At the beginning of each year, half of Americans resolve to make big changes in the New Year. By the end of the first month, forty percent have given up. I cover all of the reasons for this in my book, Resolution Reboot. Of them, one of the biggest obstacles is that we focus too […]
4 Ways to Achieve Any Resolution – The Last One Might Surprise You
Writing about goal-setting and resolutions around the end of the year seems cliché, doesn’t it? But there’s no denying that this is the time of year when people think about that resolution they set a year ago and didn’t quite achieve. It’s the time of year when we think about how we plan to do […]
Achieve Your Goals with 10 Secrets from the World’s Top Chefs
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in July 2016 and has been revamped for accuracy and comprehensiveness. I’m a big advocate of managing time in a way that allows us to consume positive and beneficial content that moves us closer to our goals. I encourage limiting time on social media and using downtime to read before […]
How to Conduct a Year-End Review and Why You Need to Do it Now
How did this past year go for you? Did you make measurable progress toward the resolutions and goals you set at the beginning of the year? If you were to write a year-end review, would you feel proud to share it? I’ll be the first to admit that creating lasting change in our lives is […]
13 Simple Tips to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain
Editor’s Note: This post was originally published in November 2016 and has been revamped for accuracy and comprehensiveness. Have you been here―January second rolls around and you step on the scale and cringe when you discover that you gained seven pounds over the holidays? Yup, me too! It’s a hard maintain discipline this time of […]
Need Hope? Set Goals!
How do you feel about goals? Chances are, the word either evokes a positive or negative response. I know because I’ve felt both. I don’t recall the idea of goals being a common topic of conversation while growing up. Yes, I tried to get good grades and accomplish tasks. But the concept of setting goals […]
The Most Important Thing I Learned About Starting Something New
What have you been dreaming of starting? Maybe it’s your dream job, moving to a new city, or starting a family. Perhaps you want to start saving money or get in shape. Do you have something in mind? If so, go ahead and write that down. Next question – what’s holding you back? If you’re […]
Build a Foundation to Have the Freedom to Follow Your Dreams – Part V – Personal Growth
Welcome back to my series on building a foundation to have the freedom to follow your dreams. I introduced the idea behind this foundation in Part I. If you missed it, you can go back and read it here. So far, I’ve covered the first element of the foundation – Good Health and the second […]
Build a Foundation to Have the Freedom to Follow Your Dreams – Part I
Many of us came into adulthood with a clear idea of what we were “supposed to do”. I think this was especially true for my generation. For many of us, it seemed as though there was just one path. That path, as I understood it, went like this. Go to college, get good grades, find […]
How Discipline and Sacrifice Create Unexpected Joy
Throughout our lives, we’ve all made sacrifices. We’ve given up one thing to obtain another. Some of us have given up sweets to lose weight or cut spending to get out of debt. When we sacrifice, there’s an obvious goal we’re aiming for. In the beginning, it’s difficult to see how these sacrifices could transform our […]
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