Email is an important part of life. Whether you use it stay in touch with friends or as part of your job, using email is a routine that most people do on a daily basis. Unfortunately email is often a “time suck” that takes you away from working on important projects and living life. Even … Read more
If you want to live a better life, you can start establishing good habits today. One way of ensuring that those good habits permanently become part of your system is the 30-day challenge (30DC). Today, we’re providing you with 169 30-day challenge ideas for improving your career, personal life, health, finances, relationships, and even the … Read more
The thought of going into retirement may seem like you’re giving up a big chunk of your identity–but actually, quite the opposite is true. Rather than seeing retirement as being a time in which you’re living with a weaker sense of purpose in life, think of it as a period where you have additional free … Read more
One of the primary reasons I started DevelopGoodHabits.com was figuring out how to improve my own habits. Truth be told, like you, I have a few habits I’m hoping to improve. The biggest of them is my overindulgence on fast food and take out food. So, for November’s 30 Day Habit Challenge (30DHC), I decided … Read more
How many words can I write in a month? That’s something I’ve wondered for awhile. As an Internet entrepreneur and Kindle publisher, I know that reaching a high word count can have a positive effect on my income. In theory, the more words I write means more success for my business. For the last six … Read more
You can’t run an online business in isolation. Instead, you should develop relationships with bloggers and marketers in your niche. Whereas most entrepreneurs might view others as their “competition,” I prefer a win-win approach where we can help one another. So how do you form online business relationships? Through networking. Even though I’ve built a … Read more
Recently, I’ve done a lot of reading on the principles of habit development. One book that stands out is Willpower by Roy F. Baumeister and John Tierney. What I like about this book is the exhaustive look into our willpower and how it affects your ability to stick to new habits. Specifically, the authors prove that … Read more
Why do we follow bad habits–even when we want to quit? That’s a question many people wonder. While we all would like to change our lives, it’s not as easy as it sounds. We start out with the best intentions to eliminate a habit. But somewhere along the way, we hit a roadblock and end … Read more
Education shouldn’t end after school. To live a better life, you should make a commitment to read and improve your mind. This is especially true if you’re self employed like me Really, the only way to stay competitive in my field is to develop the reading habit. The entrepreneurial market is constantly evolving, so you … Read more
We all know that soda and beer aren’t healthy to drink. But have you ever looked at the nutritional value of these beverages? What amazes me is how many calories and chemicals are packed into a single can. More importantly, I never took the time to see how many of these drinks I consumed in … Read more