This blog isn’t going to tell you how to magically discover your own drive or ambition, because I truly think those are personality traits learned and fed by our own minds and environments. What this blog IS going to tell you, is what to do in the first few weeks of the new year to safely set up your year to be whatever ‘successful’ means to you (and how to stoke the fire of ambition, since if you’re reading this you probably already have it!).

Avoidance is a result of stress and anxiety, and a cause of instant gratification. We have all been there — wanting to just stay in our comfortable box without any inconveniences. But what we fail to realize, is by avoiding things today, we create more stress for tomorrow.

You’ve heard of journaling, right? But have you ever thought what it actually is? What it entails?

The term ‘present’ is defined as existing or occuring now, or, the period of time occuring now. So essentially, it’s the now. The present moment is you reading this blog, at this time, at the exact place you are physically at. Once we know and understand this, the concept of being ‘present’ can come a lot easier.

As a business owner it’s easy to think of only two things: cash flow and client/ customer experience. But if that’s all we concentrate on, how do we expect to grow and expand our presence to new people, places and events?

Have you ever had a moment where you think “I wish I knew what to do in this situation?”

Tai Lopez is an entrepreneur, motivational speaker and investor located in Los Angeles, California. His TED Talk has received over 12.5million views on Youtube since being uploaded in 2015, titled “Why I read a book a day (and why you should too): the law of 33%”.

Sometimes we need a little push, a little pep talk and encouragement to get through our day, week or month. But what if you don’t have that support just yet? Well, luckily you have YOU. Let me explain…

If the pandemic has taught us anything, it’s that ‘the givens’ are most certainly not always a given.

As adults, we have choices, and these choices can often change the trajectory of our day or even lives. The catch, though, is that some of our choices are unconsciously made for us when we were young.

Many of us live our lives in the shadows of our parents or peers; go to school, find a partner, get married, have a baby, buy the house, get the promotion. Spoiler alert: the world has endless possibilities.

You can flow from a negative mindset to a positive mindset in a matter of minutes, let alone a year. So, how can you do that?

Time blocking also referred to as ‘time chunking’ is a productivity technique used amongst organizational junkies (ahem, me) and those who find themselves wondering off in the concentration department more than once before.

Have you ever met someone who is so vibrant and upbeat about everything in their life and go around acting like they just don’t give a hoot what others think? That’s probably because they don’t. It’s also probably because they’ve gone through that uncomfortable stage of self awareness, growth and inner work.

What is your biggest pushback when it comes to going for what you really want?

Our thoughts influence our actions, our actions create our habits, our habits create our routines, and our routines create our life. This blog is going to show you exactly how to use your thoughts, feelings, and behaviours to turn them into success driving machines. Don’t forget to share this with your friends and family who are needing a kick in the butt!

This first exercise is my absolute FAVOURITE when it comes to goal setting. Brain dumping, also known as mind dumping, is an exercise to get the ideas from your mind onto paper, then into reality. This helps eliminate, and also produce ideas that you thought you loved, and also didn’t think to consider. 

On any given day, around 40% of our actions are habitual. Yep. Forty percent. Isn’t that crazy?! Forty percent of the things we do are unconscious and purely out of routine and repetition. This is why it is important to do a little habit reset every now and then. A habit reset is something I like to do, and prescribe to my clients as a way to dissect your every day life and pin it against your ultimate goals or desires.

Ever since I can remember I have had a special interest in finances. Money itself, where it comes from, how to use it properly, where to put it and how to get more of it. I’d like to think I had a fairly okay money story growing up (aside from the classic “save every penny” advice from a Boomer parent), so here is a list of habits I have when it comes to money, and a few lessons I’ve learnt over the years.

You got exactly where you are today, based off the current effort, thoughts, and behaviours you are doing right now. If you are wanting more out of your job, your relationships, or even yourself as a person, you must begin to change the things that make up the present day version of yourself. This doesn’t mean you are changing the whole entire person that makes you you, but it does mean that the habits, and thought patterns that you currently adopt must change into the next level version of yourself, who has already achieved your new goals and desires.