Understanding Why Discipline is a Mental Skill Not a Personality Trait

It’s common for people to misinterpret what it means to have discipline. Believing discipline is a personality trait is a mistake. To understand why, first you must understand the difference between a personality trait and a personality state. Personality traits are those more permanent aspects of our personality that endure over time. On the other […]

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Don’t Overthink Self-Motivation – It Comes Down to These Three Beliefs

Motivation is the energy to act. Self-motivation is when that energy to act comes from within instead of from an external source. The problem most people have with self-motivation is when they want something but don’t have the energy within to act on that desire. Assuming there are no clinical physical or mental impediments, this […]

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Counterpoint: If You Think Life is A Marathon, You’re Wrong

If you’re one of those people who likes to say life is a marathon, you’re wrong. Life is not a marathon. A marathon has one starting line, and the focus is on the one finish line. While the idea of going through life with the toughness one needs to run a marathon does make sense, […]

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