What drives your desire to reduce or manage stress? I’d venture to say that each of us wants less stress in our lives, but many people don’t even realize the amount of stress they’re carrying. Stress can build up gradually, and its effects can be insidious. You can take on more and more burdens and …
motivation
Identify Your ‘Why’ for Personal Growth
Do you ever wonder why you have high motivation in some areas and lower motivation in others? Well, what is your reason for doing what you’re doing? If reaching your goal is important to you because it’s tied to something you truly value, it will often motivate you, fuel your performance, and provide the push …
Nutrition: You CAN Eat Healthier
Practicing better nutrition habits is one of the areas where we tend to let challenges turn into excuses. “I don’t have the willpower. I don’t have the time. I’m too busy. I don’t have the patience. I like to enjoy my food. I don’t have the money. It’s too hard to eat better. I don’t …
Measure the Important Things
When it’s difficult to measure what’s important, the tendency is to make the things that we *can* measure more important. So, it’s important to ensure we’re measuring the right thing, and not getting distracted by things that may be easy to measure, but aren’t necessarily important. The reason for this is because success along your …
The “Why” Behind It All
The continued effort on your path to a better you is your why. Your why will drive you and keep you going after you start, so it’s important to identify your why and keep it front and center along your journey. When the day-to-day struggles of implementing positive change in your life hit you, your …