“We either live with intention or exist by default.” Kristin Armstrong Kristin Armstrong, a three-time road bicycling Olympic gold medalist, achieved her success in life by living with a strong sense of intention. Do you share this mindset with her? Are you living with intention? Did you design where you are today, or are you … Read more
As the New Year approaches, we all have the opportunity to evaluate how life is going and commit to the steps necessary to make things better. The New Year is a chance to prioritize personal development plans and create new habits that improve the overall quality of our lives. If you think these are worthy … Read more
At my best, I’ve had average self-control in my life, and at my worst, I’ve played video games for double digit hours every day. Despite this, I’ve recently created habits in reading, writing, exercising, and alarm clock practice (to condition a new response to the sound of my alarm so I won’t hit snooze 11 … Read more
Think for a second about why you’re here reading this site, Develop Good Habits. Hopefully by now it’s because you recognize that it’s the small things that you do every day that add up to create who you are and where you’re heading in life. By developing good habits, you can ensure a good long-term … Read more
I spend a lot of time each week encouraging my six-year-old to read. And while she doesn’t dislike reading, if given the choice, she’s going to choose to go outside or play with slime 100% of the time. I get it…the books she’s tasked with reading are repetitive and increasingly challenging for her. But, knowing … Read more
Journaling is a popular activity for people these days, and rightfully so. Having a place to dump all of your stressful thoughts and do some self-reflection can be a very cathartic practice. However, if you’re like me, this may be one of those habits that you get really gung-ho about by going out and getting … Read more
For many, retirement presents a long dreamed-of opportunity to pursue goals and experiences that had the demands of work and family deferred for decades. But for many of the same people, retirement also presents an unexpected challenge, as that sudden burst of freedom threatens to wash away habits, routines, and disciplines carefully cultivated to keep … Read more
The following is an excerpt from my book, 10-Minute Declutter: The Stress-Free Habit for Simplifying Your Home. If you’re looking for an an easy, step-by-step plan for sorting, purging, and organizing every space in your house, you need to build the declutter habit first. Read to learn how. If you want to make sure the … Read more
Stephen Guise has written multiple posts on this blog about his “mini habits” concept. Today he talks about four mistakes (that you might be making), that are real habit killers which can hurt your chances at developing a positive habit. To learn more about Stephen’s work, check out this book: Mini Habits: Smaller Habits. Bigger … Read more
Growing up, I remember completing assigned readings for school without being able to recollect a single word or bit of information. We would be told what to read, and I would scan the words, but my mind was always on something else. Reading definitely felt like homework, it felt like a chore. But now that … Read more