The Motivation Process is Not a Ritual

I remember a friend of mine who swore by a certain ritual that he did prior to taking any test. This is kind of an ironic memory because I was in graduate school in California and last time I checked the people in that program were otherwise very logical, rational and tended to live their …

Don’t Take Your Motivational Level for Granted

I remember when I was in college and I was hanging out with some guys who were in a fraternity and they were telling me that their main priority in college was to basically chase girls and drink a lot of beer. At that time, all that sounded like a good idea. After all, who …

What It Takes to Motivate You

Have you ever stopped and asked what will motivate you? A lot of people are under the impression that they are already motivated. This is precisely the reason why most people struggle. You see, in the United States and elsewhere, we have been trained that if our pizza doesn’t arrive 15 minutes after we have …

Losing Your Purpose Means Losing Your Motivation

Now what if I told you that figuring out what to do, how to do it and when to do it are not as important as figuring out why. That’s right. Technical considerations, and this involves learning how to do something, are very important. After all, you need to know how to do things for …

Lack of Motivation Kills Your Focus

It’s very important to understand if you are trying to achieve anything with your life, that you have it you know. You really do. I know this sounds like a pep talk, but it isn’t. It’s just a statement of fact. All of us are capable of achieving something called “a state of flow.” You …

How Distractions Prevent You from Success

You probably get distracted by something a thousand times a day. Most people get distracted every few minutes and have to return to the task that they were working on. People with ADHD can get distracted for an hour or more without even realizing that they were off task. But these kinds of distractions are …

How Bad Habits Become Good Habits

You may be familiar with the idea that you cannot get rid of bad habits – you need to replace them with good habits instead. The reasoning behind this is that your mind thinks that you are taking something important away when you stop a bad habit; but when you simply start a good habit …

Short Term Sacrifices for Long Term Success

No matter who you are, if you have any goals worth having, you are going to spend some time achieving them. Any goal that is actually going to bring you success will almost certainly take a long time to realize. There are no shortcuts in life. But in order to get that long-term success, you …