I am not saying goals are dumb, but setting them and abandoning them is and will make you dumber or at least damage your trust and belief in yourself. 

Quitting on goals over and over again essentially cripples the dopamine motivation and reward mechanism in your brain. 

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Do you ever feel like you can't do what you said you were going to do? Like an invisible force is standing in your way?

Other things seem to suddenly need your urgent attention! What is important to you ends up on the back burner - again.

Another day down and another day of incompletes.

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Achieve Your Fitness Goals

You are successful in many areas of your life. Your finances are in order, your relationships are solid, and your career is on an upward trajectory. You are now at that phase in life where you would like to become fit again. To feel strong and energized and...

There is no such thing as a confident person.

Let's face it. People are not born confident, they just aren't. Confidence may seem like an innate quality, it is not! Confidence must be cultivated. Confidence is taught, nurtured, and grows through experience.

Confidence is gained and...

Routines are neither good nor bad. It is not about judgement but about the context.

If your routines wear you down, make you feel imbalanced, or keep you in a rut, it is time for you to break away, at least temporarily to reevaluate.

And if you need more structure in your life, a routine can be...

I am constantly thinking about how to improve my habits to become more productive. The block time, goals setting, productivity planners, don't-do and to-do lists, turning off notifications, quitting social media (again), binaural beats, prioritizing sleep, wearing blinders, and simply gluing my...

 All the way back in 1937, Napoleon Hill was writing about the human mind. In his classic book, Think and Grow Rich, he set out the idea that success truly starts internally - with your thoughts.

According to his book, we can think ourselves rich by having the right mindset and following...

 Numerous scientific studies have proven a more optimistic attitude will benefit you in terms of mental health and well-being. Even more intriguing is the idea that positive self-talk can lead to better physical health, happiness, and success in every aspect of your life.

With so much at...

Feeling kind of negative and ‘down’ lately? Is your mind lagging, your pace dragging, and you‘re having a hard time getting excited about anything at all? Blah.

Are you lost in negative self-talk?

When you start to pay attention to your thoughts and what you say to yourself, you...

Tips to Stay Focused

Years ago I deleted email from my phone. What!?

Why? Because I would be sitting at my computer, checking my emails, and absentmindedly I would reach for my phone – and end up checking email on my phone! Asinine I know!

Maybe you find yourself reaching for your...

Everyone has dreams, wishes, and hopes and not everyone makes them into goals.

You likely have many more dreams than goals. And that is totally fine.

And goals are the necessary steps to make your dreams become a reality.

What are the reasons you don’t create goals out of your dreams? What...

Everyone experiences self-doubt from time to time. It's part of life. I felt that I was plagued with self-doubt in different areas of my life at different times in my development. I wish I knew then what I know now.

It is important that when you do experience self-doubt, you handle it in the...