Understanding Why Most People Never Reach Most of Their Goals

It’s a fact that most people fail to achieve most of their goals. Everything from New Year’s resolutions to fitness and sports goals to financial goals. It doesn’t matter the type of goal; the common thread is that most people never reach most of their goals. Why is this? Indeed, it’s impossible for me to […]

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The Perfect Recipe for Raising a Self-Motivated Child

I’m no chef, but I do know the best recipes have the fewest ingredients and a lot of love. This same rule of thumb applies to the recipe for raising a self-motivated child. There are only two ingredients that parents need to raise a self-motivated child. First, start with psychologist Bonnie Benard’s research on raising […]

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A Metaphor to Explain How Your Mindset Impacts Your Behavior Habits

In her preeminent book Mindset: The New Psychology of Success, Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. provides a simple definition of mindset. The view you adopt for yourself [that] profoundly affects the way you lead your life. The way you lead your life is another way of defining your behavior. Therefore, your mindset is the connection between how […]

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