Become Your Strongest Self
Imagine two women named Fran and Debra who each decide to go for a three-mile run near their office. They each plan to run alone. They are each capable of completing this distance in thirty minutes. Fran gets changed at her office, warms up for five minutes, and starts her run at 2:00 p.m. She… [Read More]
Everyone has bad habits. Maybe you eat more junk food than you would like. Maybe you hit the snooze button more often than you would like. Maybe you waste more time online than you would like. If you want to break a bad habit, you could just try to muster up more willpower to stop… [Read More]
Earlier in my life, I had a roommate named Todd. One day, Todd told me that he wanted to get healthier. The following Sunday night, he bought some celery sticks at the supermarket. He placed them in our refrigerator when he got home. His plan was to snack on the sticks throughout the week. On Friday,… [Read More]
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by a big goal or project? Big goals or projects (personally or professionally) can be energizing and can help make life exciting. However, they can also feel overwhelming, either right away or after you get started. In this article, you will learn a practical way to boost your optimism and… [Read More]
Have you ever wondered what causes bad habits? Despite what many people believe, bad habits are not caused by a lack of willpower. As written here, bad habits do not happen randomly or because of the way you are. Habits form due to a process identified by author Charles Duhigg as “The Habit Loop.” [1] Every bad habit… [Read More]
In a study conducted by University College London, researchers had 96 volunteers choose a healthy drinking, eating, or exercise activity that they wanted to turn into a habit. The study participants were asked to perform their chosen behavior every day in the same context (i.e. during lunch or before dinner) for twelve weeks. Each participant’s… [Read More]
When people typically think of forming a new habit, they usually just try to stop doing or start doing a certain behavior. This approach is rarely effective because habits do not occur in a vacuum. In The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business, Author Charles Duhigg shares an… [Read More]
Advertisements can mislead us and suggest that there are shortcuts to success. Billions of dollars are spent every year promoting products and services that promise you can look, feel, and perform better with little or no effort. Life would be much easier if we could become our best over a weekend. Unfortunately, we cannot summon… [Read More]
