How to Stay Productive in Troubled Times
Distressful situations are a fact of life- a human predicament that seems hell-bent on blocking our attempts towards personal nirvana and impairing our ability to function. Though it may be unpleasant to have to stop and collect yourself in response to a personal difficulty, there may be times when you may not even have that “luxury.”
If you find yourself in an usually stressful or painful situation, yet still need to maintain some level of performance in either your personal or professional life, then keep the following four tips in mind: Read the Rest of This Article »
3 Ways To Be The Architect Of Your Own Life
Architects are skilled in planning, design, and oversight. Architecture isn’t just limited to the construction of buildings. For example, often visionaries are architects of their generations. When you look at the leaders of yesterday and today, such as Henry Ford, Bill Gates, and Steve Jobs, they are architects of sorts. They planned, designed, and oversaw huge transitions that, in many cases, redefined how we function and process reality on a daily basis. Similarly, we can be the architects of our own lives.
Here are 3 ways to awaken your inner architect! Read the Rest of This Article »
How To Make Every Day a Fresh Start
5 Common Characteristics of Ineffective People
I don’t know about yourself, but I’ve lived most of my life being oblivious to the fact that if you want to get the same results as somebody else then all have to do is do the same things that they did. In other words, people who get similar results have similar habits. Therefore, if you want to start a successful business then all you need to do is copy what somebody else did to start their own successful business. If you want to become the number 1 Cup Stacker in the world then all you have to do is take the same steps as the current number 1 Cup Stacker did. Read the Rest of This Article »
Feeling Stuck? 7 Ways To Make More Space in Your Life and Get Moving Again
Has it ever crossed your mind that you have no more room in your life? I mean, for anything – the good, the bad…nothing. Stick a fork in you. You’re done.
If you sense that you are absolutely full to the brim with too many worries, stresses, projects, friends, things to do, bills, and more…read on.
Even good stuff takes up space – so all the hopes, dreams, your health, your children, the vacation you want to take…
Everything you do, your thoughts, your relationships, the people around you, the world – it’s all a little too much sometimes.
So the question is…how can we make more space and time for the good stuff? You know…that stuff that doesn’t weigh you down, but inspires you and makes you excited to wake up in the morning?
You need to find or make more White Space in your life. Read the Rest of This Article »
Don’t Go it Alone: How Other People Can Help You Reach Your Goals
Do you have a tough time accepting help?
A few years ago, I thought that achievements only really “counted” if I did everything alone. I was afraid that accepting help would make me look weak. But the truth is, getting help isn’t a sign of weakness – it’s a way to maximize your potential.
Getting help can cover a whole range of situations, so let’s take a look at some of the most common ones. Read the Rest of This Article »
4 Things that Keep You from Your Goals
We’re getting dangerously close to the end of 2011. If you made any New Years resolutions this year (and if you read this blog, I’d wager there’s a pretty good chance you did), how are those coming along?
If you’re like a lot of people out there, you might find that those hopeful thoughts in January are starting to get replaced by excuses or maybe even a sense of defeat or futility.
But why is is that people don’t achieve their goals? What keeps them stuck, unable to lose that weight, make more money, find the love they really want, or do the countless other things to make themselves happy?
Here are the 4 things that keep most people from reaching their goals. Read the Rest of This Article »
How to Stay Motivated on Big Projects
When you’re working on something big, you often start off with great intentions … only to find your motivation gradually slipping away.
Whether you’re studying for a qualification, tackling a mammoth project at work, or writing a book in your spare time, you’re only going to succeed if you can stay motivated. (That’s particularly true of goals where you haven’t got a boss/parent/mentor checking up on you…)
So, here’s how to keep going: Read the Rest of This Article »
5 Things That Are Destroying Your Success
Many of us want to be successful but come across a lot of challenges along the way. Most times the challenges we face can be controlled by us. Sometimes we forget that it is the simple things that are stopping us from getting the success we want in our lives. Below I have listed five things that you must not do in order to make sure that you get the success that you deserve. Read the Rest of This Article »
How to Avoid Information Overload
As people who are interested in personal development, we’re all seeking out ways to improve ourselves. And there is definitely a ton of information out there to meet that demand. In fact, there’s so much that it can be hard to process it all. Ironically, this information overload is often most responsible for people’s lack of progress.
If you think that having a wealth of information at your fingertips full of wonderful, new, engaging ideas 24/7 (like the internet) is always a good thing, think again. Read the Rest of This Article »
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