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.
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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.
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?
Which Debt Should You Pay Off First?
Should you start with the smallest balance or highest interest rate?
Should you pay off your debts with the highest interest rate first? Or the debts with the smallest balance? Let’s see how much of a difference it makes.
Why I Never Run Out of Toothpaste (but Should)
It’s not intentional. That’s part of the problem
Take a lesson from my shaving kit: If you grab a task at random to work on, you’ll stay busy, but you’ll never get anything done.
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.
5 Reasons You Need Progress, Not Perfection
Starting gets things done, not waiting for the stars to align
If you want to get things done, focus on making progress, not on making something perfect.
The First Step to Changing Your Life
Change has one requirement, and it’s not January 1
Change can happen at any time. If you wait for Jan 1, you’re just procrastinating.