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Personal Development Archives
Welcome to the cornerstone of my site: The Personal Development section. Here, you'll find my best articles and podcast episodes about self-improvement, productivity, motivation, habits, happiness, relationships, and more.
Never Stop Doing Your Best
I’ve got a quick question for you: Is the best you can do ALL you can do? Let’s say you go to the gym tomorrow and decide to see how many consecutive …
Become a Doer
“Excellent ideas are not enough. An only fair idea acted upon, and developed, is 100 percent better than a terrific idea that dies because it isn’t …
How to Stop Procrastinating (A Brief Guide)
In this article + podcast episode, you’ll discover: Why smart people procrastinate the most (and what to do about it) The single biggest …
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Atomic Habits by James Clear: Book Summary
Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones by James Clear About Atomic Habits by James Clear is …
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The Power of Clarity
”Having knowledge but lacking the power to express it clearly is no better than never having any ideas at all.” —Pericles When we don’t have …
Internalize Your Habits
After publishing my piece on forming new habits, I received a flurry of email submissions with various habit-forming-related questions. One of the …
How to Form a New Habit in 10 Simple Steps
On a scale of one to ten, how sick are you of setting goals and falling short? The key to achieving your goals—especially those big hairy ambitious …
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2019: Year of Action
At the beginning of each year, for four full years, I’d set goals to quit my corporate job to start doing work that actually matters to me. For four …
5 Tips for Avoiding Procrastination
Most of us procrastinate. Correction: ALL of us procrastinate. Heck, I even procrastinated writing this article. We’ve all been there at some point. …
You are not your inner dialogue
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it.” —Michael …
Be Specific
Imagine you’re at work. It’s a normal day. Business as usual. You need to pee, so you get up and walk towards the bathroom to handle your business. As …