How Intelligent Are You? The One-Question IQ Test That Will Truly Prove Your Intelligence
[By: Martin Grunburg] Intelligence. What a concept! Perhaps strange subject matter for a blog about HABITS and GOALS, right? But maybe not. In my interview that went live just last week with Alex Bates, pay particular attention to minute 15-16, where we have a discussion relative to defining artificial INTELLIGENCE. ——————– Me: Is it [artificial intelligence] not…
Personal Development Hurdle Number One: Shut Your Pie-Hole!
[By: Martin Grunburg] Disclaimer: Adult language ( I think this is my first post with “adult” language, and frankly, the subject matter mandates it. ; ) Here we go: Please, please, for YOUR sake, and the sake of your goals, just SHUT YOUR PIE-HOLE! That’s right…find a way to keep your trap shut! Shut your…
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How To Focus Better — ADD/ADHD: The FOCUS Problem & The FOCUS Solution
[By: Martin Grunburg] “The successful man is the average man focused.” ~Bruce Lee “Most ‘unsuccessful’ people are just highly-distracted people.” Anonymous It’s important to first share that The Habit Factor wouldn’t exist without my own focus challenges. While I’ve never been officially diagnosed with ADD or ADHD, I’ve always struggled with focusing my attention and,…
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2018 Recap: Highlights & Lessons Learned
[By: Martin Grunburg] “The unexamined life is not worth living.” ~Socrates It’s time to perform a quick review of 2018 highlights and lessons learned! I have selected only my top three (the first that came to mind). BTW: If you’d prefer, you can just listen right here. Speaking of highlights, the Habits 2 Goals podcast just…
The Laws of Happiness (Part II), or The Erroneous Pursuit of Happiness
[By: Martin Grunburg] Now that we have a better sense of the rules or “laws” that help to cultivate our happiness levels, you might begin to think that happiness IS — or should be — our ultimate goal! Upon further review, however, we find something far more powerful and deep, much more satisfying and valuable than mere…
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6 Laws of Happiness
[By: Martin Grunburg] As brilliant as The Declaration of Independence is and our founding fathers were, the statement about life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness is likely to be confusing to an awful lot of people. Viktor Frankl put it best when he said, “For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue.” Happiness is…
The Worst Self-Help Clichés (My Top 5)
[By: Martin Grunburg] Well, here we go again! If you’re in the self-help/personal development industry long enough, you can’t escape the pain of hundreds, if not thousands, of well-meaning bloggers and “coaches” who are eager to pass along some inspiration in the form of a quick sound-bite. But chances are good they haven’t thought through…
The WHY and HOW to Meditate for Beginners
“All men’s miseries derive from not being able to sit in a quiet room alone.” ~Blaise Pascal [By: Martin Grunburg] Chances are you’ve heard that meditation is good for you. Or, perhaps you are already sold on its benefits but you haven’t yet crossed over — you haven’t actually done it. You’ve been fixated…
10 Quick Reasons Gratitude Is the Game-Changer (Happy Thanksgiving!)
[By: Martin Grunburg] First, a very happy Thanksgiving (gratitude day) to you and yours! Hope you stay safe and have lots of fun with family and friends! Having said that, I woke up reflecting on a quote I put in the Habit Factor app about 8 years ago: “Gratitude is the game-changer!” Then I began to write this and…
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The ONE Question You Should Ask Yourself Every Morning (Practice, Part 2)
[By: Martin Grunburg] Once we know what practice really is (see Part I), we understand how in many ways life itself can be regarded as one long, extended practice session. Then we recognize that we’re actually practicing all the time — perhaps just not too well. As an example, writing this blog post is a…
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The ONE Question You Should Ask Yourself Every Morning (Practice, Part 1)
[By: Martin Grunburg] What will I practice today? That’s it. That’s the question. Most of us never give the idea of PRACTICE too much thought. Certainly most of us don’t give it enough thought. Unfortunately, we aren’t practicing anything. Another day gone and another 86,400 seconds lost. What are you practicing today? God knows it took…
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The Secret to Putting the “Self” into Self-Discipline
Self-discipline is strength. Right thought is mastery. Calmness is power. ~James Allen (As a Man Thinketh) [By: Martin Grunburg] Today we’re going to focus on the first sentence (above) from Allen’s magnificent work, As a Man Thinketh: “Self-discipline is strength.” It may go without saying, but it’s worth reiterating: Self-discipline begins with SELF. So, my…
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