We live in three different time spaces: the past, the future, and the present. We shuffle back and forth throughout our day, but we mostly live in the past and future. Most of our thoughts are consumed with yesterday or tomorrow. What if he never left me? What if I never took this job? Where am I going to be in five years? Will I still be doing what I do now? If not, how am I going to pay my bills? What if he never calls? What if I never find “the...
It was probably the end of a tiring week and you thought of having some drinks with your friends. But it turned out to be few more than some and now the headache seems unending. The hangover could also be because you are meeting your buddies after a long time and the joyful dancing is accompanied by heavy consumption of liquor.
The reasons for a hangover could be infinite, however, consumption of too much alcohol is not recommended and...
“Eventually you will come to realize that love heals everything, and love is all there is.” ~Gary Zukav
Following a path of personal development isn’t easy. Oh, it’s rewarding and can be life changing but it can also be confusing, challenging, and scary.
What if you take the wrong path? How do you know ...
The secret of motivation is that it begins between your ears. Motivation is like a puzzle and you have to see how the pieces fit together before you can get the full picture. How you view the world, beginning with your mind and attitude, will hinder or help you on the path to getting and staying motivated.
I can’t say this enough. Motivation does not come from external sources. On the contrary, it’s all driven from your internal...
Almost exactly 8 years ago today, I ran my first marathon and soon after I started Zen Habits. I’d changed a dozen or so habits, lost weight, was getting out of debt, quit smoking.
And almost 7 years ago, I quit my job.
That was a period of intense and profoundly scary life changes for me, but they were all of my choosing. I decided to make...
If you are not as productive as you'd like or tend to procrastinate, you can become motivated by changing your personal style. The trick lies in making the activities you put off more interesting, easier, and less unpleasant.
One way to make a job easier is to break it into smallerjobs. If your task is to file your income tax return, youmay view it as time consuming and tedious.
But if you break it into smaller categories such as gatherrecords...
