A lot of people have a hard time understanding the phrase “pay yourself first”, let alone applying the concept. I’ll admit, even I struggled with it when I first heard it. Let’s face it, after paying the rent/mortgage, utilities, car payment, insurance, credit cards, etc., more often than not, there is never anything left over […]
Comparing yourself to the success of others can trigger feelings of jealousy. Being self-aware can help you to uncover the true reasons why you feel that way. As you become more self-aware and conquer the thoughts that cause you to be envious, you can then look at those who you see as being highly successful […]
Getting the motivation to start working toward your goals isn’t something that mysteriously builds up inside of you until you all of a sudden take action! Despite what many people might think, it doesn’t take motivation to take action, it’s actually the other way around! Motivation comes from taking action and once you’re motivated by […]
Making decisions can sometime be difficult, challenging or even nerve wrecking to the point of being afraid to make a decision. If you’ve ever felt that way, the one thing you might fail to realize about decision making is that most decisions you have to make within your life are not fatal if you make […]
Goal setting requires having an imagination so that you can envision what you want your future to look like. By establishing goals based on your vision, it gives you real targets to shoot for and as you achieve your goals you will move your vision closer and closer to reality. But, nothing in your imagination […]
Success is on the other side of failure! Don’t give up just because it doesn’t come easily. The ability to keep trying when things seem impossible, to push past your comfort zone, to not give up when it gets difficult, almost always leads to success. The great thing about the idea of not giving up […]
Any type of success requires constant improvement and there’s no better way to achieve that than to work on your strengths. Before you can take advantage of your strengths you need to find out what they are. There are various tools and methods to help you determine what your strengths are, from surveys to self […]
When was the last time you wanted something to turn out a certain way, so you took specific steps to increase the probability of it happening the way you pictured it in your mind? Welcome to the world of planning! Planning is something that varies with people. Some people have to plan everything out before […]
Planning is a part of what you need to do when you’re setting goals or trying to bring ideas to life. But, you need to keep in mind that you can’t get bogged down in the planning. Now, there may be a Mr. or Mrs. Perfection inside of you and you want to get everything […]
I’m sure you often live your life like there’s never enough time to accomplish the things you need to get done and in many aspects of your life that may seem to be true. You feel like you can’t get enough of it, and you could always use having more. So, when something seems to […]