Remember that coffee shop loyalty card? The one that gives you a rush of satisfaction with each punch? What if you could apply that same feeling to hitting your personal goals? What is a motivational punch card? A motivation punch card is a small physical card you create to track progress toward specific goals. Each… Les mer "Make Your Motivational Punch Card
The meeting ran long. My phone buzzed. I checked it under the table. Was this distraction caused by the notification (external) or my boredom (internal)? Was I planning to check messages at this time (traction) or was this an unplanned detour (distraction)? These questions form the backbone of the Indistractable Grid—a deceptively simple tool that… Les mer "The Indistractable Grid Method
Motivation has a dirty secret. It’s wildly unreliable. It rises and falls like the tide, leaving our best intentions stranded when we need them most. I watched this pattern in myself for years. The fired-up version of me on Monday would set ambitious goals, only for Wednesday-me to wonder where all that energy went. This… Les mer "Implementation intentions: Make your goals a reality on auto-pilot
My father taught me to finish what I started, and I took this lesson seriously for school projects and personal goals. It worked well through college, my career and into my forties. But somewhere along the way, this rule turned toxic. I found myself finishing books I hated, watching TV shows long after they stopped… Les mer "When to let go of your goal
What if I told you that the key to creating true transformation in your life was to flip your thinking completely? To focus on who you are rather than what you have? We’ve been conditioned to approach life with a Have-Do-Be mentality, but that conditional approach never works. The Be-Do-Have framework completely flips this traditional… Les mer "The Be-Do-Have framework for change
Jeg pleide å angripe oppgavelisten min ved å ta tak i en rekke oppgaver samtidig. Jeg sendte noen e-poster, gjorde en del av et prosjekt, tok en telefonsamtale, og gikk så tilbake til e-postene. Jeg trodde jeg var effektiv - jeg jobbet tross alt med så mange ting! Det viste seg at jeg bare... Les mer "Fokuser kun på én ting
The key to achieving your most ambitious goals and dreams is actually something you learned in kindergarten. No, it’s not napping or eating paste. It’s far simpler and infinitely more powerful: Writing! I’m not talking about penning the next great American novel or churning out an academic essay. I’m talking about the humble act of… Les mer "Write down your goals
Are you tired of setting goals that fizzle out before you even get started? Do you struggle to stay motivated on your path to success? Meet WOOP – the science-backed strategy that turns your goals into tangible results. Developed by psychologist Gabriele Oettingen, WOOP stands for Wish, Outcome, Obstacle, and Plan. This four-step process combines… Les mer "Reach your goals with the WOOP Method
I discovered the October Method by accident last year. My calendar showed three months left until New Year’s, and a strange mix of panic and hope washed over me. I’d spent nine months making the same mistakes, following the same dead-end routines, and telling myself, “I’ll start tomorrow.” But that evening, staring at those final… Les mer "The October Assess Method
Den vitenskapelig underbygde målsettingsstrategien som dobler suksessraten Vi har alle mål og drømmer, men det kan være utfordrende å gjøre dem til virkelighet. Du tror kanskje at motivasjon er nøkkelen til suksess, men forskning tyder på noe annet. En enkel, men effektiv strategi som kalles implementeringsintensjoner, kan hjelpe deg med å nå målene dine. Hva er implementeringsintensjoner? Implementerings... Les mer "Oppnå målene dine med Implementation intention-metoden
