I’m not going to tell you how he did all of this quite yet. Instead, let’s pretend that you’re writing a novel– we’ll come back to Trollope in a minute. So obviously, you want to break down your goal into smaller parts than “write a 50,000-word story”. How would you do this? Continue reading
Before you can improve anything, you must have awareness of where you are. Awareness is the first essential step in any kind of development, and you could break it down into various types. But there are three particular types of awareness which relate to productivity, and journaling can help you achieve these. Continue reading
Are you going after too many different goals right now? Do you have a long list of projects that you rarely make any progress on?
There’s no “perfect” number of goals … but, generally, the fewer goals you have, the higher your chances of succeeding with each. Continue reading
Pick your friends with care—they create the environment in which you will either thrive or wilt. Give everyone the opportunity to be a friend, but share your dreams and goals only with those who value them as much as you do. Continue reading
Instead of realizing their dreams, too many people never get started, too busy, instead listing all the reasons why they cannot achieve their dreams.
Things like:
I do not have enough money.
I’m not talented. Continue reading
Often, it’s easy to feel motivated and inspired at the start of a new goal: we start new diets on Mondays, or begin new years’ resolutions on January 1st, and things go smoothly for a few days. Sadly, that initial enthusiasm soon wanes – and it’s easy to end up abandoning our goals. Continue reading
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