Do you know what it feels like to know you will never give up trying to help yourself? I’m 47 and I can tell you that it took me until the age of 45 to even know this feeling was possible for me. I was always on the verge of…

Protect the asset. Protect /prəˈtekt/ (verb): keep safe from harm or injury Greg McKeown devotes a whole chapter to this concept in his book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. McKeown argues our highest priority is the ability to prioritize, but many of us are so sleep deprived we don’t…

I started off with a simple goal: to build my self-trust, one small step at a time. But I ended up with so much more. — I started this year with a commitment to learning how to build my self trust, one small step at a time. To me, self-trust meant trusting I would do what I said I would do; trusting I would honor my word to myself. After a lifetime of struggling with incredibly…

“This has always been a struggle for me…” “I’ve never been able to…” “I always start strong and then end up quitting…” “I’ve tried to change so many times before…” “I can’t seem to get myself to stay on track…” “I feel like everyone else has figured life out but…

A north star belief will allow you to keep going, even when your confidence is low. — Our brains require different levels of belief at different stages of growth. At first, the focus may be on overcoming fears and self-doubt just to get started. Thoughts that are easy for us to believe are great here so we can take action quickly and start building up our belief. …

Rediscovering who you are by changing your inner dialogue — I remember the days when my inner critic ruled my life. For years, my inner dialogue sounded like this: “I shouldn’t have said that.” “I shouldn’t have done that.” “I should’ve known better.” “That was so embarrassing.” “They must think I’m an idiot.” “They must wish they hired someone else.” …

So many of us quit way too soon because we start believing our doubts. — So many of us give up on our goals way too soon, not necessarily because the actions are hard, but because we lack the awareness and mental fortitude to manage our own minds. I’m not gonna lie, setting and achieving big goals takes courage, tenacity and lots of heart. But…

Is your subconscious mind calling the shots? — Autopilot is a tool or software that can control and direct movement of an aircraft in certain situations without direct pilot intervention. Route data is uploaded to the software before the flight. …

How our brain’s built-in survival mechanism can keep us playing small — Ever wonder how some people are able to push past their fears and insecurities and actually do the things they want in life, while others can’t seem to get out of their own way? One answer lies in the extent to which they listen to and believe the thoughts generated…