You have great intentions, but you don’t follow through. You tell yourself you want change, but you’re too afraid to take action. You want a passionate life, but you meet roadblocks at every turn. At the heart of this failure to launch is a cluster of limiting beliefs and negative thoughts residing in your psyche [...]
10 Uncommon Habits That Will Make You a Better Writer
If you’re the student that got highest marks in writing and composition in school, you learned to please a very specific type of reader. A teacher, professor, or academic. That doesn’t necessarily mean your writing will please the average reader, much less the audience you are trying to reach with whatever writing you are creating [...]
Adopt This Mindset On Your Road To Expertise
Golf is fantastic sport. You’re out in nature and socializing with friends and new acquaintances. You might even be using the sport because of its incredible networking possibilities. After all, many successful business people play golf. But more than anything it’s a great sport to help master the mind. There might not be another sport [...]
11 Steps to Decode the Creative Process
Imagine passing through a metro station in Washington DC at rush hour. Imagine watching a violinist with an open case and with a few dollars thrown around and playing a classical tune. Imagine thinking about a street musician making a living by playing music at the subway. Imagine reaching out into your pocket and throwing [...]
Forget Flow – The Secret to Skill Lies in Discomfort
This essay is by Gregory Ciotti. We as a society have become increasingly obsessed with being “productive,” and it’s not hard to see why: who doesn’t want to get more done each day? The problem is that the content in this hotly discussed topic often revolves around apps and “workhacks.” Downloading the latest productivity software [...]
How to Write a Book In Your Spare Time
Many people say they would like to write a book. That statement is usually in the form of “I have this great book idea”, “I’ve always wanted to write a novel” or “I will write it when I have more time.” I used to say things like that. I kept promising myself that I would [...]
3 Simple Rules for Getting More Out of Life
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve learned that life is what you make of it. Your reality is negotiable. Getting more out of life is a matter of choosing to live to the fullest and being smart about how you spend your time. You can learn to bend life to your will, and once you’ve figured [...]
Show Up. Work Hard. Learn. Improve.
Show up. Work hard. Learn. Improve. Show up. Work hard. Learn. Improve. Show up. Work hard. Learn. Improve… That’s the exact equation that will enable you to accomplish absolutely anything you want in life. The equation is so incredibly simple. But so few will ever put the power of that simplicity to work. We look [...]
A Minimalist Approach to a Killer Closet: How to Build a Frugal & Fashionable Wardrobe
Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets. ~ Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic’s Notebook, 1960 You’re standing in front of your open closet and wondering why you don’t have anything to wear. Sounds familiar? You’re not alone, if you’re a woman at least. A recent study has shown [...]
How to Unwire the Anxiety in Your Day-to-Day Life
This post is by David Hamilton. As a coach and mentor to people with social anxiety, I’ve gotten good at helping people make progress towards a life where anxiety no longer dominates their day-to-day experience. It’s a life full of suffering for these people, and if they are able to overcome their usually extreme anxiety, [...]













