One of the surest ways we reach burnout level is going after our New Year's Resolutions 100 MPH with no break. We need reflection time to understand the scope of our work taken so far and next steps. It can bring a refreshing perspective, help us get synced up, and ready for the next mile.... Continue Reading →
"A goal is not always meant to be reached, it often serves simply as something to aim at." - Bruce Lee We think in terms of ending something we start. But, maybe we're not suppose to or meant to reach the end. To think that way going into the final couple of weeks left in... Continue Reading →
I think at one time everyone has to be a coach. At work. At play. On the sidelines cheering on your friends or loved ones. We need coaches. Let me rephrase that, we need better coaches. Coaching is not something you can just pick up and be for someone or see in someone if you... Continue Reading →
Listen to the most recent episode of my podcast: Leveraging Motivators https://anchor.fm/shawn-ward/episodes/Leveraging-Motivators-e2v7nh To achieve our best chance of overcoming approach avoidance we need to understand striking a healthy balance between intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. Bringing more awareness to our foundational personal values and anchoring into intrinsic motivations that come from those most personal values will... Continue Reading →
You ever have a day where you just get hijacked by your own negative thinking? Yeah, me too. Nothing is broken or wrong with you though, this is natural to do. Whether it's your worry about the tough day you just had and wondering if your going to have another today. Or, your fidgeting about... Continue Reading →
"Optimization in my experience is a bit of a myth. You can't be hyper-productive and eat healthy and exercise and be on top of emails and be clean and organized and socialize and expect to read a novel per week, you just can't. Something's gotta give." - GanzeerEveryone would like to say that they have... Continue Reading →
Last post was all about a broader stroke on the topic of motivators. Two kinds to be specific, intrinsic and extrinsic. Intrinsic, the better one to really establish behaviors we want to see or desire in our work/life are the ones we want as our foundation. Placing intrinsic motivators over that of exterior ones are... Continue Reading →
The stick and the carrot game have been around a long time. Finding our carrot isn't always as clear or as easy to picture in today's environments we live and play in. What we think was our motivation we can learn quickly is the wrong self motivation to have. We need to figure out how... Continue Reading →
How can you let yourself off the hook? Reflecting on some of my worst failures I often wonder how I made it through. I've been and still am very hard on myself. How we typically respond will set the stage for how quickly we can learn from the fall as well as determine how soon... Continue Reading →
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