Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear About Atomic Habits by James Clear is packed with powerful and practical advice on how to form good habits and break bad ones. In the book, Clear outlines the latest findings from various fields—including psychology, biology, and neuroscience—to create […]
The Power of Clarity
”Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.” —Pericles When we don’t have clarity about our work, we procrastinate. When we don’t have clarity about our own needs and the needs of our spouse/partner, we become disconnected and the relationship suffers. When we […]
Podcast: Internalize Your Habits
Internalize Your Habits
After publishing my piece on forming new habits, I received a flurry of email submissions with various habit-forming-related questions. One of the questions that really stood out to me was this one: ”Can you talk about the mindset behind developing good habits and breaking bad ones? I don’t have issues starting new habits, but I […]
How to Form a New Habit in 10 Simple Steps
On a scale of one to ten, how sick are you of setting goals and falling short? The key to achieving your goals—especially those big hairy ambitious goals that really matter to you—is to hammer away at them bit by bit, in small steps taken daily. Success, as the saying goes, is doing a few […]
2019: Year of Action
At the beginning of each year, for four full years, I’d set goals to quit my corporate job to start doing work that actually matters to me. For four full years, I told myself I’d start my own business, but I didn’t. For four full years, I told myself I’d start my speaking career, but […]
5 Tips for Avoiding Procrastination
Most of us procrastinate. Correction: ALL of us procrastinate. Heck, I even procrastinated writing this article. We’ve all been there at some point. Here are 5 tips for avoiding procrastination that can help you break out of paralysis and start producing at your peak. Table of Contents Reduce the Number of Decisions You Need to […]
You are not your inner dialogue
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it.” —Michael Singer, from The Untethered Soul You are not your inner dialogue—this concept is the foundation of spiritual enlightenment and freeing yourself from negative energies: you and the […]
Be Specific
Imagine you’re at work. It’s a normal day. Business as usual. You need to pee, so you get up and walk towards the bathroom to handle your business. As you head back to your desk, you look outside of a window and notice that today’s an exceptionally beautiful day. The sun’s out and there’s a […]
Principles: Life and Work
“If you can think for yourself while being open-minded in a clearheaded way to find out what is best for you to do, and if you can summon up the courage to do it, you will make the most of your life. If you can’t do that, you should reflect on why that is, because […]
3 Personality Types That Are Obstacles to Mastery
In his book Mastery, George Leonard writes that “we all aspire to mastery, but the path is always long and sometimes rocky, and it promises no quick and easy payoffs. So we look for other paths, each of which attracts a certain type of person.” Those other paths that Leonard is talking about come in the […]
Sell or Be Sold
Everything in life is sales. Succeeding at selling leads to succeeding at life — both personally and professionally. (click to tweet) Whatever you do for a living, I can guarantee you that it requires you to sell. Every interaction in life (not just your job) pivots on your attempt to sell something – which is […]