In the not-too-distant past, young people aspired to become lawyers and doctors. Now they yearn to achieve the celebrity of a Mark Zuckerberg or Oprah Winfrey -- and these goals extend to adults as well.
I make a living doing what I love, and doing what you love for a living is fantastic.
I've been stuck in a job I hate, and I felt imprisoned, trapped doing work that bored me while following orders of others and helping them achieve their goals.
When the St Louis Cardinals lost the World Series, just how much shame did the players feel?
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?
People have an easier time starting toward a goal than finishing it, but a shift in attention can make all the difference in reaching the finish line.
First, you must decide exactly what it is you want to accomplish. And secondly, you must determine what price you'll have to pay to get it, and then resolve to pay that price.
Gretchen Rubin is a published author who wrote 'The Happiness Project' -- a memoir about how test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study she could find -- whether from Aristotle or St Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah.
“Always remember, your focus determines your reality.”
When we're waiting in line or sitting in a boring meeting, time seems to slow down to a trickle. And when we get caught up in something completely engrossing - a gripping thriller, for example - we may lose sense of time altogether.
You might think that a loving partner helps keep you on track -- say, when you want to stick to your jogging or concentrate on your studies.
Do you ever have one of those days when you just can’t seem to find focus?
When asked during an interview how he managed to reach the top as a professional bodybuilder and Hollywood actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger replied with a single word: "Drive!"
When people feel they’ve hit a roadblock in reaching a personal goal, such as losing weight, a change in perspective...
Whether it's sports, poker or the high-stakes world of business, there are those who always find a way to win when there's money on the table.
It seems really simple: If you want to achieve something, set a goal and then make specific plans to implement it.
It's a huge limiting belief to assume that going faster means you’re doing something wrong and creating too much stress.
Worried you won't meet your goal? According to research, you'll be more likely to succeed if you make specific plans to implement it.
Think big. Live to the max. Change the world. These high-flying statements are meant to encourage us to achieve great things with our lives. But, rather than being an inspiration, do such huge goals just leave you feeling overwhelmed instead?
A big part of self-discipline comes from social pressure. This is how people in the military can become very disciplined, particularly in special forces. They don’t want to hold their team back, so they have to do their best.
Pride in success can prevent us from taking further action toward our goals. We should not allow our brains to convince us that a failure is a success just so that we can stop trying.
If it feels like one part of your brain is battling another, it probably is, according to a study published in Science.
Timeboxing is a simple time management technique you can use to take control of your time.
We all know marketing is key to small business survival and success, but it can be overwhelming to know what to do to be an effective marketer.
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.
A study by assistant marketing professor finds people are more satisfied if they set ambitious goals, as opposed to conservative goals.
One of the biggest challenges in meeting any goal, whether it be related to productivity, waking early, changing a habit, exercising, or just becoming happier, is finding the motivation to stick with it.
Wishing will not bring riches. But desiring riches with a state of mind that becomes an obsession, then planning definite ways and means to acquire riches, and backing those plans with persistence which does not recognize failure, will bring riches.
You know what it's like: No focus, lots of stress, lots of mental exhaustion without really getting anything done.
If you want to be an effective entrepreneur, you should have at least 10 good friends who are already successful entrepreneurs. Few entrepreneurs succeed in isolation, because, business is a social game.