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Do You Have No Willpower?
Published 20 July, 2010 | Personal Productivity
I’m sure you’ve had times when your intentions were good, when you really believed what you wanted to do was positive and for the best…but somehow the actual doing of the exercise, focusing on that project, sticking to that diet, or building that business didn’t really materialize. Willpower matters because it helps make the possible real.
How to be More Punctual
Published 4 May, 2010 | Personal Productivity
A lack of punctuality is one of many ways to relay that special little signal: “You don’t really matter!”
Maximize Your Motivation, Determination, and Perseverance
Published 13 March, 2010 | Personal Productivity
As a prisoner of war in the steamy jungles of Vietnam, he held out for months, repeatedly refusing to sign documents decrying American aggression in Southeast Asia presented to him by the North Vietnamese after his crash and imprisonment. During these times, he drew inspiration from the memory of how his grandfather had been the only person in their village strong enough not to vote for Hitler during elections, despite threats of execution.
7 Savvy Study Techniques to Keep You Learning
Published 22 October, 2009 | Personal Productivity
“My problem has always been that I can’t study. By trying one study technique after another, I scrape by, but I never really get the grades I could be getting. But there’s no scraping by with these tests. I’ve got to knuckle down and study!”
How to Be a More Manly Man
Published 16 October, 2009 | Personal Productivity
We males have much higher levels of testosterone pumping around our systems, making us more naturally suited to risk taking, competitiveness, and physical activity. To deny masculine traits is to deny our birthright.
Boost Your Self-Motivation Today
Published 8 October, 2009 | Personal Productivity
You are able to be incredibly self-motivated! It’s true. We all are, given the right context. If I park my car on your toe, your true motivation for action would manifest immediately - motivation for me to get my darn car off your foot! If you develop a terrible itch, the really intense kind on a scale of 1-10 (10 being the itchiest), how compelled are you to scratch it? Motivation in these contexts is easy to produce.
7 Self-Discipline Techniques
Published 21 September, 2009 | Personal Productivity
Exercising self-discipline can make the difference between an averagely talented person doing something amazing with their lives and a naturally talented person realizing very little of their potential. Exercising self-discipline can make the difference between an averagely talented person doing something amazing with their lives and a naturally talented person realizing very little of their potential.
How to Stop Procrastinating
Published 2 September, 2009 | Personal Productivity
She had two weeks to complete her degree dissertation. The culmination of three years of study, the key to her chosen career - and was she getting down to it? No. As she told me bitterly of her endless procrastinating: “I’m a rabbit caught in headlamps!”
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