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...]
Christmas Debt – Tips For Paying Off Those Presents
This is a guest post by a friend of mine named Tim, a personal finance blogger who writes about achieving financial freedom. By now, you may be feeling the pain from the holiday season. He's going to share with you a few great tips about how to start reducing your debt, and how to prevent it in the future --- Several years ago, before getting my finances under control, I seriously overspent on Christmas gifts to family members. It had been my habit in previous years to skimp on gifts, … [Read more...]
How to Let Go of Worry and Live the Life of Your Dreams
You know how awesome it is to dance when people aren't watching? It's great. There is no one to laugh at you, no one to please, no one passing their judgments on you about your moves. It's just pure. You move how you want to and you thoroughly enjoy it. Well, what if you could do the same thing with your life accomplishments? Have you ever decided not to do something because you were worried about what people would think? What if you could completely let go of worry. Some of us are … [Read more...]
The Power Through It Myth of Productivity – Debunked With the Pomodoro Technique
So I was out eating lunch a few days ago and being the observational (okay... nosy) person that I am, I was listening to a few conversations happening around me. One in particular really interested me. There was a group of dudes at a table close to me who looked like it took them all about an hour to get dressed. Suits, pressed shirts, greasy slicked hair, and blinged out watches that probably cost more than my house payment. Ok, they must be doing something right... right? What … [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...]
Grab Your Copy of The Lifehackers Manifesto
Leading a more successful life isn't just about being more productive, or learning how to manage your finances well. It's about learning how to be a more effective person overall through the acquisition of a variety of skills and knowledge, and I want to be able to help do that for you through Academy Success. So to move closer towards that goal, I teamed up with 9 of my best blogging friends to create an awesome resource full of some of our best tips. It's called "The Lifehacker's … [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...]
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