This post was written by Leo Babauta of ZenHabits.net I’m going to take a wild leap and suggest that procrastination is a problem that plagues even the best of us. Yes, even Scott Young must procrastinate once in awhile. I surely do. But even though I procrastinate, I find ways to get a lot done. […]
Do You Need People to Support You?
Do you need people to support your goals to be successful? Absolutely not. Self-trust is more important than reflex opinions offered by the people around you. Considering I’m fairly young for a personal development author, I think a lot of people assume I was given a lot of support for my goals and ambitions. This […]
The Myth of Confidence
This is why I love you guys, you make the content for me. A reader going by Al E. posted this fascinating comment in regards to my post, The Confidence Myth. His major point is that telling someone to “be confident” is a waste of time. I couldn’t agree more. I don’t like advice that […]
Responsibility Does Not Equal Control
“With great power comes great responsibility.” -Spiderman Peter Parker was wrong. Unfortunately, equating control (power) with responsibility is a common misconception people have. This is the notion that we are responsible for what we have the power to directly control. Although this notion is pleasing to our senses of equality and justice, it doesn’t apply […]
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