I was driving to lunch with my wife during lunch break on a Friday when I suddenly said to my wife, “Honey, let’s play a “no blame” game for seven days starting from now.” It came out of my subconscious mind. Perhaps I became tired of blaming and of hearing it. Or for other reasons. [...]
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Guiding Principles for Improved Life Quality – Part 4
The life principle I am about to share with you here will help you accept reality as it is, people as who they are. When this happens, you can choose not to be disappointed or frustrated about things that you think have gone wrong, people that you think should have acted differently. Imagine life without [...]
Guiding Principles for Improved Life Quality – Part 2
I revealed two guiding principles for improved life quality: 20% of what we do bring 80% of the results; and being present is key to life. In this post you will discover two more life principles that have improved my life spiritually. Love what you do The inner purpose of all human beings is to [...]
Guiding principles for Improved Life Quality – Part 1
Throughout life we adopt countless principles in a hope to improve our life quality. Some get dropped off the list as you go about life; others added to it. In my thirties I have found several basic life principles that have changed my life for the better. They could improve yours, too. To begin with [...]
The right mindset for goal achieving
If you have learned of the rule in goal setting, know what the “right goal” is, decide on the number of goals you should set at a time, choose between written goals and unwritten goals, and grasped the basic concept for goal evaluation, you have done your homework. Congratulations! With all these done carefully, you [...]
Basic concept for goal evaluation
Goal setting is a process. How to achieve it is an experiment in which you have taken action steps, evaluate your progress and readjust if necessary. Evaluation of your progress keeps you honest about efforts. A goal you first thought would align with your highest values may turn out to be not exciting and inspiring [...]
Written goals v. unwritten goals
Written goals or unwritten goals? Whichever you choose, it’s important that you have a clear mind and that your goals are aligned with your highest values if you don’t want to feel unsatisfied despite all the hard work. To have a clear mind mindful mediation helps and so does getting things out of your head, brain-vomiting onto [...]
How many goals should I have?
The number of goals you should have is not that important, especially if you have the “right goal” that inspires you – one well defined to bring clarity to your mind or Mind Like Water state. Having only one goal or several should depend on two considerations. Any goal should be ambitious enough for you to unlock [...]
Here’s how you can set the “right goal”
58% surveyed in Goal-Free Living by Stephen Shapiro say they are consciously sacrificing today’s happiness in the belief that achieving their goals will bring fulfillment. Unfortunately, 41% say each goal achieved brings little, if any, satisfaction despite all the hard work. That’s how the word “right goal” came into play. The wrong goal gets in the way [...]
Human beings are essentialist: Psychologist Paul Bloom
Why do we like an original painting better than a forgery? Psychologist Paul Bloom argues that human beings are essentialists — that our beliefs about the history of an object change how we experience it, not simply as an illusion, but as a deep feature of what pleasure (and pain) is. Watch his moving TED [...]
One golden rule in goal setting
Approximately 80 percent of people never set goals although most believe that goal setting is important to attain better in life, according to Douglas Vermeeren, an international speaker and best-selling author on goal setting and human performance. Of 20 percent that does set goals, 70 percent fail to meet the goals they have set. The [...]
Julian Treasure’s ways to listen better
We spend 60% of our time listening but retain only 25% of what we hear and this may put ourselves and even our world at risk of falling into a dangerous slippery slope leading to misunderstanding, to chaos, to war, according to sound expert Julian Treasure in his TED Talk in July. He shares 5 ways [...]
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One golden rule in goal setting
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“No Blame” game that can change your life
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