Posts Tagged ‘Melbourne’
How to Take Action Consistently
Actions speak louder than words. Talking and planning aren’t enough to make progress with most tasks. Some of us specialise in daydreaming and planning. We might have the best ideas, but ideas without action are a waste of time and mental energy. It’s important to spend the majority of your time actually doing something.…
Read More5 Ways to Reprogram Your Thoughts
Our thoughts are tricky things to control. Our beliefs and habits are often hidden from us, but these are two of the things that have great influence over our thoughts. Your thoughts influence your actions. If you want to change your behaviour and results, it’s important to gain control over your thoughts. This has…
Read MoreThe Power of Measuring Your Life
The things you measure have a funny way of improving. It almost looks like magic. Measuring those things in your life that matter is a powerful way of emphasising and improving them. For example, it’s hard to know if your diet is working if you don’t check the scale regularly. Are you getting stronger in…
Read MoreHow to Gain Laser Focus in a World Full of Distractions
Our ability to focus has been reduced dramatically. We’ve never had more distractions to deal with. And as disheartening as it sounds, many of the distractions we face were engineered to be as distracting as possible. Our brains quickly become addicted to these distractions and our ability to focus on important work suffers. Learning…
Read MoreStaying Positive When You’re Surrounded by Negative People
You probably know more than your fair share of negative people! Since they’re everywhere, it’s important to know how to coexist with them. Negative people can have an impact on your attitude and your day. But, that doesn’t have to be the case. There are ways to mitigate the effect that negative people have…
Read MoreDealing with the Critics in Your Life
Whether you’re trying to save the world, lose 20 Kilos, write a novel, or master a video game, there will be at least one person in your life trying to drag you across the coals for it. There’s no way to live a meaningful life without critics, naysayers, and haters. They’re part of the…
Read MoreThe Importance of Self-Respect
Why is self-respect so important? When you have self-respect, you actually fully love yourself. You love yourself for who you are on the inside and not just because of what you do, what you look like, or what you’re capable of. When you have self-respect, you take pride in who you are and you…
Read MoreStop Negative Self-Talk Before It Utters Another Word
As humans, we’re sometimes very hard on ourselves. Whether we’re conscious of it or not, our beliefs can sometimes be very damaging to our self-esteem. Unfortunately, these negative talking points in our head sometimes keep us stuck in a rut. A great psychologist, Albert Ellis, had many tokens of wisdom to pass around. One…
Read More6 Ways to Raise Your Confidence in Social Situations
One of the keys to making a good impression, getting a great job, and enjoying life is social confidence. Unless you’re going to lock yourself in a cabin in the woods, it’s important to be able to interact confidently with others. You may not have been born with the gift of gab, but that…
Read MoreCreate Your Own Life Philosophy and Live it
Maybe you’ve been living the Australian dream. You have an attractive spouse, a nice house and car, two kids, and a membership at the country club, yet you’re strangely dissatisfied. Maybe the Australian dream isn’t your dream. How can one version of how to live life appeal to everyone? You’re an individual, right? It’s…
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