Are you a perfectionist? Do you spend a lot of time “perfecting” your work,so everything comes out the way you want it to?I believe all of us are perfectionists in our own right. I&rsquo
There is an interesting lecture on Behavioral Finance by Yale professor Robert Shiller. In it, he spoke about how people tend to be overconfident. They overestimate their ability to perform. It happ
We all like to think we're regular folk, but even the most straitlaced among us has a boatload of habits that are downright peculiar. Which is as it should be. We're only human, which means we're
Personal free time is important. But that doesn't stop many of us from saying “yes” to things that we aren't crazy about doing—be they invitations, projects, volunteer
Most bestselling nonfiction authors are men. The most successful online personalities are men. The people who have made it the biggest in the motivational speaking field? Yup, men again.This is not
The brains of shy or introverted individuals might actually process the world differently than their more extroverted counterparts, a new study suggests.About 20 percent of people are born with a per
Work isn't perfect, right? But if you are lucky enough to have a job right now, it pays to remember that millions of Americans don't think you have a thing to complain about. According t
First – a sweeping statement. Everyone wants success and happiness. We might not agree about what this means – each of us defines ‘success' and ‘happiness' in a d
Carnage in the Toy StoreThis morning I went to a local shopping centre (mall) to buy a birthday present for my two year-old pseudo-niece (my business partner's daughter. Happy Birthday little
“Is the climate change movement splintering?” asks the Guardian headline. Really it's just a rhetorical device for reporting on the soul searching that has been going on within th
Some years ago I remember standing in my kitchen, staring silently at my boxes of cereal, trying to decide which to have for breakfast. Was it a Frostie's morning, or was it more of an Oat Cr
We are taught that failure should always be avoided. It casts a dark shadow that can suffocate our spirit. After all, winning is better than losing right?When we experience failure, our sense of sel
We've been conditioned to think small, simplify, not to be greedy, and to overall expect less and demand less from life. We've been taught that we should be happy and thankful with what we ha
Self-doubt has been something I've struggled with all my life, from debating whether I could get into a top-tier university to believing I could succeed as a writer. It's a very human emo
Dining out with me is an experience. Because when I go to a restaurant, I go with a game plan: to enjoy the most delicious meal it offers, hopefully at the lowest price. Once presented with a menu, I
Can an extreme response to fear give us strength we would not have under normal circumstances?Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Extreme Fear: The Science of Your Mind in Danger by Jef
I have read hundreds of books and articles on personal development. Through it all I've digested and considered thousands of ideas, so-called best practices, and the always popular lifehacks. While
Helen Keller was an amazing woman. She was blind, deaf, and dumb, yet that didn't stop her from achieving her dreams. Helen was not a person who made excuses, she made things happen. She is a
Persistence is important to achieve success, but giving up is also important. I've written about persistence before, so here I want to look at giving up.Giving upWhy is it essential? Why is it
Often we see things that others have and wish that we had the same. Or sometimes, if we see somebody who is very happy, we feel a lack of happiness in our own life and feel jealous of the other perso
I told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, ‘You mean fortunately.’ He explained that