posts about success and the habits that help us achieve success.
Productivity. Time Management. Entrepreneurship. Self-Awareness. Hard Work -These are the habits that help build success.
Some people think that success is something elusive. This is not true. Success follows a pattern. IT may not be an easy pattern, but if you are able to follow the steps, success will always be within your grasp.
This collection of posts from DevelopGoodHabits.com features the success and the habits of success. After reading these articles you will be well prepared to achieve success in any field of endeavor.
Think about the last time you made a decision. But not just any decision–one that involved a pretty significant trade-off one way or another. For me, it took me about five years to make the hard life decision to quit my very comfortable (yet unrewarding) job and go back to school to get my master’s … Read more
Life is hard, there is no other way around it. If you feel like you are failing at certain parts of life, you are not alone. There are plenty of other people who find themselves in the same boat. If you want to stop failing at life, the first step is to figure out why … Read more
On Develop Good Habits we’ve covered a number of topics when it comes to forming positive habits, but we rarely talk about how your routines can improve your social life. That’s why today I’ve invited Charlie Houpert of Charisma On Command to provide a list of habits that can help make a positive first impression … Read more
If you are left-handed, you know how excluded you’ve felt growing up in a world where most of the population is right-handed. There’s always a way to do things right-handed, and most products you buy are for righties too (spiral bound books are the worst!). Did your parents also have to buy you a pair … Read more
Most people accept that the world is not a meritocracy. You can have the best credentials and resume in the world and (1) not make partner, (2) not get that promotion, and (3) not even get your foot in the door. It happens routinely, and most of the time we accept it as a result … Read more
When I was in elementary school, I had a friend who played the violin–which was so cool because she was the only one who could do it. Similarly, we had one girl in our grade who was a standout gymnast and one who did horseback riding competitions on the weekends. And of course we had … Read more
Do you rush around to get all you can get done and still end up feeling like you haven’t accomplished much? Maybe tasks are done, but only haphazardly, and it seems like large blocks of time were wasted. Instead of satisfaction and relief, you feel overwhelmed, anxious, or frustrated. You’re forced to push back tomorrow’s … Read more
Have you ever asked someone how they’re doing and they respond by saying, “you know, same stuff, different day”? Or have you ever had that response yourself? To me, this common answer signals that you’re not getting what you want out of life, you’re on autopilot, and you don’t have a clear sense of direction … Read more
Let’s say you tried out a new recipe for some friends coming over. …And let’s say it didn’t go very well. Would you be embarrassed and upset? Or can you bounce back in the face of failure relatively quickly? Your response to situations like these indicates whether you have a growthor a fixed mindset. We have … Read more
What do you do when something does not turn out as planned? Do you give up or pick yourself up and try again? It all depends on your mindset. Put simply: If you have a growth mindset, you will try to learn from the experience and make another attempt with more experience and knowledge. But … Read more