Controlling Your Elephant
As we change seasons, whether it's from summer to autumn or winter to spring, it's easy for our to-do lists to keep getting longer and longer. For some of us, as our list of tasks and [...]
The Scientific Approach to Personal Mastery
When it comes to personal growth, it's easy to just wing it. We live life and believe that we'll automatically learn from our experiences and log those lessons into our memories. We're heavily influenced by the [...]
Outgrowing Things (or The Real Reason Your Relationship is Falling Apart)
When you reflect on the year past, it's easy to focus on your accomplishments and what happened. What might be interesting to think about are the activities you stopped doing and what didn't happen. This [...]
When you’re already procrastinating in the new year …
... procrastinate with another productive activity. For me, it was writing this article. For you, it may be reading this article. Procrastination powerfully pulls me - it's one of those habits that I am shamefully unable [...]
Why Being Grateful is the Smart Thing to Do
Thanksgiving is one my favorite holidays. Not only does it bring my family together for great food and company, it also serves as trip wire to reflect on the year and all the things to be [...]
What I Learned Writing My First Book
I wasn't sure if it was going to happen. I mean, I've always thought about writing a book but to actually do it feels a bit surreal. Looking at the stacks of marked-up drafts all over [...]
Let Your Light Shine
The most important decision you have to make every day is where you spend your time and energy. Every day you allocate these two precious resources and your current situation in life shows you how [...]
Two Quick Tips to Be More Patient
If you're the type to lose patience quickly or if your patience is wearing thin at this moment, here are two tips that can help immediately: Remove expectations You lose patience when something you expect [...]
