Posted on April 19 2020 in Articles
Being able to focus your attention on a single task through to its completion is essential. This ability helps you avoid mistakes and achieve more in your life. Studies show that when you focus your attention on one thing at a time you solve more problems, experience more success, and work more efficiently.
Exercise More
If you need to concentrate more effectively, exercise more often. Exercise improves your overall health and supplies more oxygen, as well as ... Read more
Posted on April 17 2020 in Articles
Most people believe that there is no difference between ethics and morality. But the truth is, one is defined by someone else, and one is defined by you and is based on your internal belief system.
Groups, Communities, and Organizations Define Ethics
Your ethics are often guided by what is deemed as ethical within your social environment. Your morals are intrinsically based on your internal ideas of right and wrong. Sometimes they’re the same, but sometimes they’re ... Read more
Posted on March 31 2020 in Articles
Whether you’re helping your family create their mission, or you’re coaching your soccer team, or you’re a team leader at work dealing with teams and building effective teamwork is essential to success in life. No one is self-made, and everyone works with others in one way or another.
Create a Common Purpose and Vision
If you’re a family creating a family mission statement is invaluable in helping move everyone to the same page. It creates a united ... Read more
Posted on March 30 2020 in Articles
Being creative is about being innovative in a way that is original and effective for generating the result you desire. Most people think of creativity in terms of art, but you can be creative in every part of your life because all it requires is that you work toward solving problems in a unique way.
1. Set Up Your Environment for Creativity – You need to know how you work best but also inform ... Read more
Posted on March 28 2020 in Articles
From the time you can hear words formed, even before you know what they mean, your mind can differentiate between negativity and positivity. Part of that is due to the way we say negative words versus the way we say words that are positive in nature. What is clear about these words is that negative words can affect your whole life in a bad way.
Acknowledge the Past
If you’ve experienced or spoken a lot of negative ... Read more
Posted on March 26 2020 in Articles
When you agree to become a mentor to someone, you’re agreeing to advise them in the thing you’ve already done and are an expert on. For example, you can mentor someone new at work, a student training in your field, a friend through weight loss, and others. The idea is to help them make good choices based on their stated goals. It can be personal or work-related.
Establish Expectations
When you first start working with someone as ... Read more
Posted on March 24 2020 in Articles
Defining a work-life balance is something you must do for yourself. Keep in mind that balance will look different to you than to someone else. Regardless of how you define balance the best way to ensure you get what you want is to plan for it.
1. Plan and Schedule Everything – Create realistic plans that have steps that you can schedule in your calendar. Don’t just schedule work-related events, schedule everything from dinner ... Read more
Posted on March 22 2020 in Articles
Wisdom comes from experience and allows you to have the right insight or judgment to make better choices and decisions that help you meet your life’s goals and objectives. You can boost your wisdom by taking decisive action toward educating yourself about the world and about your own mind.
Travel More
There is nothing as useful as traveling the world to find out how small your frame of reference is about life. For many people who travel, ... Read more
Posted on March 20 2020 in Articles
One way to become a more effective and productive person is to become a better communicator. Excellent communication is key to delivering your message to the world. You can become better at communication by learning to understand people better. This requires that you let go of judgment and learn more about the world.
Withhold Judgment
Every one of us has preconceived notions about different individuals and groups of people. It’s in our DNA and is hard to ... Read more
Posted on March 18 2020 in Articles
Happiness refers to the idea of being emotionally satisfied, content, and joyous. The concept of happiness does not come from what you’re experiencing in life though, it happens more from your mind and your thoughts about what you’re experiencing in life. Everyone has challenges in life, but some people can be happier even if it seems like they shouldn’t be.
Get Rid of Clutter
Studies show that clutter around your home, office, and life can affect ... Read more
Posted on February 29 2020 in Articles
Have you ever experienced something amazing but when you look back, it’s hard to remember how awesome it was? If you have experienced this before, you know how disappointing it is to look back and only be able to remember because someone took pictures. Thankfully, you can prevent that from happening by learning to be more mindful and present in the moment.
Get Rid of Distractions
Each experience can be enjoyed (or not) without adding all kinds ... Read more
Posted on February 27 2020 in Articles
Empathy is all about being able to feel the emotions of others and understand their situation. When you are empathetic, you’re able to relate to people much more. This ability tends to lead you to be more grateful for what you have and more apt to help others regardless of how well you know them.
Listen More
When you are around, people focus on what they are saying instead of what you want to say. Really listen ... Read more
Posted on February 25 2020 in Articles
Many people have found meditation to be helpful in many areas of life. It can improve your mood, your health, and your entire life. It reduces stress and depression and increases your resilience. If you want to experience all these benefits, it’s essential to learn the basics from an expert.
