Greatness Requires Consistency

BY Brett

I know, I know – I should be the last one to talk about consistency. I’m not the most consistent man on the planet, that’s for sure.

However, I’ve achieved a fair amount of success. And I know that, in order to be successful, consistently doing the right thing is the key. I’m consistent in my study habits. I’m consistent in how I work out. I’m consistent in how I do my work (an hour and a half of work, followed by a 15 minute break). I’m consistent in how I do just about everything – and, yet, somehow, I haven’t become consistent in my work on this site, even though I’ve been “working on it” for a long time.

Sidenote: even though I know what the right thing to do is, oftentimes, I don’t do it. That’s how hard implementing ANY advice is. So if you’re struggling with implementing self-improvement advice, don’t worry. You’re not alone.

You can’t take days off from practice. You can’t use excuses to get...

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Common Sense Advice: Sleep More!

BY Brett

We Americans are a sleep-deprived bunch. We don’t get enough sleep, relying instead on stimulants like caffeine — why do you think coffee is so popular? — to give us an energy boost, and we don’t perform as well as we probably should as a result.

One thing that I’ve found immensely helpful is taking a quick 20- to 30-minute nap in the middle of the day. During hockey season, this was especially crucial, since napping would restore my energy after a long day at school, so I felt fresh and energized when it came time to hit the ice.

As I experimented, I realized that the nap boosted my performance so much that I had to make it a habit. There was really no comparison: with the nap right before practice, I felt at least twice as good in practice, and the benefits of increased energy and alertness carried on for the rest of the day. They didn’t just make me better at hockey; they made me better and more efficient at getting writing and my homework done....

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Free Superpowers! (Hint: You Already Have Them)

BY Brett

If you want the superpower of feeling good all the time, then you can have it.

Here, go on and take it. It’s yours, if you really want it. In fact, you’ve had it all along and you never realized it. You’ve just never decided to take the leap and tap into your own power, my friend. But trust me — it is there, and it will be there for you if you want it.

Of course, it comes with a price: in order to keep the superpower, you must, for 30 minutes a day, sit up straight (or lie down, whichever you prefer; all that matters is that your spine stay straight), and don’t think. If you make that 30-minute session a ritual, I guarantee that your superpower will be working all the time.

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Total Self-Improvement: How to Become a Complete Human

BY Brett

I’ve always tried to be great at everything I’ve put my mind to. School, athletics, even writing this blog – I’ve always tried to reach my best, in every facet of my life.

Why? I believe in becoming a complete human being. One that has strengths in every area, and weaknesses in as few as possible.

Becoming a complete human is the end of all self-improvement. It is the goal that we are always striving for – to become a balanced, good person across every aspect of our lives. A true jack-of-all-trades or the archetypal Renaissance man is what I’ve tried to become – and I think everyone in the self-improvement game will trend towards becoming one themselves. It’s part of the natural process.

Becoming a complete human being requires being very good in every ‘sphere’ of life – it requires having integrity and being an honest person; having diverse knowledge of a wide range of subjects; being...

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The Guerilla Guide to Getting In Shape

BY Brett

I don’t need to cite statistics about how many of people in the United States (or insert your country here) are afflicted with obesity or diabetes to prove to you that our health and physical fitness, at least here in the West, isn’t where it needs to be. People everywhere, once they are beyond their youth, are content to let their bodies waste away, eventually causing them to pack on the pounds, amongst other undesirable things.

The result? Millions of people each year die from heart disease, and billions of dollars in health care costs are incurred due to things that could be fixed if people were in better shape.

In this post, I’m going to show you how to perform an excellent cardio workout that requires no workout equipment, no gym, and takes 10 minutes or less – though you can do it for longer if you choose. The benefits are immense, but, I’ll say this: they aren’t for the faint of heart. If you aren’t willing...

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How To Cook Healthy Meals In Under 10 Minutes

BY Brett

A few weeks ago, I wrote a post on how self-development is inextricably tied to our health, and how I found it odd that no one else in the niche – or close to it – was focusing on it.

“You are what you eat” has been repeated so many times during our lives that it’s lost its meaning – but it’s still true.

Here’s what I like to say – “Junk in, junk out. Great food in, great performance out.” If you feed your body tons of processed foods, chomping on Snickers bars, danishes, ice cream, and cupcakes – you’re never going to feel at your best. Your body will spend tons of energy filtering out the toxins that these foods put in your body, and you’ll feel tired and be much more susceptible to illness as a result.

On the other hand, if you give your body healthy, whole foods, like meat, nuts, vegetables, and fruits, your body will...

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Health Is Your Foundation (And 3 Ways to Improve It)

BY Brett

It’s mindboggling that, in the personal development niche, we hardly ever find ourselves talking about health.

Health is, really, the ultimate personal development topic. It’s the foundation for everything that you do and how you feel. So why don’t we concentrate on it more?

I don’t know. Probably because no one is qualified (I don’t know of any PD blogger who has an MD), and, really, health is a pretty easy thing to ignore. Most people hardly ever do things to change their lifestyle, especially when it revolves around health. Point is: for the majority of people, they either have healthy habits or unhealthy habits.

Before I give a few practical tips on how you can improve your health immediately, let’s set the record straight about your health.

Your health defines how well you want to live your life – before any change in mindset and psychology that you can do using the other information on this website.

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You’re A Ferrari – Treat Yourself Like One

BY Brett

Too often, we treat ourselves poorly. We beat ourselves up over simple mistakes, we indulge in unhealthy foods, we don’t get enough sleep, and we work too much while not giving ourselves enough time to enjoy life. Simply put – this is disrespecting ourselves. When we do this, we are setting up a dynamic that allows us to treat ourselves badly, like a feudal landlord or old Southern planter would to his peasants and slaves, respectively.

However, we know that we’re of much higher value than a lowly serf. In fact, we’re of such high value that I like to say that we are the equivalent of a Ferrari – a work of amazing craftsmanship and performance. In order to treat yourself like you’re high value, you have to understand that you are high value.

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Lose the Battle, Win the War

BY Brett

Ever had one of those days, when you’re trying to start (or maintain) a habit, and you just fall off the wagon?

Whether you didn’t wake up early enough, you obsessively checked your e-mail all day, or you ate that piece of birthday cake at your friend’s party, we’ve all been there. I know I’ve been there plenty of times. I’ve recently been unable to hold my habit of eating healthily – I ate a cheat food once per day every day for the past couple of weeks, excluding today! And this is from a guy who made it over 6 weeks without cheating during the winter!

And, you know what I told myself after eating that delicious black raspberry chocolate chip ice cream on Saturday – or every other day I cheated?

“This is the last time I’ll cheat! No more cheat foods!”

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Smoking Cigarettes is Good for Your Health

BY Glen

You might think I’ve wrote this title to lure you into this article and get more eyeballs on my work. Partly, I guess you could say that’s true, but actually, I want to let you in on something I’ve just discovered: smoking cigarettes is actually good for your health! What? You don’t believe me? Why not?

Seriously, I’m interested in your objections. This discovery also comes on the same day that running is shown to be bad for your heart, cannabis makes you smarter, and alcohol doesn’t make people seem attractive, their physical appearance actually changes.

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