Je n'arrive pas à me mettre au travail ! "Je rentre à la maison vers 17 h tous les jours, explique Pauline, lycéenne. Je commence par grignoter une bonne demi-heure. Pour me détendre, je me connecte sur Facebook avec mes amies qui se défoulent comme moi, ensuite j'allume la télé en me disant que je travaillerai après dîner car je me sens fatiguée". Après le repas elle se plonge enfin dans son travail mais son amie Julie l'appelle sur son portable car il lui manque une info sur le travail à faire. Elles reparlent de la journée, des copains et des profs et la conversation se prolonge... grâce aux forfaits gratuits. 1/ Planifiez le temps que vous voulez consacrer au travail 2- Tenez compte de vos rythmes personnels Il faut solliciter votre cerveau quand vos capacités de concentration et de mémorisation sont les meilleures. 3- Ne ratez pas le top départ Le plus dur, bien sûr, est de démarrer. 4- Prévoyez un menu varié et attaquez par le plus rapide Notre cerveau ne peut rester concentré sur un même sujet trop longtemps.
7 Realistic Ways You Can Starting Making Your Life Feel More Meaningful Would you rather be happier or more successful? That should be a no-brainer, shouldn’t it? Sadly, many ambitious professionals (including me) would find it a tough choice to make. But there’s good news: You really don’t have to choose. Our conversations lately have tended to revolve around happiness. It’s an important question, Capland says, because if you’re successful but not happy, not only does that suck for you, but also you may not stay successful for long. Get into that spiral, and others will notice, consciously or unconsciously, and they may be put off. The message is clear. 1. If you wanted to prepare for a marathon or learn a new language or gain the brain-improving benefits of meditation, you wouldn’t just work on it for one day and then forget about it. 2. If you’re in a situation in which you’re feeling the downward spiral, and it’s likely to affect your performance, ask yourself how you can shift your mood so you can have a better outcome? 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. More From Inc.
10 Habits That'll Make You Happier in the Long Run (OK, the Short Run, Too) I’ve had many low points in life, the lowest stemming from a divorce that led to months of recovery from depression and anxiety. It was also the best thing that ever happened to me. It helped me have the kind of life I imagined moving forward. As a result of my metamorphosis, these virtues became a template for doing business and living life as an entrepreneur. 1. This means peace with others, your current situation, and the path you’re on. Choosing peace allows you to stick to the plan, even when the skeptics say you’re crazy. Peace means minding your own business, not comparing yourself with others, and being grateful every day for the place you find yourself. 2. The trust I speak of is counterintuitive for type-A entrepreneurs like me. Leadership thinker and author Mike Myatt brilliantly captured my thoughts about surrender in this article in Forbes, where he states: “You’ll rarely encounter the words leadership and surrender used together in complementary fashion. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
8 Things the Most Successful People Do Every Night The importance of good morning habits is a no-brainer. It’s common sense that if you wake up early and do good things to ramp up your body and mind for the day, those things will pay off. How we spend our evenings gets a lot less attention, but it’s just as important—it’s the time that bridges one day into the next. Train yourself to make that transition a great one with these eight evening habits, borrowed from highly successful people. 1. Growth requires learning, and the more topics you’re engaged and interested in, the more effective you can be. 2. One of the very best ways to nurture yourself is to spend time in the company of people you deeply connect with and care about. 3. We spend so much of our time in busy-ness. 4. The end of the day is a great time to take stock of what’s been happening. 5. Especially if you’ve spent the entire day at your desk, don’t go to bed until you’ve found a way to move your body. 6. 7. 8. More From Inc. Can We Send You a Helpful Email? Success!
10 Daily Habits That Will Radically Improve Your Life - Motto Platitudes won't help you. I know, I've tried to implement them all. They're frustrating. Go for it! No kidding. I'm more interested in how we can radically improve our lives. Here are 10 unexpected things you can do daily to radically improve your life: 1. Four years ago when I launched my agency Silverback Social, I just did it. I still remove the "how" from most of our agency issues. Obsessing over your "how" will only lead you to full-on panic. 2. My dress shirts and suits are all custom-made. When you have clothes that fit well, you feel better. I can select any shirt in my closet and know that the fit is perfect and I will feel and look great all day. 3. Meditation can reduce stress, improve your concentration, and increase happiness. When you're washing your hands today, slow down and really think about how you're washing your hands. Realize that your thoughts and feelings aren't you. 4. I'm also smart enough to know that you can overdo anything. The gist? 5. My girls are 8 and 5.
