There’s a goal you’ve been carrying around for a while. Maybe it’s growing your business past the plateau it’s been stuck on, launching the course you keep outlining, or finally getting your health back on the calendar. You want it — genuinely, and you have for a long time. So why hasn’t wanting been enough? …
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You already know how to set a goal. That’s the easy part. You pick something you genuinely want — grow your business to six figures, launch the new product, finally build a consistent morning routine — and you commit to it. Then real life shows up. Psychologist Peter Gollwitzer, one of the leading researchers on …
The “If-Then” Trick That Doubles Your Odds of Following Through on a Goal Read More »
I recently finished reading The Fellowship of The Ring and I thought it was amazing. I’ve always wanted to read it and it finally happened. I highly recommend it if you’re into fantasy novels but this article isn’t about me trying to get you to read The Lord of The Rings (Even though you should). …
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You could call it the tamest of mid-life crises, but as I turned 40 last year, I decided to devote myself to a long-neglected ambition – learning the guitar. I dutifully set myself the task of practising for 30 minutes a day, with the aim of strumming my way through the Bob Dylan songbook by …
There is a concept in time management called “Next Action.” Could this be the missing ingredient to your planning formula? You see, everyone has ideas.Like your friend who’s going to write a book. Not just any book, mind you – they are going to write the epic best-seller everything-I-know-about-life book. Oh, they’re also going to …
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It’s no accident that goal-setting pervades so many areas of modern life. There are hundreds of research studies going back decades showing that setting goals can increase people’s performance. What are SMART goals? Many people have heard the goal-setting mantra that goals should be S.M.A.R.T: Despite this, few recognise the dangers of setting poor SMART …
Being productive is all about having a process that predictably achieves your goals. Whether studying for an exam, launching a product or building muscle you need to have a process that reliably and efficiently helps you to succeed. Having a reliable process that predictably helps me to complete tasks quickly is the cornerstone of my …
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Whether it’s the start of a new year, an academic semester, or a job, new beginnings are always an inspiring time to set new goals. However, many of us struggle to meet those goals and maintain momentum. According to Adrienne Tierney, creating an action plan is key to avoiding potential pitfalls. Tierney, an instructor and research advisor …
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Most people picture success as a straight line. A clean, confident climb from point A to point B, where talent meets opportunity and ambition does the rest. But anyone who has actually built something real — a business, a marriage, a career, a version of themselves worth respecting — knows that success is not a line. It …
Most of us think we choose our lives. We don’t, not really. We have some choice in where our attention goes, hour by hour, and our lives are what that adds up to. The loudest version of this is the obvious one. A Reviews.org survey published this year puts the average American at 186 phone checks a …
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