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Nine Things Successful People Do Differently - Heidi Grant Halvorson
Learn more about the science of success with Heidi Grant Halvorson’s HBR Single, based on this blog post. Why have you been so successful in reaching some of your goals, but not others? If you aren’t sure, you are far from alone in your confusion. It turns out that even brilliant, highly accomplished people are pretty lousy when it comes to understanding why they succeed or fail. The intuitive answer — that you are born predisposed to certain talents and lacking in others — is really just one small piece of the puzzle. In fact, decades of research on achievement suggests that successful people reach their goals not simply because of who they are, but more often because of what they do. 1. To seize the moment, decide when and where you will take each action you want to take, in advance. 3. Fortunately, decades of research suggest that the belief in fixed ability is completely wrong — abilities of all kinds are profoundly malleable. 7. 8. 9.
Success & Motivation – 2009
This is the year of WTF. Yep, What the F&&&. It doesn’t matter what got you to the point of saying it. I’m here to give you your WTF To Do List. 1. It doesn’t matter where you live. 2. If you are living cheap, and ready to find out where your future lies, now is the time to try anything. Creating opportunities means looking where others are not. In this kind of economy, it really is a numbers game. Then when you do find a job, remind yourself again that you are winging it. 3. Its really easy to know if you are in the right job. 4. Once you have found out what you love to do, there is only one goal. 5. You are going to screw up. Its your choice.
88 Ways To Make A Stranger Smile
post written by: Marc Chernoff Email Don’t wait for people to smile. Let your guard down. Remember, your best friend was once a stranger too. Love whoever is around to be loved. Smile often.Hold a door open for someone.Pay for the person in line behind you.Send a hand-written thank you card to someone who assisted you with something.Clean out all your old clothes and donate them to someone in need.Give a compliment about a waiter, waitress, sales clerk, etc. to his or her manager.Compliment a stranger’s appearance. And above all, live proudly. Photo by: Thomas Hawk If you enjoyed this article, check out our new best-selling book. And get inspiring life tips and quotes in your inbox (it's free)...
The Science of Developing Mental Toughness in Health, Work, and Life
Have you ever wondered what makes someone a good athlete? Or a good leader? Or a good parent? What makes the difference? Usually we answer these questions by talking about the talent of top performers. But I think we all know there is more to the story than that. In fact, when you start looking into it, your talent and your intelligence don’t play nearly as big of a role as you might think. What makes a bigger impact than talent or intelligence? Research is starting to reveal that your mental toughness — or “grit” as they call it — plays a more important role than anything else for achieving your goals in health, business, and life. Why is mental toughness so important? Let’s talk about that now. Before we talk about how to get started, though, I wanted to let you know I researched and compiled science-backed ways to stick to good habits and stop procrastinating. Mental Toughness and The United States Military Here’s what she found out… When Is Mental Toughness Useful? —Angela Duckworth How?
Overcoming Bias: Make an Extraordinary Effort
Followup to: Trying to Try, Tsuyoku Naritai "It is essential for a man to strive with all his heart, and to understand that it is difficult even to reach the average if he does not have the intention of surpassing others in whatever he does." —Budo Shoshinshu"In important matters, a 'strong' effort usually results in only mediocre results. Whenever we are attempting anything truly worthwhile our effort must be as if our life is at stake, just as if we were under a physical attack! It is this extraordinary effort—an effort that drives us beyond what we thought we were capable of—that ensures victory in battle and success in life's endeavors." —Flashing Steel: Mastering Eishin-Ryu Swordsmanship "A 'strong' effort usually results in only mediocre results"—I have seen this over and over again. There is a level beyond the virtue of tsuyoku naritai ("I want to become stronger"). In the West, there is a saying: "The squeaky wheel gets the grease." The second virtue is also more dangerous.
Matt's Musings » Top 7 Timesaving Tips For Entrepreneurs
By James Adams Successful entrepreneurs are busy. That is just a fact. For most of us success is forged with hard work and long hours that are very full of activity. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Entrepreneurs who succeed point to their time saving/time usage skills as a major contributor to achieving their goals. Author Information James Adams works at an online ink supplies store where he covers the latest tech releases, reviewing products such as the T0715 and posting on his favoured topics of art and design on their blog. Be Sociable, Share!
Oh dear - Dane Maxwell^ has a lot to answer for. First Nathan Barry (
Similar to the Nathan Barry situation, I felt that the Execute book (touted as a book about getting a product out the door in a week, written in a week, but not available in any other format than print for two months) was equally asking way too much for the lack of information given. I wrote out this huge response to one of the designers and posted it on Dribbble, but deleted it after his response was merely "Thanks, we might do that later." Basically it dwindled down to "Why? Just really basic stuff that would have helped convince people that they were making a solid purchase. Maybe I just don't want my readership to be suckers, I want them to be people who know what they're getting before they get it, as that will only help me spread the word and make more sales in the end.
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Fix Bad Habits: Insights from a 7-Year Obsession
We all have lousy habits. Things we’d like to do, or know we should, but just don’t seem to happen: exercise, diet, productivity or flossing longer than a week after the visit to the dentist. In that sense, I’m like most people – still a work in progress.But, unlike most people, I’ve had on ongoing obsession with figuring out how to fix those lousy habits. I’ve spent thousands of hours being an experimental guinea pig, uncovering surprising findings, such as: Implementing a daily exercise plan is easier than exercising 3 times per weekChanging 10 meals will change 90% of your eating habitsLearning a new skill or language can be accomplished with 5 minutes a day I don’t expect most people to replicate my, perhaps unhealthy, obsession with self-experimentation. Why Bother Changing Habits? My obsession came from a simple idea: with the right conditioning, you could automatically do what you normally need willpower for. Many people make a commitment every January to start exercising. 1. 2. 3.
