Category Archives for "Success"

You are not nice to yourself. Think about the cumulative effect of all the negative things you’ve told yourself about yourself. Even for relatively happy, normal, well-adjusted people, it’s almost impossible to turn off that voice that tells you you’re not good enough. The iron of it? We think about ourselves, constantly, all the time, […]

Two nights ago I watched the new documentary series about Michael Jordan and the 97-98 Chicago bulls team. I saw a tweet that summed up MJ perfectly: “He just made you want to be great.” When you see someone operating at the highest level it gives you a true sense of joy. I felt strangely […]

Is self-improvement a total fraud? I saw this Geico commercial the other night that made me laugh. It also pointed out a brutal truth about the self-improvement industry. “Can Geico save you 15 percent or more on car insurance?” “Is Pinocchio a terrible motivational speaker?” It cuts to Pinocchio giving a seminar. Each time he […]

I know one undeniable fact about you. I know a fact about you that you can’t dispute no matter how hard you try. Regardless of who you are, what you look like, where you’re from, or what you do, I’m certain about one thing. It’s because of this reason that I’m able to make a […]

These next few sentences will describe why you’re weak-minded. I’m going to take a shot in the dark and guess you live in Western Civilization. You don’t live in a third-world country. You don’t have to worry about where your next meal will come from. You’re not at risk of dying from diarrhea. You have […]

“Work at your job and make a living. Work on yourself and make a fortune” – Jim Rohn Self-improvement is the cheat code to life. Once you understand it at a deep level, the entire universe opens up to you. No, reading self-help books won’t magically turn you into a millionaire, but it’s not a […]

“It won’t be much, but I could start paying you.” Roughly four years ago, these were the words I heard from Lance, an editor I was working with at Thought Catalog. I’d been writing for the website for a while. The company decided to give Lance a freelance budget to start paying some of the […]

Most articles about the habits of successful people are total nonsense. In fact, I once wrote an article making fun of the concept altogether. But here I am, writing an article about the habits of successful people. What gives? Well, there are some things you can get in the habit of doing to increase your […]

This is all useless,” I thought. I’ve had this scenario occur several times throughout the process of formal schooling. I felt it in high school while learning the “SAS” rule to compute angles for a triangle. I felt it in college when I had to listen to my professor — who never had any business experience […]

According to many, success is predicated on the level of effort you put forth towards being successful. Do I believe in putting forth an effort? Absolutely. Do I believe in developing skills? Of course. But there’s a subtle difference between trying to become successful and actually becoming successful. Most people (including myself) miss the mark […]