Moderation is NOT the Answer
Throughout our lives we are told that moderation is best in all things. For example, inevitably professionals advise balance and moderation for diet and fitness. Yet, most Americans are overweight; most Americans are unfit. Why? After all, if moderation is best in all things, it should be best for creating slim, fit populations. But we […]
No Need for Motivation or Willpower
When we admire people for their productivity, their workout regimen or their figures, we often think that they must either have incredible willpower or tons more discipline than we have. After all, when we don’t meet our own targets for sales, or diets or organizational growth it seems like it’s a failing of those two […]
Some of My Favorite Things: Life Hack Edition
Given how busy most of us are and the ever-increasing demands on our time or attention, we are all hungry for relief. Having some simple, go-to strategies for adding efficiency and effectiveness can sometimes make the difference between feeling a sense of overwhelm and burden or accomplishment and satisfaction at the end of a long day. So in […]
Get in the Habit!
Now that you’re a week into your new year, you have probably discovered the real challenge to sticking with a resolution –it’s takes a lot of energy to keep reminding yourself over and over of the fact of the resolution. What do I mean by that? Well, in our daily life we are comfortable with […]
Forget Everything and Dream!
To this point, I have tried to bring research to the process of creating a structure for the process of setting resolutions and succeeding. But now, the real countdown to the end of 2015 has begun. Today, on the first day of the last working week of the year, you are probably about ready to start seriously […]
The Management of Dreams
As we look at the New Year approaching and experience a sense of hope – a vision for a different quality of life, health or financial security — it’s easy to forget some of the basic tenets that help us succeed in our professional lives. Even smart business people seem unable to take their basic […]
The Why Matters as Much as the What!
If you read my last post then you know I am spending some time researching and inquiring into the nature and methods of New Year resolutions. There is actually a fair amount of scientific research into this ritual, and some of it can help in determining how likely yours will be to succeed. Of course, […]