Labeling Your Emotions: The First Step Toward Emotional Agility

Labeling Your Emotions: The First Step Toward Emotional Agility

How well do you understand your feelings? Do you know the context of your emotions? Emotional agility is the ability to view events and emotions objectively and respond deliberately to them. According to clinical psychologist Susan David, emotional agility begins with a process of labeling your emotions. Continue reading to understand the two key aspects of labeling your emotions and how to engage in this constructive practice.

How to Improve Your Focus With an Everyday Routine

How to Improve Your Focus With an Everyday Routine

How do outside distractions prevent us from getting work done? Why is a routine the best way to improve your focus? One of the reasons we procrastinate is that we have trouble focusing on what we need to be doing. Immediate Action by Thibaut Meurisse says that sometimes we’re overstimulated, distracted, or otherwise unable to pay complete attention to the task at hand. Continue reading to learn how to improve your focus with a routine.

Susan David’s Emotional Agility Quotes (With Context)

Susan David’s Emotional Agility Quotes (With Context)

What’s the best way to make lasting change? How are internal narratives created? In Emotional Agility, Susan David explains that most people react instinctively to their perceptions of events, which are based on emotional (often untrue) narratives explaining why those events took place. David argues that you can break free of these controlling narratives by practicing emotional agility. Keep reading for a few Emotional Agility quotes that provide insight into the book’s concepts.

Why Fully Understanding a Task Will Help You Finish It

Why Fully Understanding a Task Will Help You Finish It

Do you have a big project you’re afraid of completing? What’s the process of fully understanding the task at hand? Immediate Action by Thibaut Meurisse says we tend to procrastinate when we don’t fully understand the task we need to complete. The best solution to this problem is to take time to understand every detail of the task. Check out how to fully examine the task at hand.

Commitment to Learning: Surrendering to the Master’s Path

Commitment to Learning: Surrendering to the Master’s Path

Are you willing to look foolish for the sake of learning? If you have a teacher, how well do you trust them? Writer and educator George Leonard says that, if you want to take the path of mastery, you must surrender to it. He explains that mastery of any skill or art is a process, and you have to submit to that process if you want to learn all that you can. Read more to understand the all-in commitment to learning that Leonard describes in his book Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment.

How to Stay Committed to Your Goals & Follow Through

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Do you have trouble sticking to a commitment? How do you stay committed to your goals? It can be hard to stay committed to a goal if the work’s hard and you feel like giving up. But in How Champions Think, Bob Rotella has a number of methods that’ll give you the push you need to follow through. Find out how to stay committed to your goals, no matter what.

Procrastination and Fear of Failure: How They’re Connected

Procrastination and Fear of Failure: How They’re Connected

What’s the connection between procrastination and fear of failure? How can you overcome this fear of failure? One reason why we procrastinate is because of a sense of inadequacy. In Immediate Action, Thibaut Meurisse writes that when we fear we aren’t good enough to reach our goals, we keep putting off tasks we need to complete. Learn how to confront your fear of failure so you can get your tasks done.

Visualize Learning: How to Train Your Mind for High Performance

Visualize Learning: How to Train Your Mind for High Performance

What are you learning right now? Can you see yourself nailing it? Visualizing isn’t just about seeing yourself on the other side of a challenge. It’s more about mentally rehearsing the way you break through to the other side. In his book Mastery, educator George Leonard says that mental rehearsals will help get you on the master’s path. Keep reading to discover how to visualize learning and performing the skills and processes of your craft.

How to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind to Defeat Anxiety

How to Reprogram Your Subconscious Mind to Defeat Anxiety

How can you reprogram your subconscious mind? What are the benefits of letting your subconscious mind take over? As you work diligently to achieve your goals, you may feel pressure and nerves. To combat this, How Champions Think by Bob Rotella says to calm yourself by letting your subconscious mind take over. Here’s how to reprogram your subconscious mind so you don’t get overwhelmed.