Stress may often seem inescapable, plaguing our minds and impacting our physical health. If you feel this way, know that you are far from being alone. In fact, in the UK, over 50% of people report being stressed daily, and around 75% of adults have reported feeling so stressed at one point over the past year that they are overwhelmed or unable to cope.
I had a mid life crisis in my mid-20’s and experienced financial adversity and hardship. How many of you have experienced something like this in your life?
Some of you may have and some not, for me it was a crucial learning curve for my success in later life. From experiencing bankruptcy, to generating significant income over my lifetime, I’ve accrued many skills that I would like to share with you so you can earn and keep more of your money.
The key to creating strong mental health is to have a compelling future, a life full of meaning and to learn the skill of state management where you own your state instead of it owning you.
The meaning of life is to have a life full of meaning. The purpose of life is to have a life full of purpose. The reason for living is to have a life full of reasons to live fully.
“When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” We are now in an economic winter, and there is one thing I know for sure. Things are going to get tougher before spring comes.
These last 4 months have been the most challenging of my life, and have been the reason for my absence, which some of you may have noticed, while others not.
My father, Brian Carroll, passed away in New Zealand (NZ) early August after battling lung cancer for many months. Earlier this year in February, he lost his home in Australia in the Queensland floods, and decided to move back to NZ to live out the rest of his days. I flew down in April to help him settle in with family friends and set him up in the medical system post-Covid, which was very challenging.
Most people know it’s important to get 7-8 hours of quality sleep each night, but few people have a evening routine in place to make sure of it. As it turns out, what you do before bed each night makes a profound impact on how quickly you fall asleep, your sleep quality and your energy levels and drive the next day.
Can you imagine how different our world would look today if Thomas Edison gave up after the thousands of failed attempts at making a working lightbulb?
Or if Beethoven quit making music once he’d gone deaf?
The truth is, if you’re on the path to mastery, adversity is unavoidable. To do anything of value is to open yourself up to challenges, doubts and pain.
How do we deal with the fact that life will always throw us these curveballs?
One of the best ways to make sure that you have a successful day, every day, is to build a morning routine that sets you up for success. Why do mornings matter? If you think of your day as a piece of music, how you spend your morning sets the tone, and rhythm for the rest of your day. Set your tone and rhythm for success, and success will follow.
To set yourself up for success each morning, here are the three ingredients you need to include in your morning routine, with some tips on how to get them.
Do you have an inner critic? A voice in your mind that points out your flaws, or belittles your goals?
In my experience in working with top performers of all stripes, it’s all too common. In fact, it can be especially common among talented, and driven people.
Being aware of your imperfections and constantly aiming to do better can be a good thing, but when this scale tips toward constant criticism, that’s when healthy self-reflection becomes paralyzing, toxic self-criticism.
When you look at high-level performers, people who’ve reached the top of their game, in any game – sports, business, science or technology; how do you explain how they got there?
Is it because they’re innately talented? Or is it because they’re persistent and have the right mindset?
Was Michael Phelps born the greatest Olympian of all time? Or did he learn to be, from experience?
How do you account for your own strengths and weaknesses?
How you answer these questions can be a sign of whether you have either a fixed or a growth mindset.
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