When Optimism is Delusional

There are numerous reasons to practice optimism over pessimism. Research shows that there is no doubt that optimism is a better belief system than pessimism. While it may be amazing to think about, it’s a fact that your mind can create expectations that bend reality to what it thinks. This is why optimism is so helpful. […]

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How to Become a Master at Managing the Process of Making Progress

I love the old business adage that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. It always reminds me that if I want to make progress on something, I must find a way to measure it. However, outside the world of business it’s difficult to measure most things objectively. As a result, I started using a […]

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How to Turn Knowledge into a Process of Building Skills

Thinking that “knowledge is power” is a mistake. Knowledge is the potential for power, but it’s not power. Knowledge only leads to power when you use knowledge to build skills. Moreover, the only way to do that is to use the knowledge you gain to develop methods to practice the skills you need to apply that […]

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