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Bench Builders Business Coaching: Cultivating the Mindset of a Successful Entrepreneur with Joyce Marter

Outlet: Bench Builders Business Coaching In this episode, Mike speaks with Joyce Marter about the psychology of success. Joyce explains how our beliefs about money shape our business and financial success— in both positive and detrimental ways. She also describes her experiences as a founder of a fast-growing company and as a woman in business and … Read more

The Financially Independent Millennial: What You Need to Know About Living Well and Spending Less

Curiously enough, the basics of money management is not rocket science—set a budget, make more than you spend, have a savings account, pay off your debt, and plan for the future. It’s our psychology that can make our financial lives difficult. Popular radio host and author, Dave Ramsey believes that financial success is 20 percent … Read more

Weight Watchers: How to make lasting change

How to get focused on the goal you have in mind Joyce Marter, LCPC, licensed psychotherapist and author of The Financial Mindset Fix: A Mental Fitness Program for an Abundant Life, takes an action-oriented approach to goal-setting. “Set aside 30 minutes in the next day or two to create an action plan. Developing an action … Read more

Making Friends as an Adult Isn’t Easy, so We Came up With 102 Expert-Backed Ways to Do It

As COVID restrictions ease and many of us begin to feel more comfortable socializing again, it’s a great time to create and put effort into maintaining adult friendships. If you’re nervous or anxious about making friends as an adult, check out this piece from Parade featuring 102 ways to help! Read more here.

17 Therapists Share Their Best Tips For How To Keep a Journal (You’ll Want To Write These Down!)

Whether you’re new to the world of journaling or rekindling an old passion, writing down your feelings is a great self-care and coping tool. This article features tips for keeping a journal, and how to best connect with your thoughts and emotions in doing so. Read more here.

Healthy Boundaries and How to Define Them

The pandemic world in which we’re living can certainly take its toll on our mental health. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed by the loss and grief that we’ve been enduring both individually and collectively as a nation. Plus, some are continuing to navigate complex challenges as a result of the pandemic in relation to food, … Read more

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Mental Wealth: Harnessing the Psychology of Success

As an expert in motivational speaking, mental health speaking, corporate training and life coaching, Joyce Marter recently spoke around the country on the topic of mental wealth to both corporate audiences and counselors. As business owners, counselors, professionals, parents, friends and people, it is key to understand that we, ourselves, need to be our best … Read more

Time Management: How to Recover from the Disease of Being Busy

Many of us are suffering from the disease of being busy. Through technology, we are plugged into a never-ending stream of news and work and subsequently, we have become disconnected from ourselves and one another. The result is a national rise in loneliness, mental illness and addiction, which is costly to each of us on a personal, community and national level. In order to promote good mental health, work/life balance and personal and professional productivity, we must develop effective time management.

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How to Choose the Right Buyer When Selling Your Therapy Practice

In 2017, I sold Urban Balance, the counseling private practice I founded in 2004. I hired a business broker, worked closely with my CPA, and the process from start to finish took about a year and a half. I was fortunate to receive eight offers and I am very glad that I chose Refresh Mental … Read more