Maintaining an interest in the goals you pursue can improve your work and reduce burnout, according to research from Duke University.
Organizing can be broken down into a step-by-step process that anyone can follow.
The problem isn't capturing our creativity, as individual inspiration is a steady pulse that beats within us all. The problem is keeping those embers hot once we have them in our grasp.
Keep refreshing your goals in your mind, so you think about them often. Here are some ways to do just that.
Our attention is often pulled in too many directions, leaving us feeling overloaded, distracted, chaotic, spread thinly, without focus. So what can you do?
Life would be grand if we only did what our fleeting hearts wanted to do, each moment of the day. Unfortunately, the laundry, taxes and difficult conversations would never get done.
Following this method, you can process your inbox in less than 5 minutes if you’re quick.
Multitaskers who think they can successfully divide their attention between the program on their television set and the information on their computer screen proved to be driven to distraction by the two devices.
Let’s say you have an agenda, and every time one of you wandered off the agenda, you forced yourself to get back on it. Would the conversation be better or worse, with a set outcome?
Sometimes you need to become unbalanced in order to get things done. If you’re working on a book, launching a business or trying to overhaul some part of your life, you can probably relate.
You know what it's like: No focus, lots of stress, lots of mental exhaustion without really getting anything done.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
Some people claim they work well in a high-stress environment. I'm not one of them.
Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t seem to find focus?
Why do "Aha!" moments sometimes come easily - and sometimes not at all?
Sometimes work can be a drag. You get caught up in trying to be more productive, and suddenly your life turns into a series of to-do lists.
I've been working online full time for almost 10 years, since age 19. I've had a lot of failures and a lot of successes. There is no better way to learn how to succeed than to learn from someone who has already done it.
People are better able to exercise self-control when they choose goal-pursuit strategies that fit with their promotion or prevention focus.
It seems contradictory to those who are used to sacrificing living for pursuing their goals … but cultivating mindfulness will help you achieve your goals and enjoy life more.
Here is list of 27 traits that distinguish successful people from ordinary people. If you take the commitment to apply every day each principle in your life, you’ll start to see amazing results in no time.
Most people believe they can multitask effectively... but a study indicates that people who multitask the most are least capable of doing so.
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
When there are conflicting demands from work, home and the classroom, any hectic time can be filled with stress.