How to strengthen your willpower and achieve your goals
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...
Leo Babauta from zenhabits challenged his readers to a 30-day challenge to make their day simpler, focused and relaxed. I’m going to join in starting from June 1 to say “No” to one thing every day. Here are some of the things Leo lists...
You need alone time! Throughout the day we are bombarded with requests from others. Colleagues who need something or just want to chat at the water cooler. Friends who want to meet up and talk. The family wants to connect and take a bite...
Self-talk is the way we talk to ourselves in our mind. Everybody uses some self-talk to consider ideas, make decisions and react to events. Becoming aware of how you use self-talk in different situations will help you understand what you really want and improve...
Celebrate every time you achieve something! Celebrating your successes will give you the motivation to get to the next level. The celebration is also a break that refills you for future achievements. I will show you how the celebration helps you get more willpower...
More than 10 years ago I quit smoking (the date was February 21 2005). It was not so much that I didn’t like smoking but I just wanted to see if I could do it. On the weekend I was skiing with my friend...
Do you want to become a better version of yourself? I have used self-affirmations for years and found them working for me. Then self-affirmations started to get a bad rap. There was not much scientific evidence about the workings of self-affirmations. Now there is...
Want more from your career and life? Live by this single sentence. Based on the free eBook of the same name. Generous Being generous means helping others. Become a mentor, teach others the skills that have made you successful. Perform random acts of kindness....
As the Athletic Director and head coach of the Varsity Soccer team at Ryerson University, Dr. Joseph is often asked what skills he is searching for as a recruiter: is it speed? Strength? Agility? In Dr. Joseph’s TEDx Talk, he explores the skill of...
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 take a moment of your...
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