Strengthen your willpower and reach your goals
We are pretty mean to ourselves. Our self-talk is the way we talk to ourselves in our minds. Let’s figure out how to beat negative self-talk. But what is negative self-talk? Almost everybody uses some self-talk. People consider ideas, make decisions, and react to events...
Are you doing what you want to do? Are you going in the direction you want to go? Are you making decisions about where your life is going? There are several possible answers to these questions. You may not be doing what you want...
Feeling that you control your life is a source of happiness and well-being. But you also want the flexibility to balance the rigidity of control. Most people want to have some level of control in their lives. In one extreme, if you just let...
Many of us tend to feel insecure. We doubt that we can achieve the goals we set to ourselves. We feel like hacks. There’s even a thing called impostor syndrome. We listen to others who discourage us. We are afraid to fail. Don’t do...
Let it go! You don’t have to be right all the time! You don’t have to win every fight. You don’t have to change lanes in front of that car. Many of us tend to be competitive even when there’s no competition, and the...
Build your social circle and make your life more interesting. Find ways to make people’s lives less routine and entertain them. Hold a dinner at your place. As an alternative, you can organize your event at a local bar or restaurant. Ask if they...
Understanding is hard. Has there ever been a situation where the other person completely misunderstood what you were saying? If you want other people to trust you, then listen to what they have to say. If you want to be understood, then you also...
Do you want to become a better version of yourself? The school system made learning something we tried to avoid. We did it for the grades. For many of us, the system didn’t entirely succeed, but there’s no huge excitement associated with learning. I...
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...
Do you want to have less stress and be happier? Tackle the problems you have with other people. Sometimes we try to solve the problems by avoiding them. But you will soon find out that problems are connected to people. When you ignore people...
