productivity
Procrastinating? 10 Ways to Get It Done
Do you ever wonder why you procrastinate? Well stop wondering because it doesn't matter. Analyzing why we procrastinate is just another way of procrastinating. For those of us inclined toward studying the "whys" of human behavior, this is one area where the why just gets in the way of the how. I could list 100 reasons why we ... Continue Reading
15 Darned Good Reasons Why Self-Help Actually Helps
Special Note: The Empowerment Pack promotion will end on Thursday, January 19 at 9:00 a.m. EST. You still have time to get over 30 self-improvement courses and products from 25 top bloggers for 1/10 the regular price. Click here to check it out! The other day a friend proudly announced to me ... Continue Reading
How to Create Habits That Stick
Habit is a cable; we weave a thread each day, and at last we cannot break it. ~Horace Mann Whether or not you make New Year's resolutions, the beginning of a new year is a psychological trigger for starting fresh. After all ... Continue Reading
12 Simple Ways to Prepare for Personal Development in 2012
The week after Christmas is a strange time. In some ways it's relaxing and peacefully pleasant. In other ways, it feels anti-climatic and unnerving. The anticipation and festivity of Christmas is over, but the New Year with all of its promise hasn't yet begun. You don't quite know what to do with yourself beyond picking up wrapping paper and ... Continue Reading
How to Create Your Back-Up Plan
If only life were predictable. Do you ever wish for that? We merrily (or sometimes stoically) move through our days and weeks and years -- following our plan, doing our thing, pursuing our goals. And then one day, one normal day . . . WHAM BLAM BOOM! Life smacks you upside the head with something totally unexpected ... Continue Reading
The Fine Art of Creating a Balanced Life
"Be aware of wonder. Live a balanced life - learn some and think some and draw and paint and sing and dance and play and work every day some." ~Robert Fulgham I've been feeling a bit wiggidy-wack over the last couple of weeks. That's my euphemism for feeling off, scattered, not quite balanced. Feel free ... Continue Reading
Why You Should Break the Law of Attraction
"A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds." ~Ralph Waldo Emerson If you are reading my blog, you are likely interested in personal development and have read many books and blogs on various ways to feel better, get motivated, be productive, overcome problems, and find your passion. One topic that seems to have ... Continue Reading
Simple Tasks That Are Good For Your Soul
“Before enlightenment; chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment; chop wood, carry water.” ~Zen Proverb Sometimes my psyche and soul get tired. That's happened to me this week. Does it ever happen to you? It often happens for me after a particularly busy or intense time with work or in my personal life -- or a combination of ... Continue Reading
4 Prerequisites for Living Your Life Purpose Right Now
This moment is a microcosm of your entire life. If you are . . . waiting for something better, waiting to decide, waiting until the time is right, waiting for enlightenment, waiting until you feel better, waiting until you are sure, . . . you are wasting your life. In any given moment, we have an infinite number of choices about what to do. ... Continue Reading
The Habit Course Is Open For Registration
If you’ve ever tried — and failed — to exercise regularly, eat healthier, wake earlier, meditate, become organized, beat procrastination … you’re like a lot of us. You struggle with creating new habits. It’s not easy, because most people don’t understand what causes habits to fail or the specific steps to creating sustainable habits. We are excited ... Continue Reading
Free Webinar on Creating Habits for Life with Leo Babauta
On Monday, Sept. 26, 2011 at 3 pm Pacific/6 pm Eastern, Leo Babauta of Zen Habits will share some of the things he has learned about creating habits (read His Story for some of the habits he has created and changed). He is hosting a free webinar called How to Engineer Habit Changes that will take about an ... Continue Reading
The 7 Deadly Sins of Habit Creation
Creating new habits is hard. It's so hard that we fail at it repeatedly. And that does a number on our self-esteem. We feel like losers. So we pretend we don't need the habit. Then we live a life of lesser-than . . .
- Lesser than the person we dream of being.
- Lesser than the person we really are
10 Critical Reasons Why You Should Not Be Productive
Do you have a list? I bet you do, even if it's not written down. You probably have your list of immediate work things that must be done and your list of big picture work things you want to do -- when you have time. Then there's your list of regular tasks at home, your list of appointments ... Continue Reading
50 Things to Stop Doing Forever
"To exist is to change, to change is to mature, to mature is to go on creating oneself endlessly." ~Henri Bergson One of the benefits of being a coach is learning from your clients. Although I've been trained to understand the concepts and actions that undermine our happiness and personal growth, there's nothing like watching ... Continue Reading
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