Whether it’s hitting the gym three days a week or finally finishing your novel, sometimes the biggest obstacle standing in the way of achieving your goals is, well, you. Here, how to motivate yourself ...

Most people know Joe English as one someone who’s always eager to exercise. As an elite athlete and running coach, it’s his job to do so. But when English, a 47-year-old in Portland, Oregon, was ...

A lack of inspiration is one of the worst feelings and can lead to a huge slowdown in productivity. When you're not sure what to do when you find yourself in a slump, these tricks for how to motivate ...

The next time you find yourself staring down a difficult, time-consuming or boring task, don’t tell yourself that you’ll do it later. Tell yourself that it’s going to be difficult, time-consuming and ...

I recently attended a meeting where they handed out cards to each person. Arriving at my seat, I read the card, saying, "What's the one thing in life that you have almost given up on?" This question ...

How was your summer holiday? Mine was filled with visiting beautiful European cities, stays in cozy hotels, lovely swimming pools, delicious cocktails, watching the Netherlands win (gold) medals at ...

Working out is pretty universally accepted as a good thing to do. And when it's a million degrees out by 8:30 a.m., it makes sense to switch your after-work run for an early (like, really early) ...

No matter how generally motivated you are, all of us have some tasks that we don’t want to do. Maybe we find them boring, pointless, draining, time consuming, annoying, or anxiety producing. So how do ...

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