I washed my face and brushed my teeth after having one drink too many at Boxi Park. The next morning, I realized I had finally created a successful habit loop. Willpower is the single most important habit for individual success. In a 2005 study analyzing 164 eighth grade students, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania found that students who exerted high levels … [Read more...]
Work Well: Finding Direction and Stopping the Drift
What do you want? Close your eyes. Place your hands over your heart and take three big breaths. Ask yourself: What do I want? What do I want? What do I want? Do you have an answer? Is your mind blank and you don’t know what you want? Can you quiet your mind to provide you with some clarity as to what you want? Did you judge your response? (Hint: try not to – … [Read more...]
Creator Mindset: Routine
People change jobs. They change spouses. They change where they live or what they drive. But people rarely change themselves. I think perhaps we are all too absorbed in the routine of our day-to-day lives. I know I can often be. We think about what is directly in front of us without consideration for what might be coming. And we spend far too much time absorbed in our own … [Read more...]