In 1993, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen had a goal: to get their book Chicken Soup for the Soul to the top of The New York Times bestseller’s list. They sought out the advice of 15 best-selling authors, but as helpful as their advice was, Canfield and Hansen felt overwhelmed with information. In his book […]
The Power of Yet: Do You Believe You Can Improve?
A young Glenn Whitman was standing in his driveway, trying to perfect his slapshot: the hardest shot one can perform in ice hockey. Like most boys who aspire to play professionally, Whitman would spend hours practicing the maneuver, but no matter how hard he tried, he failed to see any improvement. Annoyed by his apparent […]
10 Lessons Learned from Doing Push-Ups Every Day for a Year
Fifty weeks ago, after reading Mini-Habits by Stephen Guise, I decided I wanted to develop a daily push-up habit. I started with my Why, I chose a reliable cue and I took action. In Week 1, I did one push-up a day. That was it. No more. No less. In Week 2, I did two […]
Words Into Works #052 | The Dip
We’ve all been there. You take on a fun, new endeavor—learning a language, building a business—and get good feedback from the people around you. You’re engaged and enjoying the fruits of your efforts. But then the Dip happens. The Dip, writes Seth Godin in the book of the same name, is a temporary setback that […]
Words Into Works 51 | Have To vs. Get To
James Clear is known by many as the New York Times bestselling author of Atomic Habits, a book that has sold more than 3 million copies. But what few people know is, before building his career as a writer, Clear trained in college baseball and, in particular, strength training. One day, Clear’s strength and conditioning coach, Mark Watts, […]
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