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The Stoic Archer. Focus on the process like Michael Phelps

The Stoic Archer – Focus on the Process, Not the Outcome

Imagine you’re an archer aiming at a deer (or a clay pigeon – depending on your values). You’re highly focused. Notch your arrow. Draw your bow. Close an eye. Aim… and… Shoot! Now imagine the arrow moving in slow-motion towards the target. The arrow is out there. In the air. Out of your control. And you can only wait […]

A Winning Combo For a Happy and Successful Life: Focus On The Process, Judge Yourself On Effort

About a year ago, I read a great book on mental training called With Winning In Mind by Olympic gold medalist in rifle shooting Lanny Bassham. It was a quick, easy read and it really impressed me. (Check out my summary here.) One thing that I found particularly amazing was a story about one of Lanny’s […]

Want To Do Something Consistently? Make It Feel Good.

Do you have a hobby you could engage in all day long? Something that’s so much fun and gives you so much pleasure that it could easily become an addiction? Me, I could play football all day long (if I had the stamina). I could play video games all day long. I could play Counter-Strike all […]

Secrets of the Millionaire Mind by T. Harv Eker Summary

If your subconscious “financial blueprint” is not “set” for success, nothing you learn, nothing you know, and nothing you do will make much of a difference.– T. Harv Eker T. Harv Eker used to be a financial disaster. He had ups and downs, yet for the most part he was broke. Until one day, when […]

Psycho-Cybernetics by Maxwell Maltz Book Summary

Any good plastic surgeon is and must be a psychologist. When you change a man’s face you almost invariably change his future. Change his physical image and nearly always change the man – his personality, his behavior – and sometimes even his basic talents and abilities.

Are You Pursuing the WRONG Goals? (Intrinsic VS. Extrinsic Goals)

Unless you’re some enlightened human being, it’s fair to say that you are trying to achieve certain goals in your future. Maybe you’re trying to get a promotion at your job or you’re looking to get a better job altogether. Maybe you’d like to start your own business. Maybe you want to lose weight or gain […]

Science Says: You Need a Vision for the Future

Great people, it seems, have a clear vision for their future. John F. Kennedy famously dreamed of putting a man on the moon. Eleanor Roosevelt had a vision of a world of equal opportunity for women and minorities. Nelson Mandela had a vision for the eradication of racism and for the establishment of a constitutional democracy […]

WOOP – Science’s #1 Tool For Habit Change and Goal Achievement

Do you have goals or wishes for your future?Like getting a raise at your job? Becoming the new CEO? Getting rich? Owning a jet? Owning your own island? Raising a family? Saving the planet? Becoming the next president of your country?

Implementation Intentions – The Simplest Way For Achieving Your Goals

Let’s be real: We all have certain goals and aspirations for our future. Some of us want to get rich, some want to start a family, some want to own their own business, some want to just be happy, some want a master degree, some want to travel, some want to exercise more often, and some just […]

Mental Contrasting – A Visualisation Technique that Actually Works

Want an easy tool that helps you achieve your goals and wishes – backed by science? Great! I’ll reveal it to you in this article.But first, we have to look at a common way many people make achieving their dreams and goals LESS likely…