If you reflect on the thoughts that motivate you, you’ll likely find that the majority are focused on wants and needs.

You want to advance your career, so you decide to work harder. You want to attract a desirable mate, so you push yourself to exercise. You want to have more money, so you search for ways to cut costs and earn more through investments.

This is perfectly natural, but it isn’t conducive to happiness. When you constantly focus on what you don’t have, life can seem hopeless. No matter what you accomplish you will always want more, more, more.

That’s why Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. It’s a day dedicated entirely to the gratefulness that we blatantly neglect for most of the year. That and the food.

Here are my top 10 things to feel grateful for this Thanksgiving, in no particular order: Click here to continue »

Reading is all about information. It’s not about the number of words you read, but the amount of value you extract from them. The key to improved reading comprehension isn’t moving your eyes across a page more quickly. It’s about creating a mental framework that helps you process words and ideas.

With a bit of practice, anyone can read faster and more productively. The steps outlined below will help you to extract the maximum amount of information in the least amount of time. Click here to continue »

Nobody likes making mistakes. But, unless you want to go through life as a complete recluse, you are guaranteed to make one every now and them. If you learn from mistakes correctly, they can propell will you forward.

You must also realise that mistakes are an essential part of self improvement. Don’t be overwhelmed with guilt and regret, analyze how you can learn from them. Click here to continue »

Choose one of two ways to get off to a great start.

The first is to dive in; tackling whatever is in front of you. You might check your emails. This is an interesting beginning as it is always possible something fun and new came in since you last looked.

Another scenario is firefighting. Firefighting is the act of facing and finding quick fix solutions for all the
emergency situations that seem to be coming at you from unknown sources. These urgent problems can also eat up an alarming amount of your work day.

Maybe you are fighting fires. Are you facing and finding quick fix solutions for all the emergency situations that seem to be coming at you from unknown sources? These urgent problems can wreck havoc on your time. Click here to continue »