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June 4, 2015
How to Embrace Boredom and Fall in Love with The Process
Source: Flickrr/Jeff Golden. If you want to develop good habits, you have to embrace repetition. Building a habit is a lot like building a wall. You build a wall by laying each brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid. Similarly, you build a habit by showing up, consistently, and putting in the groundwork. […]
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June 1, 2015
How to Read a Book a Week (It’s a Lot Easier Than You Think)
Source: Flickrr/Donnell King. In his very first meeting with his mentor, W. Clemet Stone, Jack Canfield asked him what he needed to do to be successful. [1] Stone asked him to eliminate one hour of television a day. He explained: “Cutting out just one hour of television a day creates an extra 365 hours per […]
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May 28, 2015
Forget Big Leaps, Start with Mini Habits
Source: PicJumbo. One of the most common problems we face when developing good habits is being consistent. We need consistency to create lasting change. If you show up and “do the work” consistently, you produce extraordinary results. This is what Stephen Pressfield calls “Turning Pro”. But the key to creating lasting change isn’t in big […]
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May 25, 2015
Announcing The Evening Routine (An Online Class)
Source: PicJumbo. Today I am excited to announce the launch of The Evening Routine: How to Wake Up Early (When You’ve Tried Everything). This is a 7-day online class available exclusively to readers of SamuelThoamsDavies.com. Like water, nutrition and exercise, sleep is a cornerstone of our health. Any yet, 40% of Americans get less than […]
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May 21, 2015
May Reading List: 3 Books You Should Read This Month
Source: Flickr/Sharon & Nikki McCutcheon. Welcome to the next edition of my monthly reading list. Every month, I recommend my three favourite books from the month, why I think you should read them and share my notes and highlights. With that said, here is what I read this month. The Practicing Mind: Developing Focus and […]
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May 18, 2015
How to Become an Idea Machine and Unlock Your Inner Creative
Source: Flickr/Andrés Nieto Porras. The electric furnace, the steam turbine, the gasoline-powered automobile, the moving picture – these are all great ideas. But where do they come from? The answer is simple: slow hunches. “The breakthrough ideas almost never come in a moment of great insight, in a sudden stroke of inspiration”, writes Steven Johnson […]
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May 14, 2015
10 Lessons Learned from 100 Days of Rejection
Source: Flickr/Tiffa Day Success in life and work requires you lean into fear, put yourself out there and deal with the consequences. And that includes hearing, “No”, “I’m not interested”, “Go away” and, “Your application has been unsuccessful at this time”. Let’s face it: whether you’re asking someone out on a date, applying for a […]
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May 11, 2015
Forget To-Do Lists. Focus on This Instead.
Source: PicJumbo. Do you make to-do lists? If so, stop. They don’t work. According to Janet Choi and Walter Chen, 41% of your to-do list items don’t get done and those that do, don’t correlate with what you set out to do. [1] I can relate. Like most people, every weekday, I would write down […]
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May 7, 2015
How Can I Help You? (2015 Reader Survey)
Source: Flickr/Adam Levine. As a writer, speaker and coach, I want to ensure my work does the best possible job of answering your needs and interests. And that means I need to know more about you. To do that, I’ve created a Reader Survey. Would you please take a few minutes to fill out the […]
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May 4, 2015
Are You Leading a Tribe?
Source: Flickr/James Cridland. Every Monday and Thursday I publish a new article on SamuelThomasDavies.com… …And every Monday and Thursday, somebody unsubscribes. Sometimes many readers unsubscribe. This used to really bother me. “Am I a poor writer?” “Is it something I said?” “Did I do something wrong?” But then I read Seth Godin’s Tribes and realised […]
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