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Motivation

Do Not Aim To Achieve Goals, Aim For Progress Towards Them.

October 5, 2016 by Julius

Everyone of us has goals in life. It might be living more healthy, starting a business, becoming an author or winning a competition. It’s important to have these goals and to have a vision of what you want to achieve. This gives you the energy you need to actually achieve something. Keep on dreaming. Still […]

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Carol Dweck – The Growth Mindset: A Psychology of Success

September 18, 2016 by Julius Leave a Comment

Growth Mindset Carol Dweck

I first heard about Carol Dweck’s research on mindset and the growth mindset on YouTube around 2014. Since then I have kept this idea in mind and applying it to my life had a large positive impact. In this post I want to share some of the ideas I learned from her talks. To give you some […]

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How To Be Outstanding – Accept the Fear and Proceed

September 12, 2016 by Julius Leave a Comment

Be outstanding - Accept the fear and proceed

A person that is after achieving anything in their life needs to be willing to stand out. If you are not willing to stand out – to be outstanding – you will not achieve the results you are looking for. The reason why is that once starting to work on something, one will automatically get […]

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Want to Make a Change: Take Control of Your Environment

September 8, 2016 by Julius

Once I started creating positive change in my life, such as having a vision, following a morning ritual or working out more I noticed that sometimes it was difficult for me to make changes stick. One of the reasons why it is so difficult, is that your environment might be holding you back. It could […]

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Extrinsic Motivation Theory: How I Made Use of Fear and You Can Too

August 28, 2016 by Julius

Extrinsic motivation theory is a popular theory of motivation. There are two basic kinds of motivation. At first, there is intrinsic motivation which is the most powerful kind. Intrinsic motivation refers to any motivation that comes from within yourself. It’s about having a vision and knowing where you want to go. When doing something out of […]

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How to Stay Motivated: My Personal Strategy

August 20, 2016 by Julius Leave a Comment

Stay motivated through having a vision

As a side job I am currently teaching German through Skype on an online learning platform. During one of the lessons we were talking about motivation. My student asked me for my opinion on how to best stay motivated while studying a foreign language. Actually often when you desperately search for motivation you won’t find it, it […]

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