Keep asking questions until you understand what happened and how to influence it. It’s a management technique that three-year-olds have down pat.
Personal Growth Post Archive
The First Law of Productivity
A proactive mindset is one of the best things you can develop to increase your productivity. Accept responsibility for what you do, and you can be unstoppable.
Two Questions to Let Go of Bad Decisions
We often feel trapped in old decisions, no matter how bad we feel the decision is now. Here are two questions to help you let go of the past and make a better decision today.
Are Imaginary Arguments Making You Miserable?
You have enough problems to deal with without making up new ones. Take a step back and consider why you’re doing it.
Push Through the Fog
When you’re in the fog, it’s easier than ever to give up. Focus on why you’re doing it and push through.
A Year without Credit Cards
Part of sharpening the saw is a willingness to experiment and tinker with how you do things, figuring out what works and what works better. We stopped using credit cards to see what happened.
How to Enjoy the Second Half of the Super Bowl
Decisions can be hard to weigh in the moment. Here’s a simple exercise that will help you determine how a choice can help you reach the right outcome.
Are You Driving on a Flat Tire?
When one of our basic needs isn’t being met, it’s like trying to drive a car with a flat tire. Stop and take time to fix it.
The Basic Human Needs that Drive Us
In 1943, Abraham Maslow described five fundamental levels of human needs. If you want to understand (or change) behavior, start by understanding the needs behind it.
How to Keep Your Cool Behind the Wheel
Don’t like who you are when you get behind the wheel? Here are seven things to think about to curb your road rage and keep your cool.
Take the Stairs One at a Time
Taking the stairs one at a time will affect how everyone perceives you, including yourself.
Respond Like Shaun, Not Bitzer
How we respond to adversity shows how we see our ability to influence our world. Adversity is a set up, not a setback.