When you disagree or fight with a partner, don't use logic. Use the sleep test. Ask, who's emotionally more invested? Go with their way.
Say we go with my way and you can't sleep tonight. If my way turns out to be wrong, you will have suffered AND we made the wrong decision.
When it's a deadlock, ask who won't be able to sleep tonight. You can often adjust later.
If possible, take the stairs. It improves self-discipline, health, and fitness. It may take longer, it may cost more, but it will take you further.
Be known or remarkable among your family, friends, and peers. Be known for being kind, caring, or great at your craft. Whatever you do, do it with all your heart. Be legendary.
You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with. Don’t underestimate the effects of your negative or unambitious friends. Spend time with people who motivate, excite, and inspire you.
Celebrate your wins, especially the small ones. Often, the journey is the destination. Acknowledge what you’ve accomplished. This will energize and motivate you to achieve even more.
Laughing makes us feel happy, calm, and more connected. Children laugh around 300 times a day. Adults only 30. Laugh like a child, as much as you can, every day.
Deep breathing lowers stress and blood pressure. It also boosts energy, happiness, and confidence. Next time you're stressed or nervous, close your eyes and take five deep breaths.
Seek first to understand, then to be understood. Empathize with others by seeing their perspective. Ask yourself how you would act in their place. You don't have to agree, but try to understand.
If you’re not feeling a 'Hell yes!' about something, say 'No.' We miss out on the great because we’re busy with the good or even the mediocre. Say yes to less.
Jumping into cold water shocks, but the body adapts. The first shock is what we need (but also dread) the most. Shock yourself out of old habits to make way for new ones.
Synergy comes from the Greek word for 'working together.' Synergy is better than 'my way' or 'your way.' It’s our way. Work together to achieve more than you could by yourself.
If you learn one new thing every day, you'll have learned 365 things in one year. Whatever you do, never stop learning.
Drinking water makes you less hungry and more awake. It also improves short-term memory and mental function. Want to crush it during the day? Stay hydrated.
If you make your bed first thing in the morning, you'll have accomplished the first task of the day. It builds discipline, and it feels good to come home to a made bed.
What you don’t do determines what you can do. Keep a Not To-Do List. Write everything you want to avoid doing at all costs. It helps you break unwanted patterns and behaviours.
If a task takes two minutes or less, do it immediately. Get it off your mind and off your desk. Debating when to do it takes longer than doing it. Just do it.
Do the hardest task of the day first. Once completed, everything else seems easy. If you want to get something done, do it first thing in the morning.
Exercise improves your health, mood, energy, and even your sleep. Find something fun and do it daily. Start small, with a 5-minute walk or a 2-minute stretch. Your future self will thank you!
It's easy to give something a 7, and it's rarely useful. Removing 7 forces you or others to commit. (Is this restaurant a 6 or an 8?) This helps make better decisions.
Don’t take “no” from someone who can't give you a “yes.” Be persistent. Be curious. Be respectful. And remember, each "no" gets you closer to a "yes."
You can always tell someone to go to hell tomorrow. You won't have missed the opportunity. Sleep on it. If you still feel the same, then tell them.