When it comes to motivation, there are three categories our mindsets falls into: 1. Fear – “If I don’t do my homework my parents are going to beat me!” 2. Incentive – “If I do my homework my parents will buy me sweets.” 3. Growth – “If I do my homework I can become a doctor and help others” If … Read More
Why You Need To Get Out Of Your Mental Set-Point
The Metabolic Set Point Theory states that the body has a natural tendency to maintain a specific weight and will adjust internal body processes accordingly. If our bodies goes above or below our set-point range, our metabolism will speed up or slow down to get our weight back in line, which is why we find it so difficult to shift … Read More
Delay Gratification By Learning To Trust Yourself
We live in a society that demands instant gratification. Whether it’s through online shopping, gambling or porn, we all want something yesterday. A recent study showed that our inability to forgo a smaller reward now for a larger reward in the future may depend on how trustworthy the person perceives the reward-giver to be, but what if the reward giver … Read More
Game Changer Reading List Jan-Sep 2013
So here it is, my ultimate resolution reading list from January 2013 until now. I hope you can find at least one book amongst these that can help you get closer to the goals you want to achieve in your life. All of these books can be bought new, second hand or as Ebooks on Amazon. All I can say … Read More
Forget About Your Past & Read Yourself Into Your Future
If you haven’t seen Eric Thomas’ Game Changer video from this morning I suggest you watch it. In his latest video he talks about the importance of reading, not for school or college or because your parents say you should but for yourself and off your own back. On the 31st of Decemeber 2012, I made a New Year’s resolution … Read More
Capitalise On What Comes
This week, my girlfriend and I returned home from what was meant to be three months of adventure around Canada & USA. Unfortunately just three weeks into our travels, Lisa managed to break her ankle and the Doctor suggested that we return home so she can fully heal. Initially I was gutted, over six months of saving, quitting my job … Read More
The Idol Reflection
We each have someone who we admire, someone who we wish we could look, act or think more similarly to, but are idols a positive part of our culture or do they get in the way of us learning to embrace ourselves? “Every one of us is, even from his mother’s womb, a master craftsman of idols.” – John Calvin For … Read More
9,159 Days of Eating
Yesterday I did my first ever 24 hour fast. I’m not religious and I’m not a masochist, I did it just because I wanted to prove to myself that I could. Having read up a little bit about the many health benefits of intermittent fasting, I was surprised that many of my initial changes were not physical but in fact … Read More
Falling Off The Conveyor Belt
This week thousands of young people around the UK received their A level results and as usual the papers have been out in full patrol sharing stories about the A grade prodigies who will now go on to the worlds best universities, find their dream job and have the perfect life. On the other hand, there will also be thousands … Read More
Identifying And Repairing Your Internal Broken Windows
In 1982, Criminologist James Q. Wilson and George Kelling came up with the Broken Window Theory. The Broken Window Theory suggests that a broken window left unrepaired will make a building look uncared for or abandoned and so is likely to attract more vandals to break all the other windows and may even escalate into a more serious crime. If … Read More