How to Stick With Your Gym Routine
It’s a new year, and the most common new year’s resolution is “lose weight,” while the more general “get fit” comes in at number five. Chances are pretty good that if you’re reading this, you want to hit the gym more in the coming year. And if you’re like most people, you’ll find it hard to achieve your New Year’s … Read More
in Health & Fitness, Life Hacks
How to Become Who You Want to Be
So you want to become a better person. I’m a huge believer in a simple concept that can change your life: Who you have been is not who you have to be. At the same time, who you are today will determine who you are in the future. The way you live your life today determines the quality and experience … Read More
in Empowerment, Finding Your Purpose, Self Mastery
How to Stick to Your New Year’s Resolutions This Year
2015 is here, and that means it’s time for the annual ritual of setting New Year’s Resolutions. But before we do that, let’s take a look back at your recent New Year’s Resolutions. How many of them did you keep? How many do you wish you’d made more progress on? How did you feel about them overall? If you’re like … Read More
in Empowerment, Life Hacks, Productivity, Self Mastery
Meditation: The Science Behind It and How to Do It
When I say meditation, what do you think? Do you visualize an old Indian man with long dreads who’s been sitting under a tree for the last 20 years? Do you hear a yoga instructor asking you to consider your navel? Do you go back in time to your first Northern California party when a woman named “Sunbeam” lectured you … Read More
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How Do I Know I’m Not a Psychopath, Sociopath, or Idiot?
Fact: One in every 25 people is a sociopath. That’s not many in absolute terms, but that means sociopathy is super prevalent and incredibly hard to spot. What’s more, sociopaths are expert manipulators. Couple this with the well-documented propensity for the average person to be manipulated into doing horrible things without even realizing what’s happening, and you’ve got real reasons … Read More
in Empowerment, Self Mastery
How the Company You Keep Determines Who You Are
When Scott Dinsmore of Living Legend was interviewed on The Art of Charm podcast, he and Jordan touched on the famous Jim Rohn quote: “You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” You have to wonder: Is that true? And if so, why? In what ways do the people around us shape who we … Read More
in Entrepreneurship, Networking, Self Mastery
Turn Your Passion Into Projects
Turning your passion into a project is really what life is all about. Right now you might be working 50 or even 60 hours a week on something you’re not that interested in. Even if you are interested in it, unless you own your own business, you’re working on someone else’s project. But ultimately you want to feel ownership over … Read More
in Entrepreneurship, Productivity, Self Mastery
New Year’s Resolutions to Make 2015 The Best Year of Your Life
Real talk: setting New Year’s resolutions is not going to make you happier, healthier, or more successful than you are right now. Let’s just get that out of the way before we jump in, because we’re here to offer you a new way of thinking about the resolution process. After all, the best New Year’s Resolutions in the world aren’t … Read More
in Empowerment, Productivity, Self Mastery
7 Scientifically Proven Tips to Prevent Your Family from Driving You Crazy During the Holidays
Are you dreading the inevitable fights and blowups that are as much a family tradition as lighting the Menorah or decorating the Christmas tree? Yes, dealing with family during the holidays can be an arduous task, but let this be the year you move past all that. Below are 7 scientifically proven tips for how you can keep your cool … Read More
in Confidence, Self Mastery