Category: Achieving Goals

How to Afford the Big Stuff

One day the market is crashing, inflation is climbing. The next day it seems like everything’s coming up roses. No matter how the economy’s swinging, your mortgage and car payments are still lurking in the shadows, waiting to pounce. And then there are the big-ticket items. A busted water heater often comes without warning and…


A Goal-Oriented Life: Consider Your Aim

What are your goals for your life? Where do you see yourself in the next 10 years, or five years? A year from now, what do you hope to have accomplished? What are you trying to achieve today? In other words: What are you aiming at? Goals Require Courage Goal-setting is something that people tend…


Never Give Up on Yourself. Never Give Up on Your Dreams

“When you are going through hell, keep on going. Never never never give up.” ~ Winston Churchill As you walk through life, you will fall down many times. You will fail and you will make mistakes, but that’s okay. Keep in mind that life is a process of becoming. You go through life to find…


How to Get More Committed to Yourself

While it is easy to show up to appointments we make with other people … I’ve noticed that most people struggle with commitments they make with themselves. If you say you’re going to exercise, meditate, write, journal, work on a project … but then you don’t stick to that commitment … it can feel like…


Why Perfectionism Stops US From Creating New Habits

When we decide to create a new habit — exercise, healthy eating, meditation, writing — we can get excited and optimistic, and have an idea of how it will go perfectly. This is such a hopeful time! Unfortunately, reality has other plans. Our perfect idea of how our new habit will go is pretty much…


Metamorphosis: The Birth of a Dream

What is your dream? Do you know at what stage it is? What do you need to do next? In the past several years of my earth life, I have seen many of my dreams come to pass, and there are many more on the horizon. They are all at different stages of development and…


The Power of Visualization

Close your eyes and form a mental picture or image of what you want to achieve. Look through the lens of your imagination, and see your wish unfold within your mind’s eye. Your mind has creative power way beyond mere positive thinking. If you can imagine it, you can create it. Such a bold statement…


How to Achieve What You Want

What do you want? What if I told you there is a way to get it? Like most things that matter, it’s a process rather than a quick fix. It requires perseverance but you can apply this process to any area of your life. Whether your goal is better health, closer relationships, or financial freedom,…


Growing Stronger Through Adversity

Lewis Howes had a major breakdown about 13 years ago. He had just begun his career as a professional football player, playing in the Arena Football League. But a devastating wrist injury ended his prospects. “I felt like my life was over—my whole dream shattered,” he said in a recent interview. He was fresh out…