5 Morning Rituals to Keep You Productive All Day Long - Motto Most of us work long hours: 40, 50 or even 60 hours each week. But chances are, given distractions like online entertainment, office snacking habits and ill-designed time management, we're only churning out high-quality work a portion of each day. Here are five practical steps to incorporate into any morning routine to optimize your time at the office and maintain productivity all day long: 7 minutes of exercise. Yep, not 10 -- just seven. Why? There are endless fitness routines to turn to, but the one I like best is called the 7 Minute Workout (and yes, there's an app for that). Start your day out green. While all of these options are fine choices once in a while, you'll be shocked at the morning lift you can get from a green smoothie. I go quick and easy, blending (for about a minute): one apple, one banana, one orange, a handful of spinach, half of a cucumber, any juice or coconut water on hand, a few cubes of ice and some flax seed. Pick 3 wins for the day. Power up after lunch.
11 Tweaks to Your Daily Routine Will Make Your Day More Productive I don’t know anyone who couldn’t use a little boost in their energy and self-control. Researchers at the University of Nottingham recently published findings from their exploration of 83 separate studies on energy and self-control. What they found will change the way you start your day. The researchers found that self-control and energy are not only intricately linked but also finite, daily resources that tire much like a muscle. This exhaustion of self-control kills your productivity, and it makes the morning hours, when self-control is highest, the most important hours of the day. Related: 9 Habits of Profoundly Influential People But the trick isn’t just to spend your morning hours working; it’s to do the right things in the morning that will make your energy and self-control last as long as possible. “For the past 33 years, I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
5 Best Morning Routines For Before You Even Get Out Of Bed - Motto What is the first thing you do when you wake up? Do you check your cell phone, worry about yesterday’s problems, or find yourself grumbling about all you have to do? If so, you’re waking up on the wrong side of the bed. The first thing you do and the first thoughts you allow yourself to have can truly set the tone for the rest of your day, so it’s important to be mindful in your first waking moments. With these few easy adjustments to your waking routing, you can elevate your mood, boost your energy and set the day off on the right foot before your feet even touch the floor. 1. Instead of hopping out of bed in the morning, give yourself an extra five or ten minutes to wake up gently. Related: 10 Ways to Improve Your Morning Routine 2. Simply smiling can change your mood, and your outlook. Related: Don't Let the Loneliness of Entrepreneurship Kill You 3. Train your mind to be grateful. Related: 5 Simple Ways to Express Gratitude Every Day 4. Before you get out of bed, let your mind wander.
The 7-Step Evening Ritual That Will Make You Happy Everybody talks about morning rituals to get the day started right. (Even I have.) But ending the day right can be even more important. Why? Because your mind ain’t perfect when it comes to happiness. Daniel Kahneman, Nobel Prize winner and author of Thinking, Fast and Slow, has shown that your brain really remembers only two things about an event: The emotional peakThe end Via The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less: Nobel Prize-winning psychologist Daniel Kahneman and his colleagues have shown that what we remember about the pleasurable quality of our past experiences is almost entirely determined by two things: how the experiences felt when they were at their peak (best or worst), and how they felt when they ended. If your brain is gonna cheat, you should cheat back. How? 1) Have a “Shutdown Ritual” Workday is over. A simple ritual can help. From Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World: Bestselling author Dan Pink gives similar advice: Establish a closing ritual. Sum Up
This Is How Successful People Get Ahead During the Holidays There’s a disturbance in the Force. The weather is getting colder. Winter is setting in. The holiday season is soon upon us. I’ve found that there are primarily two types of people that emerge when the holiday haze hits. Which one are you? Related: 4 Ways to Banish Post-Holiday Blues From the Workplace Type #1 is the 99 percent. By December 1st, The Sheep are already "mentally checked" out. They might be here here physically, but their minds are roasting chestnuts over an open fire. "Dude…it’s December,” they’ll tell you. The Sheep have plenty of big goals that they’re hoping to accomplish in 2016. (I mean, who doesn’t?) But right now, all that stuff is on the back burner... For them, December means it’s time for champagne at work. It’s time for gorging on an ungodly amount of pastries, moving up a pants size and snuggling on the couch with “bae" to watch that awesome claymation Rudolph movie. And I get it. But inevitably, a sinking feeling begins to develop. “It’s ok,” you tell yourself. #goals #sad
Hate Mornings? 6 Small Changes That Will Fix Everything The first few minutes of your morning are the most important of your day and can set the tone for positivity and productivity. Ideally, you have an app or clock that taps into your natural circadian rhythm and wakes you during your "best time" within a certain window. Getting jarred out of a deep REM slumber to the sound of a blaring alarm clock sets you up for a negative day brimming with fatigue and crankiness. But getting the right alarm clock is only part of the battle. Here are six ways to start your morning better while kicking bad habits that destroy good sleep hygiene. 1. Besides turning off an alarm that might be on your phone, resist the urge to check your email or social media. 2. Lukewarm water with a fresh lemon squeezed into it has numerous benefits--but you need to drink it first thing in the morning. 3. 4. While stretching in bed or prepping your lemon water, set some feasible goals for the day, but limit them to three. 5. 6.