Motivation is misunderstood. Most people think that its primary use is to incite action, but that’s akin to using a hairbrush to brush your teeth. It might even work sometimes, but …
Use This Short Checklist to Beat Resistance
Work ethic is a learned skill. Like other skills, some people are naturally better at it than others. I happen to have a worse work ethic than most. James Bond …
How to Create Unbreakable Rules and Win Every Day
In Arizona, you can’t let your donkey sleep in a bathtub. It’s illegal. And yet, donkeys are still doing it! It is illegal to curse within Baltimore’s city limits. A …
Don’t Use Rewards for Motivation
Child studies. The pairing of those two words sounds sinister at best, but most children studies are harmless to the kiddos and enlightening for us adultos. I’ve said it before: kids are …
How to Win the Mental Battle and Overcome Resistance
I’m familiar with “not feeling it” when it comes to doing productive and healthy behaviors. I’m familiar with the struggle that takes place inside of the mind, when part of …