There’s a clear distinction between being a hard worker and being a high achiever. It’s not just about the amount of sweat you break, but how you channel your efforts. Hard workers can put in countless hours without seeing significant progress, while high achievers work smart to reach their goals. So, what sets them apart? …
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Let’s be honest — goal-setting sounds amazing in theory. Every January, millions of people, including me, sit down with fresh enthusiasm, ready to finally get their life together. This is it, we tell ourselves. This is the year I wake up at 5 a.m., read 52 books, get ripped, find inner peace and maybe even learn French. And for …
Whether you’re a lifelong athlete or totally new to exercising, the start of a new year always marks a boom in fitness-related resolutions. “Exercise more” even ranked among the top five resolutions for 2024, according to a YouGov.org poll of 1,000 people. (And, of course, this kind of goal-setting doesn’t need to be tied to New Year’s; it …
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In today’s busy world, it’s easy to get caught up in the whirlwind of responsibilities, tasks, and endless to-dos. It’s easy to forget that true well-being doesn’t come from doing more—it comes from doing things that nourish our bodies, minds, and spirits. The good news is that small habits can create big changes when it …
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Many CEOs, like Apple’s Tim Cook and Pepsi’s Indra Nooyi, boast about their hardcore morning routines. Not Jeff Bezos. The Amazon founder is famous for dedicating the first hours of the day to … puttering? Bezos’s no-screen morning routine Back in 2018, Bezos laid out his usual morning routine in a speech at the Economic Club of Washington. It includes reading the …
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Over the years I’ve been teaching children about a simple but powerful concept – the ant philosophy. I think everybody should study ants. They have an amazing four-part philosophy, and here is the first part: ants never quit. That’s a good philosophy. If they’re headed somewhere and you try to stop them; they’ll look for …
One “hack” to achieving your goals matters most… I learned it recently on a podcast. The podcaster shared how peer reviewed research shows people are most successful at achieving their goals when they have just one. That’s the hack. Have just one goal. Simple. Yet my mind was blown. Yeah, this is why I find achieving goals so hard …
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In 1996, Southwest Airlines was faced with an interesting problem. During the previous decade, the airline company had methodically expanded from being a small regional carrier to one with a more national presence. And now, more than 100 cities were calling for Southwest to expand service to their location. At a time when many airline …
A system without a goal is like a marathon without a finish line. But a system with a bad goal will result in a bad outcome. Traditional goal-setting methods use the SMART framework. SMART stands for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Timely. Sounds great for small, short-term goals, but not so much for ambitious, long-term …
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For many of us, the desire to become a better version of ourselves is ever-present. We want to continue to grow, to learn, to expand – but how do we make it happen? You might think the key lies in taking big action, like going back to school to pursue your passion, changing your career, …
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