Archives for the 'Goals' Category
How to Make the Time for Your Personal Goals [Zen Habits]
“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.” - Henry Ford
One of the biggest challenges in trying to accomplish any personal goal is that we tend to put them off until tomorrow, or next week, in favor of more pressing matters at work and home.
Unfortunately, tomorrow never gets [...]
Flip Your Karma: 8 Tricks to Turn the Bad Into the Awesome [Zen Habits]
“Fall seven times, stand up eight.” - Japanese proverb
It’s inevitable: sometimes, life just doesn’t go your way.
Your schedule gets all messed up. You fail to follow your exercise plan. Someone is mean to you. You feel like quitting something. You want to curl into a little ball and cry.
Life deals out its blows, and leaves [...]
Punk Rock Your Life: The Simple Six-Letter Word That Determines Success [Zen Habits]
Editor’s note: This is a guest post from Brian Clark of Copyblogger and Teaching Sells.
It’s June of 1976 in Manchester, England, and a small group of people gather in a tiny venue called the Lesser Free Trade Hall to see a band play. There’s nothing really remarkable about this group of 42 people, and that [...]
20 Things I Wish I Had Known When Starting Out in Life [Zen Habits]
“Everything has been figured out, except how to live.” - Jean-Paul Sartre
I’m nearly 35 years old, and I’ve made my share of mistakes in my life. I’m not a big believer in regrets … and I have learned tremendously from every single mistake … and my life is pretty great.
However, there are a few things [...]
7 Steps to Turn Your Self-Improvement Desires Into Reality [Zen Habits]
“Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.” - John Lennon
How many times have we told ourselves in complete earnestness, “I’m going to be more organized and productive from now on.”? Or that the diet starts tomorrow? Or that we’re going to make a real effort to exercise now?
Only to have that enthusiasm fizzle away, and [...]
So I Quit My Day Job - Holy Cow! I Took the Plunge [Zen Habits]
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. - Mark Twain
I’m officially a ProBlogger now.
Yesterday morning, I turned in [...]
Resolution Makeover: 5 Things To Consider When Setting This Year’s Goals [Zen Habits]
Thought is the sculptor who can create the person you want to be. - Henry David Thoreau
Editor’s note: This excellent guest post from Lynn Truong of Wise Bread and Parenting Squad was supposed to run last week. It’s a bit late to be setting New Year’s resolutions, but this advice applies to any goal-setting, and [...]
7 Essential Tips to Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever [Zen Habits]
The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Eleanor Roosevelt
As I reflected on this past year, I realized that 2007 has been perhaps my best year ever. It’s funny, because that’s what I thought about 2006, but my years seem to be getting better and better.
And so I [...]
Happy New Year! The Zen Habits January Challenge: Start Your Year Off Right [Zen Habits]
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. - Aristotle
Happy New Year, my friends! I’m extremely excited about having another great year with you guys. I hope the New Year is going well for you and your families.
I’d like to give you a great tip to start [...]
Resolutions for 2008? Shout Em Out Here [Zen Habits]
Although I love to create resolutions, I don’t think I’m going to create any for 2008. I’m just enjoying what I’m doing so much that I just want to keep doing it.
I guess that’s my resolution: keep doing what I love.
What about you guys? Are you making a resolution this year? Don’t believe in them?
Perhaps [...]