Looking back at my episode with entrepreneur and podcaster Erik Allen, I figured that there’s a lot of value in everything we talked about. So much happened during this man’s life that you’d never expect him to be who he is now if you met him nearly three decades ago. It’s all just too inspiring to not write about, so here I am.
A few days ago, I was featured on Bob Gentle’s podcast “The Personal Brand Entrepreneur Show.” On this episode, we decided to talk about how truly important discpline is, and how having the right kind of discipline can really take your self-development level up several notches. Some of people are born with complete control over themselves, while most of us have yet to even get started. And that’s totally fine! So, how do we get started?
We’ve talked about all sorts of bad habits we should avoid to further improve our lives. But what about the good ones? Luckily, Stephen Covey wrote a really awesome book known as the “7 Habits of Highly Effective People.”
The book’s definitely a fantastic read, and I suggest that you check it out! But if your day’s a little too busy to read several chapters’ worth of pages, then this snippet should help you out. If you want to replace those bad habits with really important ones, look no further than these 7 that Stephen pointed out.
Bad habits are normal, and definitely do NOT define a person’s character. However, there are certain types of bad habits that could put us or others around us in danger. Some habits could also be the main cause of negative thoughts or emotions clouding our minds. So, what are these bad habits? And do you think you have one or more of them?
When we take action on our goals, it doesn’t always mean that we’ll embark on a new journey and discover new exciting paths to explore. Sometimes days- or even weeks- could drag on, and things can start to feel a little repetitive. I think it’s that sense of “boring repetition” that starts to eat away at our morale, making us feel less and less inspired to keep working towards our goals.
The term “Life Coach” might not come across as something new to you, and you’re probably fairly familiar with what a life coach does. HOWEVER, knowing what a life coach does is a completely different story from knowing HOW they can help YOU. Do life coaches sort your life out for you? No, but they do help out in your decision-making process.
It doesn’t matter which chapter of your life you’re in right now. Regardless of how far you’ve come, sometimes you face challenges that make you tell yourself all sorts of things that contribute to dragging your own morale down. Sometimes stress gets the best of us, and we end up snowballing down a steep motivation slope. When all of the causes of stress start to pile up one on top of the other, you start to get disoriented; lost in a storm of challenges you’re not sure if you can overcome.
Considered “The Guide to The End of Suffering,” The Noble Eightfold Path is a piece of scripture found in the Fourth Noble Truth. It was taught by The Buddha in pretty much all of his discourses, always with practical and clear instructions to all of his followers. To this day, these directions haven’t changed one bit. These eight paths are separated into three fundamental components of Buddhist practice: Wisdom, Moral Conduct, and Mental Discipline.
All of our actions revolve around emotions that drive us to move through life. It’s not uncommon for us to seek happiness and fulfillment. We all want to charge ourselves with positive energy!
Each and every one of us has different approaches in how we acquire those emotions. Some people find happiness through the act of giving and making others happy, while others feel fulfilled by leading a successful life that they have full control of.
Life can get overwhelming both at work and in the household, whether it be how you manage your kids or how you hurdle over obstacles in your business. A lot of us know very well what stress is, and we can all agree that it’s not something we want in our lives on a regular basis- if not at all. But what we might not understand is how stress works, and how we can handle it.
If you think you’re taking all of the action you need to take and STILL feel like you aren’t making much progress, then maybe it’s time to reassess yourself a little bit. Maybe it’s how you THINK. Maybe it’s all about the MINDSET that you have. What kind of mindset do you have? What TYPES of mindsets are there, anyway?
Although manifestation isn’t necessarily a super-power, it can take effect almost as if you’ve got your own genie in a bottle. Being officially labeled as a “pseudo-science,” the law of attraction is something that has proven to be more than real to many dreamers who stopped at nothing in order to visualize their goals and ideal lives. There’s just something about having the mindset of someone who’s already won everything that taps into their everyday experiences and actions. Thinking of what you want to achieve everyday, and knowing you can achieve it positively turbocharges your mind. Once that happens, the actions you take will start to reflect that positively charged mindset.
If you feel that the way you’re handling your time right now isn’t doing you any good, don’t worry! During mentorship calls, a lot of my students ask me how I personally manage my own time, so I decided to share two very important time management tips that have really, really helped me get through a lot of my time hurdles. These tips could also help you turn things around and hopefully improve how you handle your schedule, as well as your list of priorities.
At first glance, 75 Hard does seem to take up much of your 24 hours. Collectively taking 4 hours to finish, this will get you thinking about how- or WHY- it should even be something you want to do on a tight sched. Yes, the challenge takes 4 hours in total. Yes, that is a lot of time off your schedule. But to my surprise, it didn’t hinder my growth or eat into my hours. In fact, it did the opposite!
For the longest, looking up a podcast topic was one of those things that you know you’d take time working out just to find the exact episode you’re looking for. In some cases it was even nearly impossible, especially if the podcast you’re searching for wasn’t necessarily the most popular one in the community. You had to scrounge around the internet, hop on YouTube, iTunes, and most often Google to find that one website your favorite podcast host usually uploads their episodes on. Though it was admittedly nothing so challenging or difficult that it would take you hours to accomplish, there’s definitely nothing wrong with opting for a faster alternative.
Today I was participating as a speaker in one of Lauren Tickner‘s rooms on Clubhouse, when a question about testimonials came up. Since I have
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