“A cardinal rule in budgeting and saving is to pay yourself first. Once your paycheck hits your account, wisdom has it that you should move some amount to savings even before you pay the bills.” – John Rampton A simple financial principle that many people don’t incorporate into their budget is to consider that saving […]
Overcoming jealousy or envy is not an easy task, but it can be done if we truly want to change our situation. Envy kills inspiration. It’s a very toxic emotion, so as long as we are envious, we can’t be inspired. If we find ourselves being continuously jealous or envious, we need to become more […]
No matter how much envisioning, planning, organizing, analyzing we do, nothing will change until we take action! It sounds simple enough and we all know it to be true, so what holds us back from doing it? For many of us, the reason we don’t take action has to do with the fear of failure. […]
Generally speaking, a good rule of thumb when it comes to decision making is the smaller the decision, the less time we should spend on making a decision and the bigger the decision, the more time we should spend on making a decision. So, the amount of time we spend on making a decision should […]
When we think about the idea of wanting to achieve financial success, one of the first questions we probably ask ourselves is, “how are we going to get there?” And where is “there” exactly? Sometimes that thought is so overwhelming that we just don’t know where to start. It is exactly at that point that […]
When it comes to striving to achieve success in anything we do, working on our weaknesses is not enough. Not only is it not enough, it’s actually a hindrance to reaching our true fullest potential. Focusing and working to improve our weaknesses is a hindrance in the sense that it takes our time and focus […]
Paralysis of Analysis – Evaluation paralysis is where you can’t take any actions because of overthinking the details or over preparation and it’s one of the most notorious actions killer we could ever possibly have. Planning is always helpful when we’re starting a brand-new project, but we shouldn’t let it get to the point where […]
Patience is a virtue. Who hasn’t heard those words before? Those words are deeply rooted in many of our minds, but the behavior, the true practice of patience is just another personality trait which has fallen by the wayside. Our hurried, over-scheduled way of life where everything has to happen instantly is taking its toll […]
When it comes to success and happiness in life, emotional intelligence makes it possible to reach our career and personal goals, succeed in work, and build relationships. People who are emotionally intelligent are able to recognize the emotional state of others as well as their own state to create a connection and form relationships. For […]
There are various areas and various reasons to invest in yourself. One area we might want to work on or improve may be physical, to have more energy or stay active with our children. We may want to lose weight and/or eat more healthy. Whatever the area or reason is which we want to improve […]