Courage is acting despite fear. Mark Twain said, “Courage is resistance to fear, mastery of fear, not absence of fear.” When we think about courage, we often think of the physical bravery of firefighters, emergency response teams, and warriors as…
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Personal Development Micro-habits
Micro-habits are small actions with big impact. The following ideas are possibilites for adding growth and meaning with tiny experiments. Download the Personal Development Micro-habits pdf MIND – Learning and growth • Start the morning with a short ritual. •…
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Ikigai as a Pathway to Purpose
Purpose is one of the Four Ps of positive shift that contribute to happiness. The Ikigai diagram illustrates finding the intersection between what you are good at, what you love, what the world needs, and what you can be paid…
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Develop Agency
When I began to struggle with extra pounds, I had to confront the fact that my fondness for the comfort zone was in direct opposition with achieving weight loss. Despite my best efforts to find shortcuts and avoid the work,…
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The Choice to Act
Freedom is the ability to choose, and choosing to act with awareness is everything. But sometimes, we are either stuck or simply drifting, allowing fear of the unknown or desire for comfort to be in the driver’s seat. It takes…
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An Experimental Mindset
Mindsets are a set of beliefs that guide behaviors. Sometimes our default mindsets are not helpful, and it can be a good choice to adopt a different one. Scientists use the scientific method to observe, make a hypothesis, and test…
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Creating Clarity
A life lived on autopilot defeats intentional choices. Research shows that around 43% of our behavior is habitual, which can be problematic at times. Routines can be beneficial for productivity. But it can be all too easy to slip into…
Make defaults work for you
One of the cognitive biases of behavioral economics is a tendency to leave default settings as they are. In a world of many options, taking the easy path is an understandable short-cut that saves us time and effort. Defaults might…
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Behavioral Economics and Weight Loss
Behavior change is hard, as anyone who has ever tried to create a new habit knows. The field of Behavioral Economics shows that we often fail to make rational choices. Below are a few human tendencies to be aware of:…
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The Simple Way to Create a Compelling Talk
Have you wondered what makes a great TED Talk so effective? I watched some of the best presentations while exploring hundreds of TED Talks by speakers who are also authors of books for the TED Talk Book Discussion list. I’ve…
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