As the seasons change, so does your energy, as well as which goals take priority. Sectioning your goals into 3-month segments, which is roughly 90 days, is an adequate length of time to target specific outcomes and focus on seasonal energy. Each season can inspire you in new and exciting ways. Using the seasons as …
Peter Reid was once a legendary triathlete, a three-time Ironman World Champion (1998, 2000, 2003) who was seemingly unstoppable. But in 2006, he began having doubts. After finishing a race in first place, he dishearteningly remarked to a friend, “What am I supposed to do? Win again?” At another competition, he didn’t even make it …
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We all want to make good habits, whether it’s in business, in our hobbies, or in our personal lives. One popular method to build habits is called the 21/90 rule. The rule is simple enough. Commit to a personal or professional goal for 21 straight days. After three weeks, the pursuit of that goal should have …
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What is your purpose in life? It’s a deep and very personal question, but one that could add years to not just your lifespan, but more importantly, your “healthspan.” What is a healthspan? Well, if longevity is the achievement of a long life, then your healthspan is defined by the years you live a healthy …
We often think that it’s the big moments in life that matter but really it’s the small steps in the right direction that bring us closer to happiness everyday. Sure, the milestones such as weddings, promotions and births are beautiful, but they come so few and far in between that we shouldn’t solely rely on them for joy. …
Setting goals has its own special magic. When we transform desires and fantasies into tangible ideas and goals and commit them to paper we are taking a powerful step toward attaining what we want in our life. New Year is the traditional time for setting goals. As we anticipate the year, in the midst of …
When you have a daunting mountain to climb, it is often best to break it into molehills. In his classic paper, “Small Wins,” University of Michigan psychologist Karl Weick argued that large social problems are best broken down into smaller ones with concrete achievable goals. Social problems as enormous as, say, unemployment, can be so overwhelming that solutions …
Are you ready for a career change? Perhaps you’ve been in your current job for a while and it’s no longer what you want (on reflection maybe it never really was). Or perhaps change is being forced upon you from a variety of factors. Ready or not, you know you need to figure this out …
Consistency is the key to success, whether professional or personal. Yet, knowing something in theory and succeeding at it in practice is very different. When our daily lives are filled with distractions and different priorities, it can be difficult to stay on top of things and remain consistent. Problematic – yes, but impossible – …
Your goals feel boring or blah. You’re not seeing the progress you expected to by this point. You’ve messed up along the way. You don’t have enough time to take action on the plan you masterminded at the beginning of the year. You feel overwhelmed. You feel guilty. We’ve all been there! And though any one of …
