In the past few years, I have noticed that those who have moved ahead in their career paths are the ones who understand “the game” and who actively “play the game.” Most times those who are stuck or seemingly stuck refuse to play the game. Some refuse to play the game because they are genuinely…
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Your writing success depends on you learning the correct lesson
We all make mistakes. Sometimes we make mistakes repeatedly in a cycle with no overall progress. We know we have to sit down to write that article or that book. So we write for a day or two, stop writing for a few weeks, then write a day or two again, and stop writing again…
The main reason why you’re stuck in life
Have you made no progress in your goals and dreams in recent months? Have opportunities for progress come your way but you did not seize them? Do you regret not taking those opportunities because you realize they are not coming again? Take a moment to think about why you let those opportunities to escape you….
Do not leave your future to chance
Have you ever made an intention to change and not do it? Do you tell yourself or your friends, “For now on I will be different. I will [substitute promise]?” Then, two days later you are crying to them “I blew it again. I don’t know why I keep doing [opposite of promise].” You make…
3 reasons why you need to learn from experts
Learning a new skill is hard. You not only have to learn how things work but you also have to put in the work to actually get the results you want. So most times we look to people who have gotten the results we want for advice, tips and tricks to either shorten or make…
2 reasons why learning from an expert is not right for you…at this point in time
The pervasive thinking that most people have when starting to develop new skills to achieve a big goal is to seek expert advice and implement exactly what experts have done to achieve expert results. The problem is that sometimes experts forget that their advice may not be relevant to a newbie. A newbie is better…
How to do an overdue and overwhelming task
You look at your task list over the past few weeks and there is this one task that keeps getting pushed from one week to the next. It is overdue by three weeks and you are feeling guilty for not making it a priority. You rationalize it is too big to deal with. But now…
Act on your goals for your future self
In a recent podcast session on Smart Passive Income, the host Pat Flynn, invited author Dr. Benjamin Hardy to talk about writing on Medium and Ben’s new book, Personality isn’t Permanent. One of the interesting things Dr. Hardy noted is that people don’t act for their future selves. We tend to undervalue the change (whether…
Obstacles to Happiness
At various times of my life, I found I was content with my work, with the husband, and with family and friends. I had no real strife with anyone. I was at peace with myself and happy. But, those peaceful and content times were interweaved with other times when I was stressed and unhappy. Pausing…
Create a nurturing environment for your dreams
Most of us are shells of our full potentials because of the nurture and care we had as children. Children who are nurtured are told that they can do whatever they wanted to do. Their thoughts were respected and they were loved for who they are. They were given tools and books they wanted or…
