I used to go from failure to failure and believed I was just the kind of person who couldn't focus. Then something happened where that all changed. But now I don't have to wait for a huge life disruption to make me grow. These are the 3 steps I use to continually grow my mindset and identity.

So many times we set a goal, set a deadline to complete it, then we sail through that deadline with excuses and uncompleted work. Here's a trick that can help those deadlines seem more real and keep you on task.

Sometimes ruts happen despite our best intentions. Instead of feeling discourage that the rut happened, it now becomes all about how to bounce back. Here's how I use reading to minimize the low points in my motivation and focus.

Focus and discipline take a lot of effort from us. How can we sustain massive productivity and focus for long periods of time without burn out? Here are some lessons I've learned to keep myself going strong.

Sometimes being bad at something, when we're trying to get better at it, can distract us from our goal forever. Don't let that happen, do this instead.

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One of the things that keeps us from focusing is feeling negative emotions towards a task or project: overwhelm, imposter syndrome, dread, etc. Here is an "emotional judo" trick to help you resolve those emotions and get productive.

Athletes have "pre-game" routines to get them into the zone. The same kind of thing works for getting you into a state of focus. Here's my focus routine to give you ideas on how to make yours.

Do you something you need to do, want to do, should do, but it's WAY too overwhelming? Here's a brain hack for how to finish tasks that seem daunting and difficult to do.