From a young age, we’re taught that procrastination is a recipe for failure–putting off tasks until the last minute supposedly leads to stress, chaos, and the risk of everything falling apart. For years, experts and studies have labeled procrastination as […]

The term “people-pleaser” is so common nowadays, but do we really understand how deep this behavior runs?  People-pleasing is more than being nice or saying “sorry” too much, it’s a pattern of putting others’ needs ahead of your own, even […]

There were times in my life when a problem felt too much to handle, and sometimes, I wouldn’t do anything about it, I’d just let whatever I was dealing with at the time drag on a little longer until I’ve […]

How many times have you asked yourself, “Why can’t I just finish this? Or achieve that goal?” I know that feeling, it’s a nightmare. Some of us can’t power through to achieve something even when we try, we often end […]

I remember it like it was yesterday. I was asked to speak to a group of young people at my church. Back then, I was really nervous about speaking in public – still am, actually. As I walked to the […]

Jordan Belfort articulates this quite simply but powerfully: ‘The only thing standing between you and your goal is the story you keep telling yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.” In other words, the one thing that separates you […]

When we’re young, we feel invincible and think we can get away with a lot – like smoking, excessive drinking, or sunbathing in the sun for hours on end. One bad choice leads to a series of others. We don’t […]

Have you ever stopped to think about what defines success in life? We often hear about big achievements, but what about the everyday decisions that pave the way for that success? Although success often seems like a distant mountaintop, visible […]

“It’s not what you do but what you don’t do – the things you postpone, not the things you accomplish that make you tired.” -Donna Otto It’s hard to get anything done when you’re confused. That’s precisely when procrastination creeps […]