Make sure you play this video before reading this post. Not only will it leave you with chills, but it's vital to the lesson you're about to learn. Why did I start this training with a super nerdy reference to a Captain Picard speech? Well... Because I derive a lot of my awesomeness from Captain Picard himselfBecause this is one of my favorite Picard speeches everAnd most importantly because there is a powerful lesson in this clip - that "living is making choices" I've been … [Read more...]
A Challenge to Make Your Dreams Become a Reality
Today, I have a challenge for you. What's one thing you've always wanted to do, that you've never done? This can be anything. Travel somewhere?Jump out of a plane?Learn a skill?Start a website? Picture yourself doing it. What does it feel like? Are you smiling? Are you happy? Are you absolutely thrilled? Of course you are. Your dream is now a reality. Whatever it is, there is no reason you can't do it. You have this desire for a reason, so why not make it happen? Not enough … [Read more...]
What Leonardo da Vinci Would Teach You About Achievement
"It had long since come to my attention that people of accomplishment rarely sat back and let things happen to them. They went out and happened to things." Leonardo da Vinci is widely considered to be one of the most diversely talented individuals that has ever lived. He held over 10 professions to his name at any given time, and is credited with creations and discoveries that still influence the world to this day, nearly 500 years later. While I would love to nerd out on how … [Read more...]
Goal Setting, This Magical Two Word Phrase Will Help You Achieve Any Goal
When you set goals and achieve them, you make progress in your life. There's no simpler way to describe the how to of personal development. Goal setting is awesome, but not every goal is met, and I want to help you with this today. In fact, according to a study done at the University of Scranton in 2014, only eight percent of New Year's Resolutions are actually achieved. It doesn't take a statistician to understand that this is a DISMAL number. Isn't it funny the difference between what … [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...]
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...]
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...]
Is Getting a Side Job Really Doing You Any Good?
Money is good. Even more money is even better. Right? I think it's safe to say anyone reading this blog is hungry for a little bit more monetary padding in the bank. The fact is, sometimes your basic 40 hour a week job just doesn't yield the cash you need (or think you need). Whether it's to have extra spending money or just to try to make ends meet, a common way many people go about bringing in a little bit of extra dough is by getting a weekend or weeknight side job. Ok cool. … [Read more...]