motivation

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Change What You Do by Changing Who You Are

Science is beginning to show that lasting change is less about what you do and more about who you believe you are.

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Superman depiction. Cartoon image of a tall, skinny man wearing black trousers and a blue suit jacket over a white shirt. He's carrying a brown brief case and has a Superman cape flowing from him. He's holding a barbell with heavy weights on it above his head with one hand. It's so heavy the bar is bending.

Why Harder Can Feel Better

Have you ever noticed that the things you work hardest for often mean the most Psychologists call this the IKEA Effect. It’s the tendency to value things more when we’ve put effort into building, creating, or attaining them.

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The dip before the leap

It’s so easy for us to think we’ve failed when stuff seems to take a downturn. We secretly believe that we’re not good enough, or not intelligent enough, or not this or that enough … or just not enough! And we give up.

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How to write a book

There’s no correct way to write a book. I’ve been asked dozens of times about…

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