Organizational psychologist Benjamin Hardy puts a spin on Parkinson’s Law Parkinson’s Law is the adage that “work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion.” The notion is simple: If you give yourself a year to do something, it will take a year. If you give
Successful people tend to have very positive inner dialogues. They know how to nurture their own personal growth. They believe they can do whatever it is they set their mind to. But most of all, they believe in themselves. If you look at the differences between those who achieve their
Painful as it might be to admit, we all lose ourselves in success at some point. For some, it happens immediately. You know the type. They’re promoted. They put their name on the door. And before you can even ask how their day’s going, they’re spouting off orders and belligerently
Very few people grasp these simple principles. When you “get” these ideas, they open you to a whole new world of possibility and potential. You get these ideas on a deeper and deeper level with experience and success. The more successful you become, the more these ideas become real
It takes a certain type of personality to want to work at a startup — and the crucial qualities of startup employees you decide to hire. When I was 26 years old, one of my closest friends and I decided we were going to start a company. He was still in the
How to Have Insane Energy Every Single Day “I just don’t have the energy to do it all over again.” I couldn’t hear the next few words because my thoughts stopped after I heard that statement. I was talking with a friend and we were discussing next steps in our
The moment I graduated from college, I made it my mission become a full-time writer. I knew if I wanted to turn “what I loved” into a career, then I was going to have to be the one to figure that out for myself. For three years (and a brief stint
You live your life in 24 hour periods. How you use those 24 hour periods determines who you become and how successful you’ll be. If you learn to master your day, you’ll learn how to master your weeks, months, years, and life. All you need to do is become very,
It is too easy to ask for less. “Ask, and you shall receive. Knock, and the door will be opened.” Most people hate to ask for what they want. For some reason, it can be difficult. Or tedious. Or inconvenient. Or they think that somehow life will just hand it
Find a community, understand its rules, and make it your lifestyle Habits are universal. We are all human, which means that success and how it is achieved is also largely universal. What someone learns in one industry is often extremely similar to what someone learns in a completely opposite industry
