Posts tagged "goal setting"
How To Instantly Destroy Procrastination [Mental Tricks]
Ever wonder why you don’t do the things you know you should do? You know, like exercising when you said you would, or getting your taxes done early to avoid a last minute catastrophe, that kind of thing. If you were asked to robotically program your actions in advance, you would certainly find your life...
The Power of Harnessing Your Thoughts
In my article debunking the Law of Attraction teachings, I showed you that quantum physics in no way suggests that our thoughts control the manifestation of our world through the known laws of physics or quantum mechanics. That doesn’t mean our thoughts cannot change the world, it just means that there is no scientific proof...
The Anti-Procrastination Formula
Why is it that we procrastinate on simple tasks like cleaning up the house or paying a few bills? In most cases, procrastination is at its worst when a task will require a longer period of effort before the payoff of a feeling of completion is reached. If you could sit down and pay a...
The Hope = Energy Formula [Mental Hacks]
Think about the last time you felt energetic. Most likely, it was when you were anticipating a positive experience in the near future. Why is this so often the case? The answer is becoming increasingly clear in this psychological research and literature in the field known as positive psychology. Positive psychology is a relatively new...
WAKE UP EARLY!
A woman consulted me this week about how to get herself to actually get out of bed when her alarm goes off in the mornings. She has some pretty compelling reasons to get out of bed and get working on her goals, but day after day she gets up, turns off the alarm and goes...
Cool People Don’t Try Hard
Have you ever noticed that it’s not really very “cool” to try hard? It starts sometime shortly before junior high, when the socially savvy kids start to realize that much of the control the adult authority figures insist on maintaining is an illusion dependent on their cooperation. They want to show that they have this...
Be Like Batman
I always thought the Batman story was cool. The kid goes through a great deal of pain, anger, and fear before later deciding to use his fear as an emblem for his mission and secret identity as Batman. He then trains himself to become really tough and leverages technology to his advantage. This training article...
Trying vs. Doing
People consult me about how to change things in their lives. I give them direct instructions on what to do next and they say, “I’ll try that.” That’s when I ask them to participate in a little experiment with me. I drop a pen on the floor in front of them and ask them to...
The Simple Equation For Getting What You Want
You may have heard it said that the key to a life of miracles is to invest your thoughts much less in your fears than in your hopes and plans for success. It’s a profoundly true and very powerful statement. But how the heck do you actually do it? Flowery thoughts are useless unless you...
Your “Fool” Potential
Unlike its highly regarded cousin, “full potential,” It doesn’t take much to live up to your fool potential. All you have to do is show up and whine about how your life is boring. You see, the key to living a truly foolfilling life is wishing things were different all the time and never doing...
Unlock Your Mind’s Potential
Your mind came with features preloaded, many of which you don’t even know about. For example, did you know you can read about as fast as normal when I scramble the letters in words you are familiar with? Aoccdrnig to rscheearch, it dseno’t raelly mtaetr iwihch oerdr I wirght ltteres. taht is bcuseae yuor azanmig...
Forgetting Is Worse Than Procrastination
Procrastination is not the worst enemy when it comes to personal development and building the life of your dreams. Rather, forgetting, in its simplest form is your worst enemy...
