Motivation to Pursue a Difficult Goal That’s NOT Convenient or Necessary

Writing in this blog today is much more difficult than normal. Our society is currently facing an unending cycle of trauma, drama, and suffering. On a day like today I can’t help but to ask myself what’s my motivation? Today marks the 705th day in a row I’ve published a post on this blog. I don’t […]

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When the Need for Excitement Sabotages Long Term Goals

The need for some excitement is not bad in itself. However if you’re not careful, needing excitement too often can put a glass ceiling on your goal pursuit efforts. To put it differently, needing excitement too often essentially represents you self-sabotaging your own success. Why? Because of one simple fact about pursuing goals that people […]

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Achieving Goals Daily an Important Factor for Building Resilience

The American Psychological Association list achieving goals daily as one of the 10 most important factors for building resilience. Specifically they state: Like building a muscle, increasing your resilience takes time and intentionality…To increase your capacity for resilience…use these strategies… …Move toward your goals. Develop some realistic goals. Do something regularly — even if it seems like a […]

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