My youngest will be going off to college next fall, meaning I’ll soon be an empty nester. After having raised my kids for the last 22 years or so, a large part of my purpose in life will leave along with my son. I know I’m not alone in feeling both sad and panicky about …
There is a notion that if we work harder and we do more things — build more widgets, clock more hours and manage more of the attention-grabbing stuff of our existence — we will do better. We lock ourselves into that “tight chain of efficiency” as the late Philosopher Josef Pieper called it. But Brian Kumm-Schaley, …
Many of us use the new year as an opportunity to set new goals, but as the year goes on, we often find that achieving those goals is surprisingly hard to pull off. How many times have you started a new year feeling gung-ho about exercising only to have your enthusiasm fizzle by February? Motivation is …
At some point, many of us will take on a goal where the odds of success aren’t great. Everyone starts with high motivation, but completion is low. Think: selective careers like becoming a doctor or pilot, or personal goals with high attrition like language learning. Imagine you’re setting out to try to get into medical school, knowing …
Most people dream of being extraordinary. They want an extraordinary lifestyle, bank account, relationships, and they want it all in an extraordinarily speedy way – as in, cutting corners. But some of us are willing to work for extraordinary. We aren’t happy to sit back and hope for the chance to be great. To people …
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As the year winds down, many people rush into January by scribbling down resolutions they’ll forget by February. But the most effective goal-setters know that before you plan the future, you need to understand the past. That’s where a personal year-end review becomes one of the most powerful tools you can use. Unlike the rushed …
How do any of us define success? It’s a relative term. For some of us, it’s about how much money they can make. For others, it’s about how they’re moving the needle forward, how many sales leads they have or the number of media interviews they can get. For me, it all starts with the …
Have you ever thought about giving up on a goal, but guilt over the idea of “quitting” made you stick with it? Do you have a nagging little voice in your head telling you that “winners never quit and quitters never win?” Yeah, me too. 😬 But here’s what I’ve realized: Winners do quit, and …
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How are you doing on the goals you set at the start of the year? If you’re on track to accomplishing all, most, or even part of what you set out to, congratulations! But if there are some goals still on the table, or you haven’t made the progress you had expected or visualized in …
We often hear people say there just aren’t enough hours in the day. Between work, family, and everyday responsibilities, it’s easy to feel like there’s no time left to chase personal goals—whether it’s writing a book, getting fit, launching a product, or building a business. But here’s the surprising truth: you don’t need hours. Just …
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