Megan Ruffino

Megan Ruffino is a life and personal success coach, solo traveller, and writer based in Australia. She helps women find clarity and strength while navigating the challenges of loving someone with an addiction. Through her blog Happiness Is a Decision, Megan shares insights on personal growth, empowerment, and living a life of purpose—from the inside out.

Breaking big goals into small steps

Breaking Big Goals Into Small Steps: The Key to Actually Achieving Them

Big goals are inspiring — but they can also feel overwhelming. This guide shows you how to break big goals into small steps, with science-backed strategies, real-life examples, and common pitfalls to avoid. Learn how small actions create momentum and lead to lasting success.

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Accountability and Reflection: The Secret Sauce of Goal Achievement

Motivation fades, but accountability and reflection keep goals alive. In this guide, you’ll learn why these two practices are the secret sauce of goal achievement, plus simple ways to use them, common mistakes to avoid, and reflection prompts you can start today to stay on track.

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How to find your core values and why they matter for goal setting

How to Find Your Core Values (and Why They Matter for Goal Setting)

Most goals fail because they’re not aligned with our core values. This guide explains what values are, why they matter, and how to uncover your own. Discover practical exercises and examples to set meaningful goals that stick — plus a free worksheet to guide you.

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Trying to fix your partner exhausts you

Why Trying to Fix Your Loved One is Exhausting You — and What To Do Instead

So many women find themselves caught in the role of “fixer.” Whether it’s a partner battling addiction, a child making reckless choices, a sibling who’s chronically broke, or a friend whose relationships are always in tatters — we pour our energy, time, and even money into trying to solve their problems.

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What’s Holding You Back? How to Uncover and Transform the Beliefs Blocking Your Goals

What if the real block to your goals isn’t what you’re doing—but what you’re unconsciously believing? In this post, you’ll uncover the internal scripts shaping your results, then rewire them into empowering beliefs aligned with who you’re becoming. Includes a free worksheet to guide your shift.

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The Think, Feel, Act Cycle – A Deep Dive on Thoughts

The Think, Feel, Act Cycle, also known as the self-coaching model developed by Brooke Castillo, consists of five key components: circumstances, thoughts, feelings, actions, and results. It emphasizes that our thoughts, not external circumstances, determine our experiences. By becoming aware of and changing our thoughts, we can transform our emotions, behaviors, and outcomes, leading to a more positive life.

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Presence

We spend so much of our time wanting to be somewhere else and absent from where we are right now. So many of our thoughts are either in the past, mulling over what has happened, regretting or trying to re-write the past. Or, our thoughts are focused on the future worrying about stuff still to happen and meeting our troubles halfway. We are missing out on the gift of the present.

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Help! The Internet says that I’m a controlling woman.

OK. So yesterday I ran face-first into an ugly truth about myself. Truthfully, I was actually guided to the realisation by someone close to me and I thank them for it. I hope. Well. Yes. I thank them for pointing out a huge area of potential growth for me but I am a bit annoyed that it may give them an (undeserved) opportunity to feel smug and righteous. Defensive? Who me?

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How to help people who have experienced tragedy

A tragedy is something that hopefully only occurs rarely or not at all in our lives or the lives of our loved ones. However, there are times when tragedy strikes close to home and we need to be there to support our loved ones. With so little experience at dealing with tragedy, thank goodness, there is little wonder that we may not know what to do or say to help when faced with it.

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