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Beyond Inspiration, Willpower, and Hard Work

How to Keep Learning, Growing, and Moving Forward

There are moments in life that just happen. When we’re young, we can learn a second language effortlessly. As adults, sometimes we feel inspired and suddenly tap into our creativity. We want to believe that all it takes to achieve important things is willpower. We think, if only we tried hard enough. We push ourselves to get things done through sheer hard work, but eventually we relapse into our old ways. Making progress is anything but linear, and to sustain it, we need a better approach. We must go beyond inspiration, willpower, and hard work. Continue exploring

How Change Happens (and Why)

There’s always something we want to change. But do we? What happens between that gap—the space between the moment we desire to change and the moment we begin it? And more importantly, sustain it? That’s the magic gap. There are so many reasons why we hesitate to start. It’s exhausting. It’s uncertain. Or maybe we’re just too busy. Whatever the case, we have to examine that magic gap more closely. How does change happen? What is the driving force that turns desire into decisive action? Continue exploring