The global pandemic turned our kitchen tables into offices, our living rooms into classrooms and patios into gyms. It forced us to rearrange our priorities, and for many of us physical fitness was put on the backburner along the way. In a 2,000-participant survey...
Time, energy, willpower—these aren’t always at our fingertips when we want them. But what about when we’re maxed out on all fronts? What happens to us when we’re low on time, energy, cash, willpower – lots of things? Scarcity. And, scarcity can be a trap. The truth...
Habits are the backbone of our success. Every minute we spend and every decision we make either brings us closer or further away from our goals. Rather than relying on our will power and flickering motivation to push us into doing what we need to do, we should build...
The pandemic has massively affected our sleeping patterns. A study by Sleep Standards surveyed over 1,000 Americans about their sleep habits before and after stay at home and social distancing measures were enacted and found: • 53 percent indicated they spend less...
“Healthy striving is self-focused: "How can I improve?" Perfectionism is other-focused: "What will they think?” ― Brené Brown, The Gifts of Imperfection We have a love-hate relationship with perfectionism. To many people, being a perfectionist means being confident,...
The pandemic has turned many of us into social astronauts. At least, according to podcaster Bim Adewunmi. In a recent This American Life episode, Bim compares herself to an astronaut in space. She doesn’t have a partner, children, family members, roommates or even a...
Often, when we have too much time, we feel the need to fill it up with things. New habits, fun plans, exciting new projects. But the reality is, sometimes more is just that—more. More isn’t always better, and adding more things to do to our lives certainly isn’t...
Nothing puts summer on hold, not even a pandemic. It’s easy to look at our current situation and think that there’s nothing we can do, that our children will have “lost” this time in their childhoods. But, with the right focus, we can improve almost any situation. If...
The Keller Williams’ book club is gearing up for its next session on the Pivot: Shift Ahead Facebook page with The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan. That’s right. KW is sharing an in-depth look at the extraordinary power of finding focus with the group’s...