I’ve hit somewhat of a roadblock and I’m not sure where to go from here. I started this journey 36 weeks ago. I’ve had some rough weeks and some easier weeks depending on the subjects and have kept my focus mostly on content. I did try to get some affiliate links that could be useful, but with not much luck there. With a full-time job and other interests, it becomes harder to focus enough time […]
Tag Archives: Success
How to succeed with time-management?
One of the reasons we give ourselves for why we give up on our New Year’s resolution is that we just don’t have the time. Another reason is that our circumstances have changed, but both come down to the same point: time. I went into a few other reasons why we give up on our resolutions and how to improve our chances for success in the last few weeks (see here and here respectively), but […]
How to improve resolution taking?
Last week I gave some of the reasons commonly given why we fail when we take our yearly resolutions (see here). So now that we have a few ideas why we fail, here are some tips and tricks we can use to improve our chances of succeeding and actually reaching our goals and resolutions. The important thing to remember here is that often we overload ourselves and have difficulty judging how long things actually take. […]
What is creative problem solving?
It was interesting this week to discover that creative problem solving was a named process created by Alex Osborn and Sid Parnes in the 1940s. Despite its age, this process is still around. It has also inspired several modern updates. This creative problem-solving process is usually used to generate innovative and effective solutions to problems, obstacles, and challenges. It is a process that helps to encourage creative thinking and helps to discover new solutions that […]
How to increase motivation and how to mitigate the overjustification effect.
You can boost your motivation for a task in many ways, but always start by acting first. Even if it is five minutes at a time, as long as you start, it can be a good way of boosting motivation that is already there. Understanding the difference between the internal motivation factors and external motivation factors is important here because piling on more rewards isn’t always the best way to move forward. (See my What […]
How to set yourself up for success?
Last week I wrote about the definitions of success (see here). In short, the definition of success depends on yourself, your goals, and your values. But how do you set up this definition for yourself? Especially, given the difficulties we face as an anxious creative (anticipating the worst, and self-doubt making us see our failures more than our successes)? I’m trying to find this answer for myself and at the same time by sharing what […]
What is success?
When you start a new project, ideally, you set a goal and break it into mini steps to get there. Reaching that goal usually equals success, failing to reach that goal usually means failure. But what is success? Is it really that all or nothing, pass or fail, or is there more to it? The definitions of success you find online are very short. The google definition is “The accomplishment of an aim or purpose […]