At 19 years old I had no confidence in myself and was incredibly insecure. I had suffered from terrible acne my whole life (which I was really embarassed about), I had hardly any friends, and I had literally no experience with the opposite sex. To say that I struggled socially would win an accolade for
Critics of those that spend their lives working on themselves often cite the so-called paradox of self development. It goes something like this:- “There’s a paradox with self-improvement and it is this: the ultimate goal of all self-improvement is to reach the point where you no longer feel the need to improve yourself.” – Source The idea
Overwhelm is the enemy of execution. It can leave you feeling paralyzed and helpless such that you procrastinate and ironically only make the situation worse. If you have a tendency to feel overwhelmed by large things like writing a dissertation, creating a new business, writing a book, giving up alcohol, studying for your degree or
When trying to make a positive change in your life through habits your first goal is to build momentum. Start small, chain together a few quick wins and before long it becomes a foundiation on which you can expand and build more positive habits. Before long you find yourself on an upwards spiral of positivity that
“Be the CEO of your life” is often used as a metaphor to encourage you to be more strategic about your life. It often involves introspection to find a vision and direction of where you’re headed in the future. In going through this process, you may find yourself asking tough existential questions like these:-Where do
When building habits, it helps to know what kind of game you’re playing. Habit building for success (in business or to earn money, for example) usually takes a completely different path to habits for skill growth and improvement. Confusing one with the other may lead to unrealistic expectations and cause you to lose focus right at the
No matter how hard you try to maintain consistent positive habits day in day out, there’ll come a time where life throws something at you and you get off track, it’s inevitable. I’ve been known to lose my way for months on end before working my way back into a positive program. When you’re in a slump,
Here we have a classic from Dale Carnegie. I remember reading this for the first time when I was 18, immediately after reading his other renowned work “How to Win Friends and Influence People”. At the time I thought both books were wonderful and really helped me to get over anxiety and social issues that I had
Imagine having worked your whole life, prudently saving as much money as you can in order to retire comfortably, and then one day without notice 47.5% of all your bank deposits above a certain threshold vanished. Gone, just like that. No way of getting it back. Your retirement money that you’d spent the last two decades
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