Motivation is more volatile than the stock market. Trying to motivate yourself using pure will power under unfavorable conditions is a losing battle. Sure, at times, you can pull all your resources together and muster up some heroic will power to motivate yourself. How often can you do that? Better yet, why would you have […]
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Three Things I wish I Knew right out of High School
High School was a fun time, but it was also arguably the most important time of our lives. The reason is because whatever we learn in high school is exactly what we’re going into the real world with. I’ve always been critical of how our educational system prepares young adults who are about to be […]
Being Consistent is more Important than being Effective
Why Relying on”Will Power” is a Terrible Strategy for Success
Having the ability to “will” our way to success sounds ultra romantic and is even included in the recipe of movies to create hero’s. They’re persistent and never give up, which is very admirable. However, as exciting and admirable as it sounds, it’s an ineffective and unrealistic tool to rely on and I’m going to […]
The Subtle Power of Single-Tasking & How to Avoid Multitasking
Growing up in a fast paced, industrialized world, we often find ourselves rushing from place to place. Distractions are everywhere. Media, entertainment, emails, text messages, phone calls, advertisements, are all just some examples of our distractions on a daily basis. How do we control these distractions that are thrown at us? The reality is, most […]
One Technique that will help you Stick to any Habit
The Power of Procrastination. How to use it in your Favor
Procrastination is something many students and young adults fall victim too. It usually happens in one of two ways. They get find themselves with a deadline for a project, put it off and end up having to rush it last minute. The second way is an appointment or a similar social engagement that you put […]
How Mindfulness can make you Superhuman
“Suffering usually relates to wanting things to be different from the way they are.” – Allan Lokos The Hidden Power of Mindfulness For years I’ve dismissed mindfulness as a corny pseudoscience for people who are attracted to religion and other metaphysical nonsense. This was mainly do to the type of people it attracts and the […]
Why your Expectations Shape the Quality of your Life
Our expectations aren’t often something we consciously think about. We even create them without thinking about it. So what’s wrong with that and why are our expectations the root of our emotional well being? So often we hear that anger, depression, happiness and other emotions are internal. The fact of the matter is that they’re […]
Five tips to Dramatically Boost your day to day Productivity
Productivity is one of the most important aspects of our life. Without managing our productivity, our leisure is limited and our work output is hindered. Here are my five simple, yet powerful productivity tips to help anymore become more productive. Wake up at the same time every morning Waking up at the same time every morning […]