For nine years, nobody could do it. For decades before that, people had been getting closer. And then the record just stopped, like it had hit an invisible wall. The four-minute mile. 240 seconds. A barrier that scientists, doctors, and athletes believed was close to the absolute limit of human capability. It’s a story about…
You consistently label yourself. Maybe you don’t realise you’re doing it, but you do. You look at yourself through the same stereotypes you use to judge everyone else, and in doing so, you can inadvertently put yourself in a box that you’ve never consciously chosen. Let me explain the problem with this in a little…
You know what you need to do. You’ve probably known for a while now. Maybe it’s the career change you keep talking about, the relationship you need to end, the health problem you’re ignoring, or the business you’ve been “planning” for three years. You’ve read the books, watched the videos, made the plans. You’ve got…
You’re stuck. You know you need to move. You’ve been stationary too long, but you’re not moving. What you need is leverage. Archimedes, the ancient Greek mathematician, is supposed to have said something that’s stuck with me throughout my career: give me a lever long enough and a fulcrum to place it on, and I…
Critical mass and inertia are great concepts and ones you can apply to your own life. Understanding these two principles will change how you approach everything you’re trying to achieve. First, let’s start with critical mass. Reaching Critical Mass Critical mass is the term used when the minimum amount needed for something to happen is…
You’re looking to make the big move. The one decision that changes everything. The perfect plan that guarantees success. Here’s a fact: for most of us, it doesn’t exist. Here’s what does exist: chaos. Not the panic kind, not the mess kind. The mathematical kind. The kind that means small changes in what you do…
Finding life difficult? Maybe you’re aiming too high. Ever thought about aiming for being only one percent better each day? That’s all. Not ten percent. Not revolutionary change. Not dramatic transformation. Just one percent better. Do that consistently, compound it over time, and you’ll end up somewhere completely different from where you started. This is…
You’re focused on the destination. The goal, the achievement, the finish line. That’s what drives you, what gets you out of bed, what keeps you pushing forward. But here’s what you’re missing while you’re fixated on where you’re going. The journey itself is changing you in ways the destination never will. I learned this the…
Moving away from chaos, we need to move on to its close friend: causality. Causality is simple in theory. It’s the relationship between an event (the cause) and a second event (the effect), where the second event is understood as a consequence of the first. Press the button, the light turns on. Touch the fire,…
You’ve finished this course, which was designed to help you cope when you find yourself in a new situation. Well done, genuinely, for getting this far. I hope you’ve reflected after each article and made some small changes in your mindset, your approach, and your life. Most people don’t get this far. I told you…