Over the last few days, I've told you my rags to riches story, (well maybe not riches, but pretty decent success), I've shared two awesome top performer tactics with you, busted the myths within, and together we've mustered several thousand views of the posts within this series. I've also heard from several of you who have told me some of your goals that you'd like to achieve with your newly found life skills. It's been pretty awesome so far. I'm truly touched that so many of you have … [Read more...]
Myth #2: High Achievers Work 100 Hours a Week – And The Productivity Blueprint
Welcome back to the Myths of Personals Productivity series. On Tuesday, we talked about the myth of natural motivation. We discussed that motivation is not always a natural thing - in fact it rarely is. Often times it has to be manufactured and coaxed out of your daily life. You learned some ways to do this to make sure you're constantly motivated to do better things. If you missed that, you can check it out on the blog. In today's lesson, I want to talk about another myth of high … [Read more...]
Myth #1: High Achieving Individuals Are Naturally Motivated
Welcome to the rest of my story, and the first installment in the Myths of Personal Productivity series. Let's get started. There's a massive myth floating around that almost everyone I talk with on Academy Success struggles with. When each reader joins the community, I provide the opportunity to answer a survey which asks a few basic questions - one of which is "what are you currently struggling with?" More than 90% of respondents have answered the exact same thing - they struggle with … [Read more...]
My Tough-to-Tell Story of Why, And The Start of a New Series
As I write this, I've been writing in Academy Success for a little over a year now. I've published nearly 100 articles, recorded dozens of videos, compiled several specialized reports (including some of the industry's top bloggers), just released a brand new upgraded design, and have even written a book on Amazon. I've also been featured on nearly a dozen productivity and personal development sites, attracted hundreds of subscribers, and thousands of readers, many of which have reached out … [Read more...]
30 Lessons Learned From 30 Years of Change
Note: I originally published this post on The Change Blog. Due to the great response, I am republishing it here for the benefit of Academy Success readers. As I write this post, I was brought into this world 30 years ago today. Even though 30 is apparently the new 20, and some days I feel like my real life is just starting to get interesting, I find myself reflecting on the experiences of the last 30 years, and all of the lessons I've managed to learn along the way. So here they are, … [Read more...]
How My 30th Birthday Coined a Simple New Method for Success
As I write this post, I just turned 30 years old last week, which naturally made me reflect on the last 30 years of my life as anyone who has just turned 30 does - well actually the last 25, because who remembers stuff until they're 5 anyway, right? Either way, I got to thinking about the practices in my life that have chiseled and forged me into the person I am today, and there was one that really stood out. Sure, I could make a big massive list post about everything that has helped me so … [Read more...]
[Video] How A Simple Slap to Convention Can Net You Two Vacations
I've always thought that doing things because "that's what you're supposed to do" is a really dumb reason to do anything, and that plays a big part in what this lesson explores. Nearly every post on this blog shows you how to find a better way to do something in your life, and this may be one of the most useful and widely applicable of all. It tackles a personal finance issue that every couple in the world has - not having enough spending money - and even applies to you single folks out … [Read more...]
Three Simple Ways for Parents to Save for College
If you're going into the 9-5 world, which the vast majority of people are, getting a college degree is essentially a must if you want to risk up the ranks past an entry level position. And graduate degrees are becoming more and more common these days as well. Many professionals are obtaining graduate degrees to further separate themselves from the competition and continue to increase their income. If you're heading in that direction, or even if you have young children who you would like to … [Read more...]
Accomplishing Short Term Goals, Try This Unconventional Approach
Quite a few people struggle with leaving things unfinished. In fact, I used to struggle with this very thing myself. There's a lot of psychology and brain chemistry at play when it comes to motivation, and the reasons humans behave in certain ways. This has a huge effect with the conventional advice that most big box experts give out to people to help them accomplish their goals. They'll tell you to tell as many people as possible, get buy-in, get your idea out into the world. But that … [Read more...]
Three Easy Steps to Overcome Your Lack of Motivation
So, I have a confession to make. I haven't always been the productive person I am today. Truthfully, I've never been a person with an overabundance of natural energy. Some people are naturally energetic, like my wife. She's up and moving with a smile on her face within 3 minutes of waking up... but not me. Catch me before 10 am and its likely you won't talk to me for the rest of the day. I'm just a pretty relaxed kind of dude. Because of this I often used to struggle with staying … [Read more...]
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