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18 Powerful Mantras for Success—And 3 That May Secretly Sabotage You

Success mantras can help us through tough times and give us a boost of energy to carry on. They can empower us to have the confidence to work toward our dreams.

However, many seemingly positive mantras are actually sabotaging us.

So before we jump into the list of mantras you can adopt to uplift your spirit daily, let’s clear the air.

Here’s how Mindvalley Coach co-founder Ajit Nawalkha breaks down three popularized mantras for success that may secretly sabotage your growth and progress...

5 Strategic Tips On How to Get Anything You Want In Life

If you’re reading this, you’re probably quite ambitious.

If you’re a business owner, there’s a good chance that you’re always on the lookout to expand and improve not just the bottom line but also other aspects of your company, such as customer service, product development, or marketing.  

If you’re an employee, you’re ready to take the courses and read the books that will take you from where you are to where you want to go. You’ll do what it takes to rise to a position that you have your ...

How Words of Affirmation Can Change Your Relationship Game Forever

Think of a time when someone said something to you that turned that frown upside down. It could be a simple one like “I appreciate you.” Or one that’s more complex, like “I’m grateful to you for supporting me through this difficult time.”

That’s how words of affirmation, especially in love relationships, can truly make a person feel seen, valued, and loved. It’s so simple. Yet so profound.

As Donna Eden, a well-known energy medicine expert, points out in her The Energies of Love Quest on M...

How to Become an Author and Publish a Coaching Book in 8 Simple Steps

As a coach and lifelong learner himself, Mindvalley co-founder Ajit Nawalkha often talks about the importance of reading. It expands your worldview and helps you gain new skills.

Ajit himself has written three books to help professionals in this field accelerate their businesses: The Book of Coaching, The Business Book of Coaching, and Live Big.

Now, he shares his eight best pieces of advice on how to become the author of a book so you can share your coaching wisdom with the world.

Step...

How to Overcome Fear: 3 No-Fail Strategies to Take Back Control

There’s a primal instinct all humans have—a biological alarm system, if you will—designed to keep us safe from harm. And that’s fear.

The unfortunate part is, that alarm system sometimes gets a little stuck, leaving you paralyzed by anxieties that hold you back from all the goodness that life has to offer.

“So many fears we have are acquired,” highlights Marisa Peer, a world-renowned Rapid Transformational Therapy trainer, in her Uncompromised Life Quest on Mindvalley. But when you learn h...

Weaponized Incompetence: The Relationship Buzzword You NEED to Know (& How to Address It)

There’s nothing more frustrating (it’s in the top ten, at least) than asking for a little help, and the response you get back is a shrug, a puzzled look, and a mumbled “I don’t know how to do that.” 

That, in a nutshell, is weaponized incompetence. It’s a clever tactic, really, where avoiding chores and tasks turns into an art form. One that’s less about not knowing and more about pretending to be clueless to sidestep responsibilities.

“All long-term partnerships go through disappointment,...

3 Biggest Limiting Beliefs in Business and How to Overcome Them

The bigger your dreams, the stronger your fears, as they say. Sooner or later, though, every entrepreneur—even rock stars like Elon Musk or Richard Branson—struggles with this. It’s an inescapable part of an entrepreneur’s journey.

But if you’re hungry for success, there’s one question you should answer: Are you going to control your fear, or are you going to let fear control you?

Learning how to overcome your fear is one of the most powerful tools you can have in your entrepreneurial tool...

Strengths-Based Coaching Can Create Client Breakthroughs—Here’s How

There’s no one-size-fits-all recipe for helping your clients transform their lives.

As a coach, your job is to help your clients identify their unique strengths and educate them on how they can leverage these traits to achieve their goals.

By adopting a strengths-based coaching approach instead of focusing on what they are lacking, you can accelerate their growth.

Let’s explore this game-changing approach to coaching, built on what your client is best at.

What Is Strengths-Based Coac...

6 Ways Coaching in the Workplace Can Supercharge Performance (Proven by Data)

When it comes to business, it’s a fiercely competitive world out there. Many companies are starting to realize the value coaching gives to their organizations.

It helps them develop talent, navigate complex challenges with agility and resilience, and pushes them to excellence. And there are some eye-opening stats to prove it.

With coaching in the workplace on the rise, explore how to ramp up productivity and employee engagement and nurture future leaders.

What Is Coaching in the Workpla...

How to Take Notes: 5 Methods to Help Turbocharge Your Learning

You cram facts and figures into your notebook. But later, when you’re prepping for test time, it’s all a blurry mess. Scribbles here. Illegible writing there. Wait—how did a “I heart Taylor Swift” doodle get on the corner of the pad?

There’s got to be a better way to do this. Mastering how to take notes—good notes—so that you don’t find yourself guessing what that squiggly line means.

“If you take notes, you’re going to remember more,” points out Jim Kwik, a brain performance expert and tr...