Strengthen your willpower and reach your goals
Do you want to be more persuasive? Understand what is behind the other person’s different perspective and you may change their mind (or your own). Whether you want to make your child eat vegetables or convince the client to sign off on a big purchase,...
Do you want to keep the promises you made to yourself and stick to your plan? Whatever your challenge, eat less sugar, go for a run, empty your inbox, there are times you don’t feel like keeping the promise you made to yourself. How...
Would you be willing to help somebody in a small way. Random means that you should do it whenever the opportunity arises. Not just randomly every other year. Focus your attention and find the situations where a small nudge may be appreciated. It should...
Do you want to have more energy and be more creative? Go out for a 20, 30 or 40-minute walk, and you will feel better. It doesn’t matter if you go to a gym or run every other day. Walking has tremendous health benefits...
Take a 30-day challenge to make your day simpler, focused and relaxed. I’m going to do this for the next 30 days. Say “No” to one thing every day. Here are some of the things that you can say “no” to. Single-tasking. Blocking out...
Showing your gratitude is one of the best things you can do for yourself and others. Thinking about the people and things we are grateful for makes us feel happier. There has been a lot of scientific research about gratitude, and the results show...
Do you procrastinate sometimes? I do! I procrastinate so much that it’s probably the most important limitation I have in my professional life. Procrastination has been with mankind for thousands of years. We just can’t seem to get a handle on it. One of...
Big Think Interview with Tal Ben-Shahar (29:23) Positive psychology is the scientific study of “what makes life most worth living”, or “positive human functioning and flourishing that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life”. Positive psychology is concerned...
Do you want to improve your mental self? More willpower Clarity of thought Faster thinking and idea generation You need these qualities to get better results if you work with your head. But you need to train for that. Everybody understands that to bench...
Self-confidence is one of the most important skills you can have. Believe in yourself! As Henry Ford put it: If you think you can do it, or you think you can’t do it, You are right. As the Athletic Director and head coach of...
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