We all want to feel passionate about our careers. We want our jobs to offer us a sense of fulfillment, belonging, and value. But to truly get the most out of our profession, we need to give it love. For instance, we must love the thought of waking up on Monday mornings, staying late at… Read more »
Do you want a rewarding career despite having an autoimmune condition, a chronic disease, an anxiety disorder, a mental health condition, or other health concern? Do you also want a promotion or pay raise because your performance is fantastic, despite your illness? If so, you’ll benefit from tips on maximizing your productivity. I have a… Read more »
If you’re like me, you want high performance. So, you might be pushing yourself to work harder each day. In addition, you might be verbalizing your plans of action before tackling each task. However, like, you might also be crashing throughout your day. So, I’ve come up with a game for us high-performance machines. Namely,… Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to live the life of a celebrity, star performer, star athlete, or astronaut, then don’t wait, you can start working toward it right now. Better still, you can start talking like one upon reading this article. Of course, you won’t be a celebrity or star unless that’s your goal in life… Read more »
No one loves criticism. But criticism has its place—at least, self-criticism does when done right. But criticizing others is often a futile effort. Often, complaints lead to hard feelings and struggling relationships. But how do you correct someone who’s gone off course? Doling out criticism. How do you best criticize someone? By saying nothing and… Read more »
No matter how good you are at your craft, never stop learning it. That was advice I heard today from Wayne Gretzky’s Masterclass about hockey. It’s vital to learn something new every day. So read, take a course, study, listen to a podcast, and explore a hobby—but do it daily if you want to flourish. … Read more »
Visualization exercises are meant to transform you from great to magnificent. You are meant to grow more spectacular daily. Visualization exercises can take you to your golden triumphs. Here is a step-by-step formula for visualizing your way to success: Get into a hyper-relaxed state. This is the first step to visualization for success: relaxation. Put… Read more »
You always have room for improvement. But the best kind happens every single day. It can help you find a cure, achieve a goal, or solve a problem. And when you see the benefits materialize, it’s a reason to celebrate. Students are constantly stretching and growing, but there are additional ways to enhance one’s performance…. Read more »
In my view, pizza, booze, and Netflix won’t help anyone manage stress, especially over the long term. But de-stressing strategies that lead to top performance bring the best kind of relief. After all, you’re destined to be a rising star, hero, academic, transformer, tycoon, or whatever you desire. I once had severe workplace anxiety, and… Read more »
“Living the dream” isn’t sipping Pina Coladas on a Mexican beach. It isn’t sleeping until noon and lying on the hammock with a good mystery novel. It isn’t working a four-hour workweek where the rest of the time is spent window shopping and gabbing in cafes. That’s not truly living, at least, not in my… Read more »