Using Gratitude to Form Habits
Forming the habit of gratitude is amazing, but I’ve found that developing gratitude can then make you even better at forming other habits. How? Let’s take a look at the process of forming a new habit: Choose a new habit. Commit to doing it every day after a trigger. Remember to do it, enjoying as […]
3 Great Financial Docs from J.D. Roth
I’m happy to share with you three PDF documents that J.D. Roth shared with all of us … these are normally part of a paid course but he’s giving it to us for free! Here they are: The Be Your Own CFO Checklist The One-Page Guide to Financial Independence The Get Rich Slowly Philosophy None […]
3. Enjoying the Declutter Habit
It’s easy to go into a habit like decluttering with the mindset of getting it done, trying to rush through it so you can get to the next thing in your day. That’s a mistake. Treat the decluttering sessions as a nice break in your day. They are a reward in and of themselves. Slow […]
4. Mindfully Overcoming the Anxiety & Fears of Difficult Tasks
Let’s say you want to tackle a really tough task on your Most Important Tasks (MIT) list … but the task causes you some anxieties or fears. How can you cope with the anxiety/fears and get to work on the task? Actually, the Unprocrastination Session is a great way to practice dealing with anxieties and […]
4. Adding Healthy Dinners
This week, I recommend that you try to choose a healthy dinner or two to eat each day. We’ve talked about the hearty salad and healthy breakfasts — this week, it’s healthy dinners. I suggest you take time now to pick one or two recipes, then go to the grocery store over the next day or […]
4: Meditation: Where to Go From Here
After a month of working on the meditation habit, you’ve either gotten a pretty solid habit down, or you’ve learned a few things about the habit. The temptation might be to rush into the next habit, and take the habit you’ve just created for granted. I think that would be a mistake. The meditation habit […]
3. Gratitude When You’re Feeling Down
One of the toughest times to practice gratitude is when you’re just not feeling happy. You might have some mild (non-clinical) depression, maybe feeling lonely, maybe feeling pretty down on yourself or life. Anything you write in a gratitude journal might feel really fake. What can you do? There’s no quick fix, but here are […]
3. Unprocrastination: Where to Go From Here
OK, we’ve come to the end of the Unprocrastination Month, and you may be asking … what now? Most of you still procrastinate — and that’s OK. Procrastination isn’t something you eradicate in a month. You may even have some form of procrastination for the rest of your life — I know I do. But […]