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It’s Okay To Change Your Mind

April 13, 2020 No Comments

I used to think it’s bad to change your mind. “He doesn’t know what he wants” is what most people think when you change your mind.

But who cares!? It can actually be good for you to change your thoughts. Derek Sivers is a great example of that. If you don’t know Derek, he’s one of my favorite modern-day thinkers. In 1997, he founded a company called CD Baby. That company still exists today.

But Derek sold it in 2008 and eventually became a respected author, blogger, and speaker. In our conversation on my podcast, Derek told me he always changes his mind:

Happiness, Personal Development, Philosophy

25 Inspirational Quotes For Challenging Times

April 6, 2020 No Comments

I’m not a fan of these types of posts. There are a million Instagram accounts built on sharing other people’s inspirational quotes. It’s not my thing.

That’s because reading inspirational quotes is like eating a piece of chocolate. You get an instant boost of sugar that makes you feel good. You’re consuming empty calories. It’s useless. But that doesn’t mean chocolate isn’t nice.

Even though people use inspirational quotes for the wrong reasons, I love to remind myself of some of the great quotes in history. Sometimes you can read two sentences and that can totally change your mood. Sure, the benefits don’t last, but that’s not what quotes are for.

Productivity, Self-Knowledge

How To Get Motivated In 3 Steps

March 30, 2020 No Comments

So you commit to improving your health, career, or relationships, and after two days, you give up. “I just can’t get motivated.”

We often say those kinds of things without knowing what motivation is. Motivation is simply the reason (or reasons) for acting or behaving the way you do.

The problem is that most of our motivation is short-lived. Some days we feel motivated in the evening, but when the alarm goes off in the morning, all our reasons will go out the window.

You can use self-talk, deadlines, routines, power poses, and other commonly used techniques to get motivated, but you and I both know that none of that stuff lasts. What we need is a strategy to get and stay motivated. Here are 3 things I do.

Personal Development, Productivity

18 Ways To Make Use Of The Extra Time On Your Hands

March 23, 2020 No Comments

The way I see it, there’s only one silver lining in the coronavirus crisis we’re currently facing: We have a lot of extra time on our hands.

While it’s in no one’s interest that the world is on its back, on an individual level, we now have the opportunity of a lifetime if we’re healthy. Look at it this way. ALL your plans for the next 3-6 months are canceled. You only have today.

We’re forced to live day by day. In fact, most of us live hour by hour. We’re glued to our phones and TVs. We need to keep up with the news. But is that really necessary? You now have seas of time. Is that the best use of that precious time?

Think about this for a minute. Eventually, life will get back to normal. We will all go to the gym, restaurants, office, and so forth. We will visit our family and friends in their homes. We will shake hands again.

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