<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Personal-Improvement on Luke Hebert</title><link>https://lukehebert.com/tag/personal-improvement/</link><description>Recent content in Personal-Improvement on Luke Hebert</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://lukehebert.com/tag/personal-improvement/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Centering</title><link>https://lukehebert.com/post/centering/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lukehebert.com/post/centering/</guid><description>Centering is the mindfulness practice of bringing your awareness into the present moment to establish mental stability and inner calm.</description></item><item><title>The Inverted-U Model</title><link>https://lukehebert.com/post/the-inverted-u-model/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lukehebert.com/post/the-inverted-u-model/</guid><description>The inverted U-model, also known as the Yerkes-Dodson law, states that performance increases with physiological or mental arousal, but only up to an optimal point. When levels of arousal or stress become too high, performance begins to decline efficiency drops.</description></item><item><title>Assertiveness</title><link>https://lukehebert.com/post/assertiveness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0000</pubDate><guid>https://lukehebert.com/post/assertiveness/</guid><description>Do you consider yourself to be assertive? And what does being assertive mean to you? Does it mean exercising your rights all the time, every time?</description></item></channel></rss>