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identity and new year goals

Achieve Your New Year Goals by Aligning Them With Your Desired Identity

Good intentions aren’t enough to ensure the achievement of your New Year’s goals. If they were, more people would make good on their intentions. But, instead, only about eight percent of those who set goals in December actually achieve them. And the reason why is simple: On January 1, they possess the same identity as …

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Novelty and variety help you live fully and feel alive

Add Novelty and Variety to Your Life if You Want to Live Fully

Some people love novelty and variety. They seek out things that are new and different. Yet, others prefer the same ol’ same ol’. They like life to be predictable and known and avoid anything new or different. You drive through life in a rut if you avoid novelty and variety. You navigate down the same …

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Your life and identity are reflections of your commitments

How to Recognize What You are Really Committed To

If you want a deep awareness of your commitments, look at your identity and behavior. Both reflect your commitments. With that knowledge, you can then choose new commitments that better serve you. Consider this: If you often spend quiet time in nature—a behavior, you are committed to spending quiet time in nature and consider yourself …

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Being preoccupied doesn't mean you are occupied.

The One Reason Your Preoccupation Does Not Keep You Occupied

You know what it’s like when you are preoccupied. You have time to do what needs to be done, but your busy mind keeps you too occupied to accomplish much of anything. As a result, your productivity plummets. You can interchange the word “distracted,” but the reason distraction keeps you from taking action is better …

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How to sustain your motivation level long term

How to Sustain Your Level of Motivation Long Term

Achievement of your ambitions requires sustained motivation. So, if your motivation level regularly waxes and wanes, you’ll make slow and inconsistent progress toward your goals. However, a consistently high level of motivation means you can move quickly and consistently toward whatever you aspire to have or do. So, how can you sustain your motivation long …

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Fear is a mismanagement of your mind

8 Ways to Reduce Your Fear by Doing a Better Job of Mind Management

We all have fears. Even if you claim to be super courageous, it’s likely that, somewhere in your life, something frightens you…even just a little. Do you ever: hesitate? resist? procrastinate? overthink? avoid? remain silent even when you have something to say? keep your thoughts or feelings to yourself? avoid doing new things? refuse to …

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How you do one thing is how you do everything

Why One Behavior Predicts How You Will Behave in Other Situations

How you do one thing is how you do everything. Think about that for a moment…and your behavior. How you do ONE thing is how you do EVERYTHING. This adage is frequently tossed around in personal growth circles. These days, I often hear it repeated in a coaching program I participate in. Still, I’d heard …

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