I’ve mentioned more than once in this series of posts the importance and inevitability of working with other people. That’s mostly good news, because people are interesting and can be capable of great, wonderful ideas and actions. But there’s bad news, too, because some people are just plain difficult to deal with. Difficult people come …
Unless you’re already perfect, there are probably some changes you’d like to make in yourself. Some of these changes may be attitudinal or philosophical. Some may involve changes in your personality. But in many ways, every change boils down to behavior. This is because behavior is the way you interact with the world. It is …
With all the talk about productivity and success, it’s easy to forget that the human animal is far from perfect. Much as we may know what we need to do, and much as we may want to do it, and much as we may be capable of doing it, sometimes we simply don’t do what …
In a recent post, Weathering Change, I wrote that change is often the one constant in our modern world, and that learning to cope well with changes is crucial to maintaining your productivity and success. After that post appeared, a lot of people wrote in to complain that weathering change – even when doing it …
It’s a confusing world out there, and while we sometimes like to think of our choices as “either/or,” or “yes/no,” the plain fact of the matter is that very often we face a situation containing a complex set of important factors with no clear pathway to the future. That’s when a simple but effective method …
There are many factors that go into achieving success, including hard work, good luck, innate talent, intelligence, help from others, fruitful choices, and more. In this piece, however, I want to write about attitudes. Attitudes are important to success because they heavily influence your perceptions, your efforts, your choices, and – yes – even …
In a recent post, Easy Pathways Toward Confidence, one of the points I mentioned was the importance of strengthening your capabilities. Many of you wrote in and asked for some techniques to do just that. The basic idea there was to amass some meaningful milestones, such as degrees, certifications, awards, skills, abilities, or some other …
Running a race well is a good thing, but not as good as crossing the finish line. There’s something about finishing – a race, a task, a project, a goal, or anything else – that feels extra satisfying. Plus, it marks a bona fide accomplishment you can remember, perhaps put on your resume, and sometimes …
Most of us understand and easily recognize fear of failure. But there’s an equal and opposite fear of success that often hides among the more obvious obstacles to greater productivity and higher levels of achievement. This largely unrecognized fear of reaching our goals and accomplishing what we really want is fairly common. In particular, it …
