Habits: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things

A strong desire to achieve promotes self-confidence . Positive self-image and high self-esteem promote self-confidence. Sense of purpose and goals promote…

When we react to errors in inappropriate ways, sometimes we get caught in a whirlpool of compounding errors. We cannot let that happen. We cannot take our…

Some people choose to be indecisive . Some people are indecisive simply because it has become one of their bad habits. Some people are indecisive and are…

Strong people tend to measure their progress: strong people enjoy adding their own weights. No strong person will tolerate people who 'just keep adding…

We all have desires and goals. How do we achieve our desires and goals? For most people, the equation can be as simple as this: My Personal Changes + Other…

Over the last few years, I have written and talked about the communication problems that happen when business leaders use words like Passion and Integrity to…

Forgetfulness plagues us all. At least from time to time, everyone forgets things. We forget things on our shopping lists, we forget the places where things…

I think there are 2 types of busy in business: 1. There's good-busy 2. There's ?-busy When business people tell me they are 'too-busy' I am uneasy because I…

Values are concepts covering things important and admirable to us (our minds). Values are our perceptions of intrinsically valuable or desirable ways of…

Controlling biases & refusing to be offended: we have these two ways to reduce/remove the need to feel revenge. When we practice these two ways they become…

People can be funny creatures. As examples, some people... Never volunteer for new tasks, standing firmly even when the tasks are quick and easy. Refrain…

We must never forget, the DNA of our greatest weaknesses lurks within our greatest strengths… and vice-versa. The fine line separating strength from weakness…

Most people do not think about how personal things including their values and goals are intertwined with everything they experience during their workdays. As…

Fire when the cost of presence exceeds its value: that's on the self-serving end of things [...and that is one of the ends] Fire when bad habits violate…

When the things you do align with your goals and the demands of your Ego, you are doing good habits . When the things you do are conflicted between your…

If, for whatever reason, you do not have enough Will then it is impossible to have other elite character traits like Courage. Courage is more than taking…

...and, let's not forget Willpower ! Maybe motivation is just a byproduct of hormones? Our bodies create hormones and those hormones influence us. There’s…

William MacDonald described Benjamin Franklin as a man who could control the common littleness of human nature 1 . It is clear MacDonald had tremendous…

I rarely write about morals. However, driven with hero worship, I want to share the 'self-direction' Benjamin Franklin provided to himself when he was in his…

I think most people object to, argue against, or otherwise resist New Things (...as in - People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits & New Things )…

Good things don't always happen quickly and sometimes good things take mysterious routes before they arrive.

If no change is made everything remains the same. If no change is made everything remains the same…(it is so simple, when repeated it almost sounds…

We all experience Stress. Most of us view Stress as a necessary evil, a part of the human condition...a thing that damages all who experience it. Few of us…

Most of us, at least from time to time, are troubled by our little demons. Some of us, occasionally, are troubled by our large, persistent DEMONS. Either…

Sure, we can be distracted or negative but let's remember we have these other two choices: being there and being positive . If you are not naturally inclined…

Stress is one of our natural response mechanisms. But, what exactly is stress? There are a huge range of definitions. Stress is what you feel/think in…

When I use the word ‘ego’, I mean that little voice that talks to you from within your head. You may have noticed: when you are in a conscious and lucid…

When we make errors we generally experience at least a twinge of anxiety. Sometimes, the anxiety is minor and short-lived. Other times, the anxiety is…

Automatic thought happens when the brain is switched ‘On’ and the mind is switched ‘Off’. Automatic thought has two forms: True/helpful Insights Knee-jerk…

It seems to me we ought to re-define procrastination. While dictionaries generally define it as delaying or putting off doing something, in day-to-day…