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September 5, 2016
How to Live Like a Fox
Foxes are cool. They’d be even cooler if they were“foxi” in plural. Here’show to live like a fox. Use Your Available Tools Like theFox Uses Its Tail The fox tail — What? Yes,I know it’s cute. Would I snuggle with a fox? No,I would notsnugglewith a wild animal. Did you know that thefox’s furry appendage […]
August 30, 2016
Is It Better to Be Free or Be Held Accountable?
To get things done, you have to try, but you can’t try so hard that you burn out. Therefore, you must try to strike a balance between freedom and accountability. Freedom:If you can work from a place of freedom, that is the ultimate win. When you can do anything, but you decide to do something […]
August 22, 2016
Why It’s Good to Be Unmotivated
With so many people in the world doing whatever they can to stay motivated, I’m going to offer up an alternative viewpoint. It’s goodtofeel unmotivated, and here’s why. Champions Rise From the Ashes, Not the Clouds Anyone can do well when fully motivated. If you werealways fully motivated to do the right things, life would […]
August 15, 2016
How to Live Like an Anglerfish
The anglerfish is my favorite deep sea creature. (Yes, I have a favorite deep sea creature.) Anglerfish have a growth coming out of their head. At the tip of this growth is a pod of bacteria capable of producing light. The anglerfish uses this light to attract prey, and it’s often compared to a fishing […]
August 8, 2016
Show Up
If I had to choose one motto to live by for the rest of my life, it’d be this. Just show up. Showing up is underrated, underestimated, and underutilized. The alternative to “justshow up” that most people chooseis to set short-andlong-termgoals. Should Iaim to run for 30 minutes? Should Iwork out today, and if so, […]
August 1, 2016
3 Goal-Killing Mistakes to Avoid
1. Inflexible Goals Die When Life Happens Unfortunately, it is more common for a person to set an inflexible goal than a flexible goal. Flexible goals are so effective because they adapt to your ever-changing life. If your goal is to meditate for 30 minutes every day, and you have a particularly busy or bad […]
July 24, 2016
The Single Biggest Obstacle to Success
If you’ve read my books and blog for long, you know I’m a big fan of small steps. My international bestsellingbook, Mini Habits, systemized small steps for building habits. Small steps and habit-building are the way to success. There’s no arguing against it because of how our brains are wired for slow and steady change.But […]
July 18, 2016
Do You Hunt for Solutions?
The word “hunt” drips with aggression.When you imagine someone hunting, you don’t picture themcasually picking flowers in a field, you imagine gritted teeth, sweat, and probably a gun or two (or maybe you imagine a cat because of the picture. I thought about using a human hunter picture, but cats. Yes, that was a one […]
July 11, 2016
Today Is Not Special
Warren Buffett, the world’s most famous investor, said, “My two rules of investing: Rule one – never lose money. Rule two – never forget rule one.” Time is thecurrency of life, and when you think about time in that way with the mindset of an investor, every second matters. We shouldn’t be surprised to find […]
June 27, 2016
The Only Two Solutions You Need to Stop Procrastinating
I have no boss,nodeadlines, and enough passive income to pay my bills. Therefore, I’ve had plenty of opportunities to procrastinate. I work every day, but not always in a timely manner, and it’s because offive procrastinationtriggers. Fun:SometimesI’ll be attracted to an easier alternative towriting. Video games and TV are easy, fun, and provide an instant […]
