mindset

Embrace the Freedom of Missing Out

Think of missing out as creating margin in your life

Don’t be so afraid of missing out on the best life has to offer that you crowd it out. Missing out makes room for the life you want to live.

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Why the Bison Faces Left (and You Should, Too)

How you face adversity determines how it ends

It’s no accident that the bison faces left on the Wyoming state flag, or that the U.S. flag on a soldier’s right shoulder is reversed. Which way do you face?

2:40 read (526 words)

How to Align Your Life for Peak Productivity

The 5 Levels of Planning an Amazing Life

When our actions reflect what’s most important to us, we not only get a lot done, we get a lot of the right things done.

4:10 read (839 words)

How to Take Criticism Like a Champ

Find the actionable message and ignore the rest

Properly given, feedback is actionable (if not humbling). When it’s awkward, you need to sort through their words to find the message.

2:45 read (555 words)

How to Kick Fear to the Curb in Just 5 Seconds

The 5-Second Formula for Action that will Transform Your Life

When you have the idea to do something bold, you have five seconds to act on it before your brain shuts it down. Here’s how to use that time to set things in motion.

3:35 read (723 words)

The Only Way They Can Insult You

No one gets under your skin without permission

The American colonists took the British taunt “Yankee Doodle” and owned it. They didn’t let the song insult them.

3:05 read (619 words)

Five Ways Gratitude Will Improve Your Life

The right attitude will reinvent every relationship you have

It’s not easy to develop an attitude of gratitude, but it will improve every aspect of your life.

3:00 read (607 words)

Have You Forgotten Why You Do What You Do?

Every challenge has a purpose. Do you still remember yours?

When did you last stop to think about why you make the tough choices you do? If you lose sight of your why, choosing the challenge may just be making things harder for yourself.

2:50 read (567 words)

How to Overcome Regret and Actually Be Happy

Get More Decisions Right and Worry Less About the Ones You Get Wrong

Regret focuses your attention on things you can’t change. Instead, get clear on your priorities, get more decisions right, and worry less about the ones you get wrong.

4:10 read (830 words)