Category: Personal Growth
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How Sharing Big Goals Can Kill Your Motivation
There is an intoxicating rush that comes with announcing a massive new life goal. Whether you tell your best friend you’re writing a novel, launching a business, or training for a marathon, their immediate reaction is almost always enthusiastic applause. “That’s amazing! You’re going to do great!” they say. You walk away feeling inspired and…
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The Truth that You Become What You Repeatedly Do
Historian Will Durant, distilling Aristotle’s argument in The Story of Philosophy, summarizes that virtue is not a trait you’re born with, but a pattern you build through repeated action. Also, this illustrates the power of habit-forming. Sounds like a motivational quote on Pinterest, but it is scientifically sound. We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then,…
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Why Do We Prefer Older Times When They Were Not Actually Better?
The vacation photos look perfect, and it may be the most heart-swelling memory with loved ones. Or you totally enjoyed the alone time, figured things out. Next time we go on a trip, and the car gets pulled over. “That time was so much better.” We sigh. But was it true? There was a delayed…
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Choosing Yourself: No One Deserves Your Sacrifice of Authentic Self
For starters, this is for those who were taught to suppress themselves. People-pleasing is not the same as acceptance. We try to stay in a dysfunctional relationship, usually because those conflicts remind us too much of the chaos, neglect, or punishment we grew up with. So we now have learned to avoid them by abandoning…
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Practical Ways to Tell the Difference between Strategy and Manipulation
Picture this: two people want their ideas to be considered. One waits to observe the dynamics first, collects data, and schedules a meeting with the project lead with a polished slide show. The other tightens their tone, repeats half-truths, dredges up unrelated guilt, and makes it feel rude to deny. This is just one comparison…
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