The Pre-Flip: a Fast Way to Feel Good
The simplest tool for feeling good is the Flip: when we catch ourselves feeling bad, we deliberately generate a thought that feels better. Another version …
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How to Change the Wearying Work World
Work can get wearisome. Every day, we face ineffective, short-term, and unkind things in our work lives. When we witness or partake in any approach, …
Secret Doorway
“Yeah, buts“, those habitual excuses we throw when we start to consider something that is scary–can stop us cold. Yet every “yeah, but” is a …
Weird
Here’s something weird: you get what you deep-down expect you will get. This is true for objects and outcomes. Here’s something else that is weird: …
You Can Handle Anything
When we are worried or angry, we are anticipating that something we don’t want–some threat–might happen. Pause to verify this for yourself: notice something you …
A Useful Antidote to Struggle in Business, Career, and Home
We saw in the prior post that a useful antidote to struggle is a change of perspective. Instead of trying so hard to get some …
Dirt-Simple Way Past Obstacles
Let’s say you want something in your career, business, or life. (Hint: if you are breathing, I guarantee you want something.) Maybe it’s more sales, …
Refresh Resistance, Part 2
We talked about the importance of Effectiveness Habit #6: Refresh and what happens to your overall system if you bypass this habit. Here are the …
The Flip
The Flip is an unexpectedly effective tool you can use to feel good before you act. (See Effectiveness Habit #2: Feel Good. Then Act.) When …