Why You Don’t Need New Stuff to Be More Successful
The Gearing Up Fallacy
You probably have everything you need to be successful. You just need to stop looking for magic feathers.
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Satisfaction is as Simple as Making a Better Choice
Life is an integrating function, not a step function
Sometimes, we make choices we’re not happy with. Happiness can be as simple as making a better choice.
Are You Too Comfortable to Change?
A little discomfort can make you go a long way
Sometimes we’re not committed to change because things aren’t really that bad. What we need is to make the status quo a little less comfortable.
5 Powerful Things That Happen When You Celebrate Progress
Mind more than the gap
We often fixate on the gap between where we are and where we want to be. We shouldn’t forget about how far we’ve come.
Is Productivity Just a Thing You Do at Work?
And just what is “productivity”, anyway?
We tend to think of productivity as something that we do at work, or something that is most applicable to work. What about the two-thirds of our lives we spend away from work?
Why Are We So Bad About Reaching our Goals?
These common mindsets can give fear the fuel it needs to hold us back
Every year, we set goals and get off to a strong start in January, then things start to fizzle out in February. Why are we so bad at reaching our goals?
Have You Found Your Groove or Are You Stuck in a Rut?
How two competing needs help you grow
Our need for Safety and Security likes what is familiar. Our need for Variety drives us to explore the unknown. These needs work together to help us grow.
How Do You Feel About Your Goals?
Thinking they’re a good idea isn’t enough
Thinking your goals are a good idea isn’t enough. You need to have a strong emotional connection to them, too. That’s when you find the strength to change your life.
How Scrooge’s Haunting Will Make You Change Your Life, Too
You might need more than one night, though
Ebenezer Scrooge had a clear vision of his past, present, and future and implemented a massive change in his life. So can you, if you make the same connection he did.
The Time Travel Mistake that can Secure Your Destiny
Small changes have a powerful impact over time
Time travelers are always concerned about changing the present by making some small change in the past, but we never think that we can seriously change the future by making some small change today.