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5. Exercise and Diet: Just 30 minutes of walking five days a week can reduce stress, tone your muscles and rejuvenate the spirit. A diet rich in fruits and vegetables reduces the risk of heart disease and cancer, helps slow down the aging process, helps to keep weight at optimal levels and boosts the mood.

Now that's not so hard is it? Just remember these five steps and you can change your life!

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4. Centering: Whether it's through meditation, yoga, mindfulness, tai chi, prayer or being in nature, centering restores your mind, body and soul. Anything that deflects you from the relentless, judgmental inner dialogue elicits the relaxation response, a brain state that is opposite of the body's stress response. When you realize that although you have thoughts, you are not your thoughts, you can get in touch with the peaceful center at your core and live creatively in the present moment.

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3. Gratitude: When you wake up in the morning, where does your mind go? If you immediately being to worry, you’re off to a bad start. Think of three things you're grateful for before even leaving the bed, and at the end of the day think of at least one thing that surprised or delighted you. Research shows that grateful people are more motivated, efficient, healthy and happy.

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2. Friendship: Human beings are social animals, and research shows that connection to loved ones is one of the most important keys to health and wellbeing. It's a great way to reduce stress, and even if you don't have time for extended visits, even a short, meaningful conversation can revive the spirit and remind you that at the end of the day, love is what matters most.

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1. Recognition: If you learn to monitor yourself during the day, and do something to fill yourself up when you're running on empty, you'll be a much happier and more efficient person. Take a 10-minute walk, do stretches at the computer, eat a healthy snack, pat your pooch or call a friend; you'll find yourself in the zone where inspiration flourishes and you feel content, present and ready to live at your peak.

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If you feel overwhelmed with life and like your energy reserves have bottomed out, take heart. There's hope for putting the juice back into your life.

Keep reading for five simple steps for banishing burnout and reclaiming the creativity, contentment and empowerment that are your birthright as a human being.