Articles: Personal Effectiveness
Zig Ziglar’s Seven Steps of Goal Setting: Create Better Goals
Zig Ziglar, an American motivational speaker, pulled together a list of seven steps associated with goal setting (or goal [...]
Types of Goals: A Basic Introduction
There are several different types of goals that individuals or organizations can work towards. These include process related goals [...]
Time Blocking To Boost Your Personal Effectiveness
Time blocking (AKA diary blocking) involves scheduling your day in advance so that you know exactly what you're working [...]
The Relationship Between Performance And Pressure
The relationship between performance and pressure follows a bell curve. It shows that individuals have an optimum level of [...]
The Pomodoro Technique – Tomato Based Time Management
The theory goes that by working in 25 minute sprints followed by short breaks, that we can be more [...]
The History Of Remote Working: Why People Work At Home
Remote working has a rich and varied history, with its growth being influenced by many factors including changes in [...]
The Harrill Self Esteem Inventory: A Simple Tool
The Harrill Self Esteem inventory is a questionnaire, originally designed for young adults, that helps individuals assess their self-esteem. [...]
The Habit Loop and Habit Replacement Loop: A Simple Summary
The habit loop says that all habits have three common features: a cue that triggers them, a response that's [...]
The Eisenhower Matrix Prioritization Tool: A Simple Summary
The Eisenhower Matrix prioritization tool helps people decide what to work. It does this assessing the urgency and importance [...]
The Amygdala and Amygdala Hijacking: Fight or Flight
The Amygdala is the brain’s emotional center. It is associated with stress, fear and anxiety. When it senses a [...]
SMART Goals: A Simple Introduction
Goal setting is a powerful tool through which to improve motivation and performance. SMART Goals are particularly helpful. SMART [...]
Simple Steps to Improve Confidence and Self-Esteem
Most people face challenges to their confidence and self-esteem at some points in their life. These challenges can make [...]
Procrastination: A Simple Summary and Hints for Change
Procrastination is when we engage in irrational delays to action, and that delay has a meaningful consequence. It is [...]
Locke and Latham’s Goal Setting Theory: Set Better Goals
Locke and Latham's goal setting theory details five key principles that support the creation of effective and motivating goals. [...]
How To Replace Bad Habits
The habit replacement loop is a tool for understanding and replacing bad habits. It's a good process to use [...]
Habits: How Long Does it Take to Form Them?
How long it takes to form a habit is debated. Many people say it takes 21 days, but the [...]
Habits: A Simple Introduction
As a simple introduction we can say that habits are tasks or behaviors that we perform almost subconsciously. They [...]
Goal Setting Mistakes: Watch Out For These Common Ones
While goal-setting is a very powerful and helpful tool, it's also possible to make easy goal setting mistakes. These [...]
Automaticity: When People Do Things Automatically
Automaticity is the process by which our brains and bodies help us do things almost automatically and subconsciously. By [...]