It seems like a good idea – set a giant, ambitious goal for your next year of life. But it has a lousy 10% success rate. And that’s because Read More

Pride is a word used positively and negatively. Partly, this is due to different meanings, but there is even dispute about whether the most common meaning (the one I’m talking about) is a positive or negative attribute. Here is the definition.

Pride (n): inordinate self-esteem : conceit

This is the type of pride I’m talking about, and here are two ways it will ruin your life.Read More

Fear is powerful. We all know it.

It is the most effective behavior-controlling emotion, but usually it’s not in a good way. We can change that by changing what it is that we fear.

Knowing that fear is a deterrent – that is, you run away from polar bears, not towards them – it would make sense to be afraid of something that chases you towards something good, right?Read More

[box style=”check”]Insight of the day: It is not knowledge of solutions that we lack. We lack the knowledge and discipline to apply what we already know.[/box]

You know the hammer drill. You read an insightful article full of great information and helpful tips to improve your life, but its messsage fades from your consciousness two days later and you’re back to watching Desperate Housewives (noooooo). This story varies with each person, but the theme is common – we all watch Desperate Housewives it’s difficult to change just from reading or knowing solutions.Read More

Forget the past and focus on the present.

That’s what they all say, and there is good reason for it. The past is dead weight that will slow you down if you take it with you. But as you’ll see, your past is a valuable and somewhat golden reference.Read More