Personal Development
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The Magic of a Fresh Start
One of the biggest obstacles to sticking with a habit change, a new system, a goal or long-term project … is that we get disrupted. Something interrupts our progress — we skip a workout day or two — and then some programming in our brains turns that into a message of how we’re not good enough, we can’t do it, we should just give up. This stops so many people from making long-term progress. It stops us from simply starting again. This is because most of us don’t realize the power and magic of a Fresh Start. A Fresh Start is when we get to start anew, with a blank slate.…
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Honoring Your Hidden Goals
When you look back on the past calendar quarter, consider what you actually got done, even if your actions and behaviors didn’t align well with your stated goals. Your time went somewhere, so where did it actually go? Use the lens of seeing everything you did as an accomplishment, even if your main achievement was watching Game of Thrones. Instead of beating yourself up for what you didn’t do, take a deeper look at what you did do. So then your achievements might actually look like: Watch Game of Thrones. Spend two hours per day on Facebook. Exercise sporadically, averaging about 30 minutes per week, mostly Yoga with Adriene videos. Gain 10 pounds of…
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Why You Should Craft a Personal Development Plan
The thing that is most exciting about the possibilities with crafting a personal development plan for yourself is the role that personal development plays in the level of success you can achieve in all areas of your life, physical, cognitive, and social-emotional. The fact is, anyone who can objectively observe where they are compared to where they want to be while identifying steps and assembling a plan that is truly doable to reach (and even exceed) the goals you’ve set for life literally cannot lose. Even if you slightly miss the mark or change your mind as you go – you still succeeded. You’ll Become More Self Aware Being self-aware…
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Find the Meaning in Your Work
For anyone trying to do meaningful work, feeling connected to that meaning can be a big challenge. It turns out, even if you can stay focused on your meaningful work for most of the day … it’s easy to lose connection to why it’s meaningful. To why you care about doing this in the first place. We get stuck in the drudgery of doing endless meaningless tasks, stuck in task mode, rather than feeling that the tasks are meaningful ways to spend our day. So how do we deal with this challenge? Not surprisingly, the answer is practice. Let’s take a look. Have a Deeper Why If you haven’t done this step yet, don’t…
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How to Battle Negative Thoughts
Dealing with negative thoughts is something everyone has to do. Some people choose to allow negative thoughts to freeze them in their tracks. Other people have a negative thought and then transform that into a positive one instead. If you want to be a person who has good self-esteem and lets go of self-doubt, purposefully turning negative thoughts to positive ones will help you like almost nothing else. Tips to Help Battle Negative Thoughts Don’t Say Them Out Loud. Whenever you have a negative thought, let it stay in your head for a moment but do not voice it out loud to anyone – even yourself. Go for a Walk/Run/Swim.…
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How to Become More Optimistic
It is possible to become more optimistic with a little effort and some dedicated focus on your mindset! While some individuals are born with sunny dispositions, others are more prone to negative outlooks. Many factors come into play: Childhood experiences Temperament Environment Economic status Genetic predisposition While these are all valid reasons as to why one person might be more positive and optimistic than another, there is one factor which may have the power to transform those reasons – the power of choice. Optimism as a Choice Given a set of negative circumstances, some with a negative mindset might view this as an all or nothing, catastrophic event. However, those…
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8 Reasons to Ditch Your Comfort Zone
Why do we stay in our comfort zone? Because our comfort zone is the stress-free zone we are used to. It’s what is familiar. It’s also the place where we are the most dissatisfied with our life. When we stay in our comfort zone, we are forcing ourselves to stay stagnant. We’re afraid to change for fear of what could happen. Our brains are trained to keep us safe so we stay in our comfort zone instead of facing the unknown. Staying in our comfort zone though can cause problems as well. Here are 8 reasons it’s wrong to stay in your comfort zone. Not reaching your goals. If…
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Your Mindset Matters!
“There isn’t a person anywhere who isn’t capable of doing more than he thinks he can.” – Henry Ford How often have you heard someone say to open your mind or that someone has a closed mind about something? Most people have heard or said this at some point. Your mindset about specific issues and life, itself, is often set in certain ways, as you age. If you aren’t clear on what a mindset is, or why mindsets matter, you won’t know what you need to do to change or grow. In this article, you’ll learn what mindset is and why that matters to your success. It’s all about your mindset…
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How Optimism & Positive Thinking Can Improve Your Life
Sustaining a healthy, happy lifestyle can seem like a juggling act at times. Maintaining the work, life balance is an art in and of itself. With the power of hope, optimism, and positive thinking, you can keep your balance and do so with ease. Hope, optimism, and positive thinking all sound the same, but there are some differences; however, each of these mindset characteristics have their own built-in benefits. Let’s look at the differences and the wonderful benefits of each. The Power of Hope & Why it Matters Let’s look at the meaning of hope. For some, it’s simply “wishful thinking.” For others, there is more power behind being hopeful.…
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Experimenting On Yourself
You can make a lot of interesting personal growth gains by studying yourself and your own responses instead of trying to follow someone else’s behavioral prescriptions. Studying yourself is especially useful in the areas of health and productivity habits. What actually creates good results for you? Quite often you’ll find that what works best for you in real life won’t be found in any book or seminar. You can learn ideas from others to inspire your own experimentation, but you may get the best gains by assembling your own unique collection of behaviors and practices. When doing self-experimentation, it’s important to protect your self-esteem from your behavioral results. Look at…
