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Do you want to know how to change your eating habits? How can understanding why we form habits help you change how you eat? Before you learn how to change your eating habits, you need to understand how our brains form habits in the first place. Doing this can help you rewire your habits in a more positive way. Keep reading to find out how to change your eating habits.
What are the 11 steps from The Art of the Deal? What can you learn from Donald Trump’s approach to business negotiation? In 1987, Donald Trump wrote a book about 11 principles that have guided him through his business decisions. The 11 steps of The Art of the Deal encapsulate these principles in the context of Trump’s real estate projects. Keep reading for Donald Trump’s The Art of the Deal 11 steps.
What is the key to exponential business growth? What can you do to push your business to the next level and make it succeed at increasingly higher levels? Most companies fail to fail to reach the next level of business growth because owners are afraid to let go of total control, trust their leadership team, and delegate to them. But for their business to grow, they need to take that leap of faith. Read about the four pillars of exponential business growth.
What is Prochaska’s Stages of Change Model? How does it conceptualize successful behavior change? What are the characteristics of each stage? Prochaska’s Stages of Change Model is an integrative framework that describes the temporal dimension of behavioral change. It stipulates that successful behavior change happens in five stages: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action, and maintenance. Read about James Prochaska’s Stages of Change Model.
Why are we so afraid of being vulnerable? Can showing your vulnerability be a good thing? In Daring Greatly, Brené Brown suggests that what holds us back from living happy and meaningful lives is the widespread belief that being vulnerable is a weakness. But vulnerability gives you the power to move beyond shame and scarcity. In this article, we identify and dismantle four common myths about being vulnerable.
How did things change after Disney bought ABC? Why did Mike Ovitz fail as president of Disney? In his memoir The Ride of a Lifetime, Bob Iger talks about the struggles he went through when Disney bought ABC. Iger should have been first in line to become Disney’s new president, but Disney’s CEO Michael Eisner gave the position to his friend, Mike Ovitz instead. Keep reading to learn about how Disney bought ABC and Bob Iger was shoved to the side due to nepotism.
What was the Theranos Walgreens deal? How did this deal fail and what did it mean for Theranos? The Theranos Walgreens deal was a commitment by Theranos to provide Edison products to Walgreens locations. Despite not having the product, Theranos defrauded Walgreens, who eventually ended their agreement. Read more about the Theranos Walgreens deal.
What is the Goldilocks Rule? How can it help you stick to new habits and stay focused even when you are running low on motivation? The Goldilocks Rule states that peak motivation is achieved when the task is at the level of just manageable difficulty: not too easy, not too hard. If the challenge is too hard, you will be unsuccessful in your behavior attempts and shy away from trying. Keep reading to learn about the Goldilocks Rule.
What is modern Orientalism? What differentiates it from its old, pre-war state? What was the change that spurred this differentiation? When scholars talk about modern Orientalism, they typically refer to the state of the discipline after WWI. It was at that time that there was a shift in the core assumptions of the subject, specifically the notion that the people of the Orient were unchanging through time. Keep reading to learn more about modern Orientalism.
Do you try to simultaneously handle incoming messages and interruptions while also completing your work? Did you know that multitasking is a myth and what you’re doing is actually task shifting? Task shifting is switching your attention back and forth between different things. The more interruptions you experience and the more often you switch your attention, the more mistakes you make and the less you get done. Keep reading to learn how you can stay focused and avoid task shifting.