One of the best secrets of motivation is that by changing your environment you can influence your own levels of enthusiasm, drive and desire towards the goals you have set. By making alterations in your physical environment and your setting, you create powerful subconscious motivators that make working towards your goals far easier. The reverse […]
How to Start a Fitness Regimen
Obesity is reaching alarming figures in Western countries today. I have heard figures sited as high as 60% for the overweight population. Despite this, the statistic is that nearly eight out of every ten people are not meeting the basic requirements for activity. Fitness and healthy living is important for maintaining energy levels, keeping the […]
How to Recover From a Broken Commitment
If there is any problem I see with people starting to make changes in their lives it is an inability to really commit themselves to a path. In a statistic I saw recently, ninety-eight percent of all New Years resolutions fail before the next year. Many of the comments I receive from readers who have […]
Goals an Interactive Guide
I am pleased to announce that my interactive program designed to help teach goal setting is now available from the programs section of this website. It was a very interesting experiment with some ups and downs but hopefully it can be useful to the readers of this website. You can download the program here. What […]
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