Category: Happiness

Motivation and excitement about your vision, your ambition, your goal, give you energy and an ability to do what others can, but won’t do. If you’re motivated, you work longer hours, but are also more productive and focused in those hours you work. But what if you’re not internally motivated day after day to hustle, work, and trudge through the daily tasks that make-up the path to your end goal?

It’s the problem we all face at the office: how to manage your time. You’re so overwhelmed with meetings and email that you always wonder if you’re really getting anything done. And often, you’re not.

Remember one thing – you’re most productive in the field, which is related with your calling. If there’s a lot of procrastination in your life, just look around. Maybe you’re standing on the wrong track? Don’t let your job to be the most horrifying thing for you. If you see that you’re standing on the wrong track, it’s obviously a time for changes.

In the first ever actual test of Ericsson's initial claim, Brooke Macnamara, David Hambrick, and Frederick Oswald recently reviewed a large number of studies conducted since that 1993 paper. They found that sheer amount of deliberate practice does not, in fact, explain most of the differences in expert performance.

If your days are dominated by habits that help you on your journey to success, you’ll one day find yourself exactly where you want to be, doing what you want to be doing, earning what you want to be earning.

We all make our own sandwiches and too many of us make sandwiches that we don’t like to eat. Negative elements often take root in our lives because we allow ourselves to get caught up in an endless cycle of excuses instead of taking action. Here are a few ways to take control of what’s in your lunchbox.

But the truth is that many of us do suck at life and by that I mean we are living way below our capabilities and are cheating ourselves out of our most valuable asset, time.

Doing your best to stay up with current events can often feel like drowning in a torrent of never ending bad news. With information coming at you in every direction, it’s easy to get burned out. Compassion and solidarity are important, but being an informed citizen doesn’t mean you always have to go down with the ship.

You have to do the hard things. The things that no one else is doing. The things that scare you.

Need a quick dose of inspiration? Need a quick surge in motivation? You'll definitely find it here ...

His path to the top came not through exposure, business model innovation, or riding trends. He became renowned, and is able to charge the fees that he does, through total dedication to excellence. His singular guiding principle is the quality of outcome for his customers—how good his sushi tastes, and the pleasure of the tasting experience.

Drew Carey was no one’s version of success. Then he “met” Og Mandino.

Mind mapping is one of the best ways to capture your thoughts and bring them to life in visual form. Beyond just note-taking, though, mind maps can help you become more creative, remember more, and solve problems more effectively. Whether you're new to mind maps or just want a refresher, here's all you need to know about this technique.

For a long time, I struggled to believe that I could eventually become rich. It wasn't until I observed the differences in thoughts and actions between the "haves" and the "have-nots."

I have to say it…I’m not a quitter. But those few times that I have, have been painful! Your self-esteem and even long term confidence can take a blow! So I’ve discovered that there are 8 important keys to finishing what you start!

The practice is where we truly begin changing our lives. The practice is where we find greater peace, happiness, and the ability to better navigate our daily challenges. The practice is what really matters, not the labels. And most importantly, it’s in that practice that we learn to express our authentic selves.

Bruce lee was a Hong Kong American martial artist, Hong Kongaction film actor, martial arts instructor, filmmaker, and the founder of Jeet Kune Do.

Dalai Lama said, “Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck.”

Excerpts from Deborah Peters, CEO of Neuro Engineering Institute at a Neuro Linguistic Programming Practitioner Training in Beverly Hills, CA.

Here are five pieces of garbage you should quickly toss out and never hoard.

The first Monday back after a long weekend is the perfect time to experiment with new productivity-boosting habits. Here are seven that you can embrace immediately, and if you are fast and focused, you could complete all of them before you finish your first cup of coffee.

Charles Umphred is a man who has lead an amazing life. From being a “blue collar” guy to almost getting killed in a head-on collision to owning his own incredibly successful company, Charlie — as he likes to be called — has seen and probably done it all.

American philosopher William James (1842–1910) yearned to find a practical spirituality, one that produced concrete improvements in happiness. The Harvard physician grew encouraged, especially in his final years, by his personal experiments with New Thought, which he called “the religion of healthy-mindedness.” I challenge today’s seekers to continue James’s search for a testable, workable spiritual system. Will you join me in a 30-day experiment that puts positive-mind metaphysics to the test?

