At some point in your life, you’ve probably set a goal. If you’re lucky, you achieved it. If you didn’t, you’re not alone: The world is littered with failed New Year’s resolutions, for example. Those failures highlight a problem with the practice of goal-setting: When you fall short of an objective, the disappointment can send you …
Goal-setting can set you up for failure—experts share 2 simple alternatives Read More »
First, let me give credit where credit is due. It was Melissa Camara Wilkins who first introduced me to the 3-Item To Do List. I have used it ever since. And I’d love to recommend it to you. For most of my life, I was the person with a mile long to-do list next to me at all …
What is it about summer that makes life so good? I hear patients say that they are happier, more active, more social and experience less stress over the summer months. Is it the warm weather or long days? Author Charles Bowden put it this way: “Summertime is always the best of what might be.” One …
10 habits that summer teaches us about wellness — and how to use them all year Read More »
A fitness coach has revealed the mental hack that will allow you to reach your health goals this year, saying it’s more important than the physical aspects of training. Chaz Spackman, founder of Lost and Lifting, has been working as a personal coach since 2015. He has more than 300,000 followers on TikTok, where he shares his tips for …
Fitness coach reveals mental hack to hep you reach your goals Read More »
As people, it’s easier to look back and see changes in ourselves than it is to look forward and project changes. In psychology, this concept is known as the end-of-history illusion. It’s a simple idea, really. If you were to look back 10 years and examine all the ways in which you’re different from your …
Who Will You Be in 10 Years? Not Who You Expect. Read More »
2024 is officially here, and unfortunately so are the annual questions on how to make it a great year, how to be a better version of yourself, and every other loaded question one can ask about an incoming new year. All too often people make New Year’s resolutions to then not achieve them. Resolutions have been around since the …
New year, Same You: A Guide to SMART goals in the New Year Read More »
As a freelance writer, I have a love-hate relationship with my laptop. When I’m in the zone and the words are just flying from my fingers onto the screen, there is no better feeling. Getting myself into that zone though, is another story. Writers are professional procrastinators, and I am no exception. I once almost …
Learning new skills or improving existing ones can be rewarding and fulfilling, but also challenging and frustrating. How do you set learning goals that are realistic, measurable, and motivating, without setting yourself up for disappointment or burnout? In this article, we will explore some tips and strategies to help you set achievable learning goals that …
We all have dreams of where we want to be in Life or what we want to achieve in Life. But for some reason, or reasons, our aspirations become an elusive goal. Despite our best efforts it still remains elusive. What are we doing wrong? For the uninitiated Life is too complicated: we live in …
Sometimes, determining which projects you should devote your time and energy to first takes energy you don’t have to spare (which is why we have tips for how to do it). But even when you know what tasks need to be done, you still need to figure out how to prioritize them. Try the 3-3-3 method. …
