As we grow older, our concept over what the word “failure” changes, but can we use our failures as a measure of how successful or not we are in life? That’s what we’ll be looking at in today’s “What do we mean by Success?” blog!

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How To Kick Start a Minimalist Lifestyle

How To Kick Start a Minimalist Lifestyle

James Sweeney

Are you interested in finding out how to kick-start a minimalist lifestyle? Do you want to find out how to declutter your house? Do you need to rethink your approach to buying new things, or maybe how you see empty space? Then today’s guest blog, by the amazing “Mind. Beauty. Simplicity“, is the blog for you!

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What do we mean by Success – Blog 15: Your Grit?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 15: Your Grit?

James Sweeney

Grit is a trait that we commonly use and require in life, but can it be used to determine whether we are successful or not? Today’s blog in the “What do we mean by Success?” series is going to look at what we mean by ‘grit’, the effects that it has on our life and if we can use it as a measure of how successful or not we are in life!

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Is It Your Fantasy Self Talking? — Mind. Beauty. Simplicity

Is It Your Fantasy Self Talking? — Mind. Beauty. Simplicity

James Sweeney

A little below 30 degrees, wind & snow hitting my bare face as I look down the snowy mountain. Gripping my poles, I give myself a push & glide down effortlessly from side to side. I can barely see what’s in front of me. A white dusting is all that is visible. I close my […]

Is It Your Fantasy Self Talking? — Mind. Beauty. Simplicity
What do we mean by Success – Blog 14: Your Resilience?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 14: Your Resilience?

James Sweeney

Resilience is something that we all possess in life, some may be seen as being ‘more resilient’ than others, some conversely my be seen as ‘less resilient’ or maybe ‘not as resilient as somebody else’. So if it exists inside all of us, can we use it as a measure to determine how successful we are? That’s what we’ll be looking in today’s “What do we mean by Success?” blog!

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Sweeney’s Blogs Update – August 2020

Sweeney’s Blogs Update – August 2020

James Sweeney

Sweeney’s Blogs has gone through a lot of changes over the last few months, and I haven’t really taken the chance to sit down and discuss what has been happening with the page and where I am planning on going with it in the future! There hasn’t been an update post since April 2020, so here is a Sweeney Update for 2020!

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What do we mean by Success – Blog 13: Balance?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 13: Balance?

James Sweeney

Balance is something that so many people strive to meet in their life. To many, balance is like an ideal way of living, the balance between working and relaxing, the middle ground, so to speak. Can the balance that we maintain in our life be equated to our success? That’s what we’ll be looking at in today’s “What do we mean by Success?” blog!

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What do we mean by Success – Blog 12: Goal-Setting?

What do we mean by Success – Blog 12: Goal-Setting?

James Sweeney

Setting goals and milestones is a part of life that comes naturally to so many. Goal-setting allows us to plan the different paths and routes that we want to explore in life, so the question rises, can we use them to determine whether or not we are successful? That’s what we’ll be looking at in today’s “What do we mean by Success?” blog!

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Minimising Our Possessions in Lockdown – The Brown Minimalist

Minimising Our Possessions in Lockdown – The Brown Minimalist

James Sweeney

Do you ever wonder about how you can reduce the number of possessions you have? Have you got some stuff in a draw that you have wanted to get rid of for a while but just have never got around to clearing it? Well today’s blog, written by the Brown Minimalist, is the blog for you!

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Top Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep — Musings of a Milettennial

Top Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep — Musings of a Milettennial

James Sweeney

For the past couple weeks, I’ve been sleeping much better. I used to toss and turn, sometimes for hours every night, and now I fall asleep within minutes of going to bed. So I thought it was worth taking note of all the things I’ve been doing differently these past two weeks, in case they […]

Top Tips For A Good Night’s Sleep — Musings of a Milettennial