Chose the Right Location
Make it easy to meditate whenever you want to, by choosing a set location in your home, and, if possible, at work, that ... Read more
Posted on February 23 2020 in Articles
Being a good public speaker can be a very lucrative career or an additional touchpoint as a leader. Sadly, public speaking is thought of by many as being one of the scariest things anyone can do. The thing that non-speakers don’t know is that it doesn’t have to be that way. If you want to be an excellent public speaker, you can learn how to do it. Once you learn you learn the tips, tricks, ... Read more
Posted on February 21 2020 in Articles
Whether it’s a family, a social group, or a business team, team building is an essential element in working together to achieve common goals and harmony in any group.
1. Develop a Clear Vision – Work with the group to write a vision or mission statement so that you know what the group stands for and wants to accomplish. Knowing the values of the group can help individual members make a group-oriented decision.
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Posted on February 19 2020 in Articles
Willpower is the self-control you exert to either take a healthy action or restrain unhealthy impulses. If you are determined to succeed, have strong self-control, and take the appropriate action, you can redirect unhealthy thoughts and emotions. Developing your self-control, sometimes called willpower, enables you to change your bad habits into good habits, which help you achieve your goals.
Trying to use willpower to accomplish life without understanding that it’s not very effective. Instead of self-discipline, ... Read more
Posted on February 17 2020 in Articles
Time can be difficult to manage, since it’s a limited resource and you can’t control it in the same way you manage other aspects of your life. Time is finite in that we’re all given the same number of hours in a day. Because of this, time is one of your most valuable resources. To get the most out of your available time, manage it wisely. Prioritize what you do with your time according to ... Read more
Posted on January 31 2020 in Articles
Strong, healthy adult relationships are defined by mutual respect, trust, and honesty. In addition, they also support you and have your back when needed. If you work to build strong adult relationships, they’ll make your life so much better in all the following ways.
You’ll Experience Less Stress
When you have a person, you can call on to vent your life is automatically much better. This is especially true if your relationship is open enough that your ... Read more
Posted on January 29 2020 in Articles
One way to be more successful in life is to be energetic and well-rested. If you cannot sleep well at night, or you put off sleep to do other things, it can add up. If you’re too sleepy you will not be as effective getting things done that you need to do. However, if you make sure you value your sleep by improving your sleep quality using these tips, you will be able to get ... Read more
Posted on January 27 2020 in Articles
When you are grateful for something, you will show appreciation for it by saying thank you, but the feeling of gratefulness goes much deeper than just showing thanks. It’s more like a feeling than an action. It starts inside your brain and manifests itself by your actions. To increase your feelings of gratitude, follow these 7 ways to become more grateful.
1. Keep a Gratitude Journal – One of the ways to become more ... Read more
Posted on January 25 2020 in Articles
Depending on your situation at work, you should have some control over your time to a point. If you want to become more organized at work so that you can get more done follow these easy tips to organize your work life.
• Know What’s Expected of You – Before you can start organizing anything you need to know what is expected of you at work. What are the deliverables that you are responsible ... Read more
Posted on January 23 2020 in Articles
If you suffer from bad anxiety, it’s important to acknowledge it so that you can get it under control so that it won’t stop you from thoroughly enjoying your life. These 12 tips to help you manage your anxiety will help.
1. Know What Makes You Anxious – If you have specific anxiety triggers that you know, make sure you track them. When you know that going to a PTA meeting makes you anxious ... Read more
Posted on January 21 2020 in Articles
If you are experiencing any symptoms related to burnout, you may be exhausted, moody, and ready to give up. You may be prone to emotional outbursts, falling asleep in the wrong place, and unable to focus and concentrate.
1. Know Your Why – If you don’t know why you are doing something, it can feel like it’s unnecessary and then that can make you feel pressured. Understanding the reasons for doing what you need ... Read more
Posted on January 19 2020 in Articles
If you want to be successful in business, no matter what type, there are some sure things that help you become more successful in business. If you do these things, you will be sure to experience success.
• Get Organized – It’s imperative that you set up best practices for your business using the right technology such as bookkeeping, sales funnels, and other automation that makes your business run smoothly.
• Keep Good ... Read more
Posted on January 17 2020 in Articles
Most of your life, you’ve been taught lessons about the value of persistence. You learned it from the story of the Tortoise and the Hare. In the story, the turtle moves slowly but persistently toward the finish line while the rabbit, though fast, doesn’t. The moral of the story is that being persistent is a lot more valuable than being fast.
• Know What You Want – The only way to succeed in life ... Read more
