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 […]
Habits & Lifestyle Hacks
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 […]
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 […]
What Percentage of Your life do you Actually Control?
Your Goal Should be Maintenance Mode
In almost every endeavor, there is a immense progress, a pain period, mastery (or maximum personal performance) and then maintenance. Think about every thing that’s of great value to people. Being rich is no easy task, but what happens when you finally become rich? It’s easy to maintain. You have a lot of money to […]
Top 10 Habits to Stop Doing Now
Knowing the bad habits to avoid is often times more important than knowing the good habits to acquire. The reason is pretty simple. Avoiding bad habits allows you to acquire good habits. Here are ten common habits that we should all avoid. Not surprisingly, they are all time wasting habits. Take your time though. Rushing and scrambling is […]
How to Break Bad Habits
Don’t put all Your Eggs in one Basket
Learning to say No
Learning to say no is a very important skill that is somewhat over looked in everyday life. The conventional habits of conversation usually end with an apology after the word “no”. It goes something like this: “Will you come to the movies with us tonight?” Subject: “I’m sorry, I have to do a ton of […]