Motivation is a feeling. The problem being, we all keep waiting to feel motivated to do the things we don't feel like doing. And that ain't ever gonna happen. Even though we know doing the thing is good for us, that it will bring us some benefit or result.
Read MoreBelieving in Karma is like learning the Golden Rule. It's just what we learn as kids, it's considered truth and we're not to question it, we're just to abide by it. Period, end of story.
Yes, this is all well and good. I leave a good portion of my life up to Karma. (I know for a 100% fact that a couple of very bad things have happened to me as a result of bad Karma juju I emitted to the world). Mostly, though, I believe in the Karma of kindness.
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Oftentimes, you don’t even realize how exhausted your brain has become, fallen victim to the overwhelm of so many choices day in and day out. Decision fatigue is a silent robber—it steals your mental energy and, over time, wrecks havoc on your productivity. See, when the amount of decisions we need to make gets too big, it can actually paralyze us into non-action.
Sound familiar? Next time you start to feel the load of choices starting to choke you, here’s a few tips to keeping it all together:
Read MoreIn honor of 4th of July, I thought a post on bravery was appropriate. Most of us don't know, nor will every know, the level of courage required to be in the military. But that's not to say each of us isn't fighting a tiny personal battle each day.
Read MoreIt seems we've fallen into the horrible habit of blaming others the moment our train starts to derail. Why do we do this? Why is it we opt toward blame the moment things go awry? Well, It's time to stop. Stop looking for something outside and begin looking inside ourselves for more meaningful answers to the challenges in our lives.
Hopefully you agree. Now let's talk about how:
Read More“Follow your passion” is a cliché that gets thrown around A LOT. I absolutely believe that people should do what they love (I mean we’re talking I quit my full time job to become a solopreneur!), but let’s be honest. That phrase doesn’t tell you how to do anything.
When you do decide to take the plunge, here are four no-nonsense ways that can turn your passion into an effective plan.
Read MoreSharing personal or professional goals with others can help keep you more accountable. And talking about your goals helps on so many levels: you get immediate champions, you have people to hold you accountable, you get a built-in support network, and you have cheerleaders applauding your progress.
Read MoreSuccess lies in our ability to take small steps repeatedly over time. Here are 5 tips to get you from dreaming to living.
Have you ever been given a compliment followed by a put down? And you're just confused over how to feel? The good ol' Kiss and a Kick tactic. Here are some tips to help you cope...
Read MoreI'm buried under a pile of shoulds and can't get out. Isn't it about time we stop feeling overwhelmed by all the things we think we ought to be doing? If you too are dying a slow painful death by obligations, let's unite and decide: enough already. It's time for us to come up with a new list. A list of things that REALLY matter that we should be doing every day.
Read MoreThese first five days have been a fascinating study of my discipline and focus. I mean really, with no actual "work place" to go to, the main thing standing between me and the welfare line is my ability to stay the course and be effective with my time. Here's how the week panned out...
Read MoreReading is a private vacation into the world of possibility. You can take it anytime on any subject for however long you choose to do so. In my view, it's an immediate transportation into your own future potential.
Read MoreCommit that each and every day you'll make an effort to live it out loud. Intentionally. Wholeheartedly. Exceptionally. Brilliantly. Because that 50 train is coming fast and I don't know about you but I want to be on it in the bar car celebrating a life well lived.
Read MoreHow many times have you been sitting in a meeting and thinking to yourself, "This Sucks!"? A million times, a million and ten perhaps. You're sitting and thinking you'd rather poke your eyes out with hot sticks of fire than listen to one more status meeting. But you don't say any of this out loud. Why not? Speak up! Be the catalyst to better-ness!
Read MoreWhile an autopilot, I might be bringing the disposition of my day into the room with me. Maybe my day was stressful. Perhaps I listened to a heated voicemail on the way over. I might be tense, stressed or even just blandly neutral.
Read MoreMaybe the reason the rest of us aren't living that same fulfilled life is because success to that degree gets up very, very early in the morning and we are still sleeping.
Read Morebig goals tend to stifle us. The appear so big and so far away that we use that as an excuse not to work toward achieving them at all.
Read MoreThe real goal is to purposefully craft a legacy while you are still living. It's not about leaving a legacy it's about living one, right here, right now.
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