Here are four reasons why you need to pick up that pen, find some paper, and start writing.
September 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Tiny Habits: A Book Review
What is the least you can do to be the best you can be? Tiny Habits answers this question and several others on behaviour change and self-improvement. Tiny Habits by B.J Fogg Phd. $16.79USD (Amazon) ISBN:9780358003328 Dr. BJ Fogg is a lecturer and research scientist at Standford University. He could be labeled as the ‘grandfather’ […]
August 19, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Motivation: How to Get Some
What it is, What it isn’t and What To Do When You Don’t Have Any No interview with the rich and famous is complete without the obligatory, “How do you stay motivated?” question. The answer usually involves some string of buzzwords with the word ‘passion’ mixed in. I call BS and here’s why Motivation […]
June 30, 2020 by Leave a Comment
Why You Fail At SMART Goals and What To Do About It.
What are SMART goals? For those who need a reminder, S.M.A.R.T is an acronym for Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time-bound. Anyone interested in self-improvement has come across tools for setting SMART goals, but despite workshops, seminars, and legions of gurus, most people still fail at them. Why? After looking through my monthly diary and […]
May 21, 2020 by 3 Comments
Small Move, Big Change: Book Review
Making behavior change easier Throughout this post, I use the words ‘habits’ and ‘behaviours’ interchangeably. “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act but a habit. Aristotle Overview If excellence is a habit how do we get that habit started? Why is habit change always a struggle? In fact, what […]
