In physics, there’s a concept attributed to Aristotle that roughly translates to the phrase “nature abhors a vacuum.” In layman’s terms, the concept means that nature requires every space to be filled – and that there are no naturally-occurring…

Here’s one of the most limiting thoughts you can have throughout a day: “Why did this happen to me?” When we have this thought and ask the question this way, we get in the habit of looking at life and our workdays from a passive perspective. In…

If you’re looking to make big changes to your workday, one way to do that is to practice the concept of addition through subtraction – which is essentially asking the question: What can I take out before adding in something new? This can be a…

If we take stock of how we’re thinking throughout the day, we find that we’re just bouncing from thought to thought all day long. And as we’re bouncing from thought to thought, we often don’t realize that many of those thoughts are stressful…

One thing that prevents us from making progress or moving through our day with confidence is our tendency to mistake thoughts for facts. We often let thoughts that have no basis in fact stay top of mind for us all day long. And not only that – we…

Repetition, in any form, can be an incredibly powerful way to cultivate change. In this episode I’ll introduce you to a concept that will help you capture and steer the power of repetition when we apply it to the way we think about ourselves and our…

At the heart of any change you want to see is an originating thought that sets an idea you have into motion. But sometimes when we’re trying to make big changes or accomplish a goal that seems complex or uncertain, we lose sight of the fact that…

Our ability to make plans is an important skill and a key part of our personal and professional growth. But what’s even more important than knowing how to make a plan is being skilled in the art of planning, which includes the ability to acquire and…

There’s a common misbelief we have about how to approach our workday: in order to be productive, we constantly have to be in a state of stress. But it turns out that in many ways that belief is backwards. When we’re able to identify the root of…

At any given point in time, you can only keep a single thought in your mind. Unfortunately, many of the thoughts that occupy that single, very valuable piece of real estate are the kind that don’t suit us.  But the good news is that we always…