Category: Step by Step (Habit Creation)

Keep it simple. A yellow paper note with the phrase Keep it simple on it with some colorful crumpled paper balls around it.

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Out of the mouths of babes…

The phrase is from Matthew 21:16 (and Psalm 8:2) and refers to the often unfiltered, direct nature of children’s speech. Adults usually

Choice and decision, businessman standing with arrows in three different directions, pathway selection dilemma

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There are No Costless Choices

I lead an organization where I am responsible to many stakeholders and I take duties that come with the mantle of leadership

Flat illustration of a businessman inside an open head using a net to catch flying lightbulbs with wings

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10 Ideas We Accept Too Readily

Without being fully aware of the process, we have absorbed norms from the world around us; unquestioningly inheriting assumptions from family, class,

Flat illustration businessman sleeping ringing alarm clock later note procrastination time management missed deadline low productivity work delay

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Self-Regulatory Failure

Self-regulatory failure is a fancy phrase for procrastination: putting off what we KNOW we would be better off getting over with. There

A yellow sticky note reading “Be Kind” is clipped to a string against a bright pink background, with small paper heart cutouts scattered below, symbolizing kindness, compassion, and positivity.

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Acts of Microkindnesses

One of my favorite mantras is ‘My Resting Face is a Smiling Face’. I find that keeping a smile on my countenance

Colorful plastic alphabet letters are scattered across a turquoise wooden surface, with a random pile on the left and the words "WORDS HAVE POWER" arranged on the right.

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Casting Spells

“The English word ‘spell’ comes from the Proto-Germanic *spellą, which simply meant ‘to speak’, ‘a story’, or ‘a narrative’. To spell a

A first-person view of someone standing at the junction of two large painted arrows on pavement, one labeled "HABITS" pointing left and the other "CHANGES" pointing right, symbolizing a choice between staying the same and embracing change.

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Moving Toward, Moving Away

Every now and then it is good to do an internal 360-degree survey, conducting a status check with the variety of emotions,

A top-down view of numerous hardcover books arranged closely together, with their pages fanned open in different directions, creating a textured, overlapping pattern of cream-colored pages and colorful book covers.

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If You REALLY Want Success, Embrace This Competitive Advantage… Even if it is Not Your Original Nature

I frequently ask folks what their preferred learning style is and the answer I most frequently get by far is ‘I like

Through glasses frame. Colorful view of colorful tulips in glasses and monochrome background. Different world perception. Optimism, hopefulness, mental health concept.

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What Type of Glasses Do You Put On Every Morning?

Most of us like to think that we see the world the way it truly is, that what we perceive to be

A green background with the words "small consistent steps create lasting change" on white paper in black text

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Working at It Works

Persistence pays, tenacity triumphs. Persistence says, “I will continue.” Tenacity says, “I will find a way.” Persistence and tenacity are abilities available

A hand stacking wooden blocks that say "you only fail when you stop trying", set against an orange background

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Confidence as a Performance Multiplier

Confidence can be a self-fulfilling prophecy. People often succeed, not because they see a clear road forward but rather because they have