Guilt, rebellion, and stress. These are widely considered “negative” attitudes or emotions that hamper – rather than enhance – your performance. But seen in a different light, these “negative” feelings can actually boost your motivation and increase your level of productivity and
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Much of the material I cover in this space is individualistic: stuff you do on your own to improve your personal level of productivity and success. But since there’s a good chance you don’t live and work alone on a desert island,
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As I wrote last time: “Productivity and success are built on hard work, properly directed at your most important and valuable objectives.” But of course, there’s much more to increasing your productivity and achieving success than simply working hard. One of the
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A curious trait of most people is that we perform better when we enjoy what we do, and we get more enjoyment from activities (including work, but actually all activities) that entail variety, diversity, and meaning. So it should be no surprise
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It’s common knowledge that a positive attitude is better than a negative one. However, that idea is too simple to be entirely correct. The truth is more subtle: too much positivity can be just as unhelpful as too much negativity. What you
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As I’ve written previously, not everyone is cut out to be a leader, and people can certainly be highly productive and successful without a full portfolio of leadership qualities. But if you’d like to be more of a leader than you presently
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A while back, I wrote about feelings of vulnerability, and how they – along with the more widely celebrated feelings of invulnerability – can help you get more of what you want. But on thinking further about this, and being asked some
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Studies show that people who are happy in their work and their lives are more productive and successful. But even if that weren’t true, it’s better to be happy. After all, who wants to be sad? So let’s take a side-trip from
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I have to confess: I had so much fun writing that previous post, Boost Your Career Trajectory, that I am immediately following it up with Part 2. As you probably remember, I wrote about increasing your level of productivity and success with
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