Archives for the 'Goals' Category
Must-Own Resource: How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer [Zen Habits]
It is this freedom to be your own boss, to select your projects and clients, and to have a different lifestyle. This is what draws so many people to a career in freelancing. - Introduction, How to Be a Rockstar Freelancer
Two of my favorite bloggers, Collis and Cyan Ta’eed, have come out with an awesome [...]
25 Killer Actions to Boost Your Self-Confidence [Zen Habits]
Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit. - E.E. Cummings
One of the things that held me back from pursuing my dreams for many years was fear of failure … and the lack of self-confidence that I needed to overcome that fear.
It’s something [...]
The 10 Key Actions That Finally Got Me Out of Debt; or, Why Living Frugally is Only Part of the Solution [Zen Habits]
This month, I paid off the loans for both my vehicles! I am debt free!
After focusing on getting out of debt for so long (a few years now), becoming debt free is a wonderful and amazing feeling.
It wasn’t easy — my wife and children and I all made sacrifices. It took perseverance. It took some [...]
Join the December Challenge, and a Zen Habits Facebook group! [Zen Habits]
This is a couple days late, so I apologize … but I’ve started the December Challenge forum in the Zen Habits forums. I encourage anyone looking to form a new habit in December to go there, join the ZH forums, and post your personal December Challenge!
How it works: The Zen Habits monthly challenges are a [...]
Why ‘Free’ is a Good Business Model [zen habits]
I just did a post on FreelanceSwitch I think you might enjoy:
Why Giving Away Your Services For Free Will Get You Business
If you like it, I’d appreciate a Digg!
Thanks guys, and I hope you enjoy it!
Original post here: Leo
Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream? [zen habits]
Yesterday’s post, How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers, seems to have struck a cord with many people.
Dreams can be powerful things.
So today I’d like to ask you two questions:
1. What is your dream?
2. What action will you take today to get closer to that dream?
That action might be something as [...]
How to Doggedly Pursue Your Dreams in the Face of Naysayers [zen habits]
What do you do if you have a dream, but everyone around you keeps telling you to be more realistic and to give up the dream? What if they want you to pursue a more “sensible” and traditional career route?
You ignore them. You shut out the naysayers, and you stay focused on your dream.
It’s the [...]
How to Stick to Your Goals When Life Disrupts ‘Em [zen habits]
Photo by Delgoff
“I can’t change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination.†- Jimmy Dean
Have you ever been doing great with a goal or habit change — exercise, waking early, becoming organized, eating healthy, anything — and your progress was completely disrupted because of some major [...]
Lists: To Do vs Action vs Next Action [Getting Things Done]
This post originally appeared about 1 month ago as a guest post on whatsthenextaction.com.
We are all making lists. Especially if you are into Productivity in general and GTD more specifically, you will be very familiar with making lists. Odds are you are making these lists to keep track of all the things you need to [...]
Where are you going? Use your actions and projects to reverse engineer your goals [Matt's Idea Blog]
OK, a confession: Like almost everything I’ve done to create and build my productivity practice, I’m doing goals wrong unconventionally Almost every time management book and blog I’ve read recommends having written goals, reviewed regularly. For example, Zenhabits’ Top 20 Motivation Hacks - An Overview lists (among others):
#17: Post a picture of your goal [...]