Lots of factors contribute to your success, such as intelligence, talent, hard work, and even luck. However, research finds the #1 tool for success is grit, or mental toughness.
Seeking Contentment? Try More Being, Less Doing
Being forced to slow down and shelter at home taught me “being” is just as valuable as “doing.”
Why Self-Discipline is Important Right Now
During these unprecedented times, staying self-disciplined to accomplish your long-term goals isn’t easy. Let’s be honest, it’s often difficult in the best of circumstances. However, self-discipline is important because the long-term benefits of practicing it outweigh the immediate gratitude of doing something easier. For example, in the long-run, completing that book you’ve wanted to write…
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Is It Possible to Thrive During Impossible Times
I look out the window and see the trees blowing from side to side, and snow flurries in the air. It is the second week of May 2020, and this makes absolutely no sense. But there is nothing about the world we are living in right now that makes any sense. It is like adding…
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Exercise Now More Than Ever
You don’t need me to tell you why regular exercise is beneficial to your health and well-being. The list of positive gains for those who work out daily is abundant and supported by evidence-based scientific research. However, today I want to share with you reasons why exercise during the current COVID-19 crisis is more essential…
Read More Kick Procrastination to the Curb—9 Reasons You Procrastinate and What to Do About It
Stop Procrastinating and Get into Action “I have no idea why, but I just keep procrastinating! I know I need to get this done, but I keep putting it off!” How many times have you uttered something like this? How frustrating is it to promise yourself you’ll get to a task tomorrow, but tomorrow comes…
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The Gift Behind the Pain
Have you ever been faced with an annoying situation that later turned out to be a gift? I’m referring to those little things in life that crop up, have to be dealt with, and just feel like a nuisance you must endure and get through. This morning, as I walked along all bundled up in…
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Can We Control Our Own Happiness?
Are you a master of your fate or a victim of circumstances? An optimist or a pessimist? Do you believe your happiness is dependent on life’s occurrences, your genetic predisposition, or within your control? How do you approach your world? All of us want to be happy, but few realize how much that feeling is…
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Six Tips Toward Achieving Lifetime Fitness
When I was in my twenties, I took up running and began my journey towards lifetime fitness. I sprinted across my campus and surroundings, and then throughout the streets of Manhattan. In my thirties, I found myself in the suburbs of New Jersey, often running with my work supervisor. What fun business meetings we had!…
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Exercise Motivation – Tips to Get You Moving
Why is it that only 20% of Americans exercise enough to make a significant impact on their health profile? No one would debate the proven benefits of consistent exercise; decreased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, and osteoporosis, reduced blood pressure, maintenance of healthy body weight and improved body image, decreased depression, increased self-esteem, and…
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