Self-Improvement Archives

How to Change Your Behavior by Overcoming Triggers

Why is it so difficult to change your behavior? Why do we tend to fall back into our old patterns despite our best efforts to change for the better? We have a hard time changing our behavior. This is because we encounter “triggers” that make us revert to our old patterns. In their book Triggers, Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter argue that you can reclaim control over your behavior and offer some strategies to prevent triggers from throwing you off course. Keep reading to learn how to change your behavior by identifying and taking control of your triggers.

How to Inspire Yourself: 3 Practical Tips for Internal Motivation

What do you do when your plans get disrupted? Do you tend to lose sight of your goals and your reasons for them? Like everyone, you need motivation and inspiration to set goals and achieve them. It’s great when others cheer you on and help clear your path of distractions. But, you can’t always count on others. You must develop internal motivation—finding ways to keep yourself going when the going gets tough. Read more to learn how to inspire yourself and keep moving onward and upward.

The Best Do Hard Things Quotes by Steve Magness

What are the best Do Hard Things quotes by Steve Magness? What does it really mean to be tough in a critical world? Do Hard Things by Steve Magness debunks the “old-school” definition of toughness by replacing it with one that embraces self-improvement and building confidence. After reading his book, you’ll come away with a new perspective on what it means to have a thick skin. Keep reading for the best Do Hard Things quotes with explanations.

3 Goal Reflection Exercises for a Boost of Motivation

Why is it important to reflect on your goals? How can reflecting on your goals motivate you to push yourself harder? Reflecting on your progress toward your goals is a powerful practice. When you reflect on how far you’ve come, you’ll feel more motivated to persevere and keep making progress. Here are some goal reflection exercises to keep you going.

How to Become More Creative: Practical Steps You Can Take Today

How broad is your knowledge? Do you deliberately repurpose works that you’ve already created? In Someday Is Today: 22 Simple Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life, Matthew Dicks discusses ways to free up time to maximize your creative potential. He specifically recommends boosting your creativity by consuming varied content and reusing your old work. Continue reading to learn how to become more creative in these two ways.

How to Be Tough: 4 Strategies to Overcome Weakness

Want to become more mentally tough? What are the steps to becoming more resilient? In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness provides four strategies for becoming a resilient person. These strategies include facing reality, understanding your emotions, listening to your inner voice, and being flexible in life. Continue reading to learn how to be tough with these four strategies.

How to Develop Self-Worth: Prioritize Your Personhood

Do you struggle with feelings of unworthiness and low self-esteem? How does tying your worth to external factors hurt your self-esteem? Many people struggle with self-worthiness because they base their worth on external indicators, such as appearance, status, or success. If you root your sense of self-worth in external factors, you’ll never feel at peace with yourself. Instead, you should focus on recognizing your uniqueness and expressing joy in your existence. With this in mind, here are some tips on how to develop self-worth.

Stealing Fire: Book Overview & Key Takeaways

What’s the book Stealing Fire about? What are peak states of consciousness? How do they help us reach true fulfillment? Stealing Fire is a book co-written by Stephen Kotler and Jamie Wheal that explores the modern revolution in our understanding of peak states of consciousness, which they call “ecstasis.” These states are typically found through deep meditative experiences, psychedelic exploration, and extreme sports. Read on for a brief overview of the Stealing Fire book, including Kotler and Wheal’s key takeaways.

How to Maximize Productivity: 6 Ways to Make the Most of Today

Do you have big dreams but continually fail to make much progress? How many moments have you squandered just today? In Someday Is Today, Matthew Dicks explains how you can eliminate time-wasters and increase your efficiency on necessary tasks. Then he argues that you must learn how to maximize productivity and reach your full potential so you can become as successful as possible, as soon as possible. Continue reading for Dicks’s top six principles for maximizing productivity and an exercise to help you apply them.

How to Be More Confident in Yourself and Your Abilities

Are you struggling to lift yourself up? How can you be more confident in yourself? In Do Hard Things, Steve Magness argues that to properly gain resilience, you must develop inner confidence. This confidence has to be based on a realistic understanding and acceptance of your abilities. Continue reading to learn how to be more confident in yourself every day.