While the benefits of learning a new skill are clear, the main problem we have is finding the time in our schedule to learn something new in the first place.

It might sound counterintuitive, but using four-syllable textbook words to demonstrate your smarts will actually make you appear less capable.

Can children be made more psychologically ‘resilient’ to traumas like 9/11 – as well as the stress of everyday life? Emma Young meets a former school principal who believes they can.

It was this recent reevaluation that led me to try an experiment to increase my productivity. So I made the goal to really improve my morning routine and be up and working by 6:30 a.m. and stop at noon every day, giving me five and a half hours to get work done before calling it quits.

Let me share with you 8 Mind Hacks that Give You Instant Results.

It is through learning from our imperfections and mistakes that we discover our inner Divine worth and open ourselves to others. But that requires letting go, not an easy road for someone with trust issues.

You tell your friend you can't meet for drinks tonight because you're too busy. You cancel your morning meeting because you're already running late on completing your project.

We used to believe our brains couldn’t be changed. Now we believe they can – if we want it enough. But is that true?

We caught up with Ferriss to discuss his predictions for the future of the career industry and some of the most rewarding aspects of his work. Check out the full Q&A below.

Let’s find out a few simple things we can do to make sure we are performing closer to our mental capacity.

How settling can make people happier and more satisfied than gunning for "the best."

Here are some of the things extraordinarily successful people say every day--and how those statements spur them to take actions that lead to even greater success:

There are a multitude of common characteristics among those who succeed, but there seems to be only one glaring common characteristic among those who achieve little or no success.

Here are three questions that can greatly benefit the direction and quality of your life if you begin asking and answering them regularly.

If you're like most people, you have no time to spare before work. And yet, you still have plenty of opportunities to mess up your entire day. Here are the 5 most common mistakes people make after they wake. Avoid these morning mishaps to start every day right.

What holds us back from our goals is fear. It is common among us. When too much fear gets in the way we end up doing nothing. Fear stems from the lack of confidence and irrational thinking. You have to understand that fear of what might come out down the track does not increase your chances at succeeding. Sometimes we are afraid to take risks because we think the odds are against us. We become so consumed by fear to the degree that we become irrational.

Philosophy is not just about talking or lecturing, or even reading long, dense books. In fact, it is something men and women of action use—and have used throughout history—to solve their problems and achieve their greatest triumphs. Not in the classroom, but on the battlefield, in the Forum, and at court.

They say that in sports, 90 percent of performance is mental. Yet, we spend the majority of our time, effort and money on physical and technical training — including everything from gear and coaches to gym memberships and sports massages. All that leaves little time to focus on our mental game.

Expressive writing has also been linked to improved mood, well-being, and reduced stress levels for those who engage in it regularly.

Your brain needs just as much attention as your physical body to keep your mind in shape and to improve it. Here are 8 of the best and easy brain exercises using which you can improve your IQ.

While there are countless things that come up to derail us from focusing, here are eight of the biggest offenders, and some clarity around how to overcome them.

So, in order to stop worrying so much about what others think, it’s time to inject some fresh objectivity into your life, and develop a value system that doesn’t depend on others every step of the way.  Here are five things you can start doing today:

Just as you can change your body at the atomic level by lifting weights, exercising, or eating differently, you can willfully alter your brain by performing another physical act: thinking in a certain way.

From time to time I hear from old friends, and sometimes from strangers, wondering why I occupy myself with what they regard as “woo-woo” stuff – that is, New Thought and positive-mind traditions.

In our modern society where the assertive, charismatic personalities are favored over the solitary, silent individuals, an introvert is often seen as shy or even anti-social. Given how they may appear aloof, unfriendly an even snobby to others, it’s perhaps no surprise that people sometimes don’t pay enough attention to what these introverts have to offer.

Disclaimer: This post is not something that will turn your goals into reality, out of nowhere, like magic. No. This post will show you how to set your goals in a way that they are attainable and that too if you are ready to take action right after reading it.