Since I've started this blog I've been quite good at getting a post out each week on the Sunday. That was my goal to ensure that I kept it going and to give me the time to plan and prepare. I believe that I've only missed one week previously, and I've been doing this for … Continue reading Whoops – Life gets in the way
Sometimes, good ideas and techniques can't work together. Sometimes you have to choose which is more important at the moment - where is the priority for you right now? For example, if there's a personal development course or item, but it's expensive and you are also trying to get a handle on your finances, you … Continue reading When Progress Clashes
For a while now I've had a loose routine for the mornings. Since I started doing the gym in the morning, it put a set time-schedule on my getting out of bed and getting going. And some of the habits that I've been trying to build, like doing daily affirmations, is something that I've tried … Continue reading My First Proper Morning Routine
As human beings our bodies consist of approximately 60% water, and it is the most important thing to our survival. And yet despite that, a lot of people don't drink as much of it as they are supposed to each day. I've gotten better at drinking more water as I've gotten older, but when I … Continue reading Water, Water Everywhere …
Often, when successful people talk about their morning routines, it involves some form of writing. Sometimes this can be in the form of planning, sometimes it's writing in a journal. One of the books that I've just finished reading, which is about the art of thinking and innovating, recommends writing out whatever you can think … Continue reading Morning Writing
Sleep is super important to all parts of your life. You need enough sleep to be healthy both physically and mentally, and good sleep is something that is continuously focused on by varying experts. I have never been very good with sleep! I tend to go through times when I barely sleep in a night, … Continue reading My current Night-time Routine
In a lot of the information available about increasing your personal productivity, routines are mentioned a lot. And for a good reason. It takes a lot less mental willpower to do something that has become routine for you. Making yourself wake up at 5am is a lot easier the 50th time you do it than … Continue reading Productivity and Routine
I honestly believe that your mind and your thoughts are the most influential thing to whatever it is that you are doing or want to do. There have been numerous studies into the impact of different ways of thinking on outcomes, and also how small environmental or relational things can effect how we behave, even … Continue reading Mind Control
This is a new term to me, and the name itself seems like a bit of an oxymoron. It wasn't something that I had heard about or really considered before, although it was already something I was aware of. Procrastination is delaying and avoiding tasks, productive procrastination is where you procrastinate a task by doing … Continue reading Productive Procrastination
I've started trying to keep a notebook and pen on hand as much as possible, and trying to write down any thoughts that I have through the day. I say 'trying' because, believe it or not, that's actually easier said than done. I am a person who overthinks! A Lot! My brain is always busy … Continue reading The Power Of The Notebook
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