We all go through personal rough patches in our lives. A job loss. A failed project. A tough breakup. Or maybe you just can't get motivated. Whatever the situation, these kinds of periods often feel like they're "our fault" and can be very disheartening when they happen. They can often leave you feeling like a big ol' giant failure. Trust me. I've been there. Less than 5 years ago, I was out of a job and hitting the employment search like thousands of others the world financial crisis … [Read more...]
What Netflix Taught Me About Achieving Big Ideas
It's not really a secret that I'm a big Netflix fan. Downtime is important from time to time, and Netflix has some cool stuff you just won't find anywhere else. Anyway, a couple of weeks ago I gave myself a day off and watched a movie called "Craigslist Joe." It was about this dude who had a radical idea to survive completely off of Craiglist for 30 days. The terms of his challenge were - he would start with just the clothes on his back, no money, no food, would not make use of any of his … [Read more...]
A Simple Process to Make Your New Habits Stick
As we approach the beginning of a new year, you've probably got an awesome list of New Year's Resolutions that you've promised yourself you're going to stick to in 2013. That's great, but as I'm sure you've experienced before... things don't always go as planned. Don't worry. It's not your fault. Society has taught you that if you just "try harder" and "persevere" then you'll come out on top. Ok great. But what does that really mean? How do you really make your new habits stick? That … [Read more...]
Use The Marathon Mindset to Achieve Your Lifelong Goals
Have you ever wondered what it is that allows marathon runners to achieve not only running one 26.2 mile race after another, but also achieve so many other large goals in their life along the way? It's almost a rule of thumb that if you're a marathon runner, you're also a high achieving individual. They seem to have a very high correlation. I'm not saying you have to start running marathons to achieve your lifelong goals, but if you can get yourself into the Marathon Mindset, you'll … [Read more...]
Surround Yourself With Success | Your Catalyst to a Lifetime of Accomplishment
This post is going to be awesome. By the end of it you will be inspired to take an action that I know will change the entire way you approach your life. I just got back from Jeff Walker's PLF Live 2012 event, which is full of highly motivated entrepreneurs and overall just really positive people to be around. I had a lot of goals while I was out there, but my one main umbrella goal was this. "Surround Yourself With Success" - and it wasn't too hard to do in this room. The group at … [Read more...]
Overcome Self Doubt With The Why Not Technique
Without a doubt in my mind, the number one thing holding you back from accomplishing the goals in your life is your own self doubt. It's something we all struggle with. Even the most successful people in the world have things they tell themselves they can't do. Well today, I'd like to introduce to you a technique that I've been using for the past few years of my life to help overcome self doubt. It's a way to not only pump yourself up for something you really want to do, but also identify … [Read more...]
Q&A Video – How to Free Up Your Time to Work on Personal Projects
This is a question I received from a reader recently named Adam, from PA. "Hey Cody. I've got some really cool projects that I'd like to work on, but at the end of the day I just can't find the time to work on them. What is your number one tip to allow me to get these things done without putting the rest of my life aside?" Or in short, what's the best way to free up your time so you can work on personal projects? It's a great question and one that basically everyone struggles with. The … [Read more...]
Why Do You Do That To Yourself? Always Be Improving.
I had an interesting experience this weekend I'd like to share with you. Something that reminded me how differently that high achieving individuals think than the rest of the world. Something that should resonate heavily with you. And something that you should never lose sight of if you are going to be a high achiever. I was driving home from a family event with my grandmother in the car with me. We were having a nice conversation about things I've been doing, things I'm working on now, and … [Read more...]
Why Effective Goal Setting Will Completely Change Your Life
You've probably set a few goals in your life, and if you're reading this website, you've probably reached quite a few of them, but let me ask you this question - a question that will change the way you set goals for the rest of your life. Are you practicing effective goal setting? Out of all of the goals you've set for yourself in your life, whether they were long-term goals or short-term goals, how many of those goals have you completely blown out of the water? Probably not very many if I … [Read more...]
How to Stay in the True Productivity Zone
A lot of people I talk to about time management are perfectly capable people, and in most cases are actually really good workers, but they have issues with becoming distracted throughout their work days. They often look back on their day and they can't even remember what they did. Usually when this happens, it's because a person spends the whole day reacting to what other people ask them to do. They don't take the time to proactively plan out their day and ensure they're going to be working … [Read more...]