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Comfort Zone Escape: 5½ Powerful Reasons Why It’s Worth It.

It's easier to stay, but well worth it to escape to a better life

Escaping your comfort zone- Split personalityIn 2016, the movie Split was based on a man with multiple personalities (who did some very bad things).

Without all the bad, I sometimes think I may have multiple personalities, too.

Here’s why: there is a part of me that is VERY eager to do more, see more, be more. I have dreams and ambitions that excite me sooo much. I feel very motivated to reach new heights.

But, then there’s another part of me.

This other side of me constantly yearns for relaxing, or for taking it easy because I am tired or stressed. Or it convinces me to pursue my dreams later, when I will feel more motivated, or more energetic or clearheaded.

Does this sound familiar? You have good things you really want to do… but when it comes to the daily decisions affecting those good things, you keep choosing the easy route?

Stay with me here. I want to share some research insights that can help you escape your comfort zone and get where you really want to go.

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Wishing for Better Times & “Wasting” Your Problems

Here’s a More Empowering Approach to Life’s Challenges

Making a wish with a wishboneDon’t wish it was easier, wish you were better.
Don’t wish for less problems, wish for more skills.
Don’t wish for less challenge, wish for more wisdom.”
— Jim Rohn

I’ve got a confession to make.

For a loooong time, when I was faced with a difficult situation, I would turn to God and plead with him to change the situation… and/or deliver me from it. That was my exclusive focus.

Now, it is good to pray… and to seek divine help. I do this regularly. The people who pray in the Bible often pray for God’s deliverance. But, those situations were typically things far beyond one’s control (e.g. an invading army, a drought).

But, I didn’t understand the whole picture. (more…)

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How to Change Your Thoughts: Try This Simple Technique

Changing your thoughts can change everything

How to change your thoughts- triumph over the voicesChange your thoughts
and you change your world.
  – Norman Vincent Peale

This is a profound quote… but let’s be honest. It can be a little frustrating to hear (at least at first).

It’s like being told, “Make a million dollars, and your world will change!”

Umm, ok, I agree… but how do I do the first part?

Have you ever tried to change your thoughts or at least stop a particular thought from dominating your mind?

  • Worried thoughts
  • Angry thoughts
  • Woe is me thoughts
  • Give up thoughts

It seems impossible to change certain thoughts… but thankfully there is a technique that does work.

When you consistently apply this technique, everything changes for the good. I can say that from personal experience. 🙂 (more…)

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Surprising #1 Key to Success in Life (Research Backed)

Possessing This Trait Actually Unlocks Other Success Traits

Number one key to success in lifeWhat is the number one key to success in life?

If you have it, sky’s the limit. If you don’t, you will struggle to find sustained success.

Although there are many factors that contribute to success in life, one in particular seems to be the prerequisite upon which all the others are built.

Build this one success factor into your life and all the other dominoes fall into place.

Hint: the answer isn’t what you think.

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How To Think Like Successful People: What Research Reveals.

The Way Successful People Think is VERY Different

How to think like successful people thinkHow to think like successful people… that is something you must understand if you want to see greater levels of success.

Here’s why this is so important: from the outside you can’t see the REAL DIFFERENCE MAKER to one’s success.

For example, if you took…

100 highly successful individuals (success defined as those reaching their goals)

– and compared them to –

100 individuals who look the same from the naked eye but who keep struggling

… is there a difference maker?

  • Both groups work hard… check!
  • Both groups are intelligent… check!
  • Both groups have talent… check!

To identify the difference, you need to go below the surface. At the core of each group is a radically different way of thinking.

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My Comfort Zone: Why I Can’t Stay Here Any Longer

It's Time to Experience a Richer Life

“You have to be honest about what you really want and be willing to take risks [to get there] rather than lie to yourself and make excuses to stay in your comfort zone.”   – Roy T. Bennett

Leave my comfort zone

I’ve always had this restless tension (which has been growing recently), to…

  • Go further
  • Accomplish more
  • Have greater impact
  • Make a bigger difference

…but, I can quickly come up with all sorts of reasons why I can’t get started until tomorrow, next week, next year.

  • Not enough time
  • Not enough resources
  • Time commitment to my family

Those are all true. Sigh! Always true.

Are you destined to remain trapped because of your schedule limitations? Nope… not if you reach this crucial point.

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How To Get Over a Mistake and Profit From It

3 ways to turn lemons into lemonade

A person must be big enough to admit their mistakes,
smart enough to profit from them,
and strong enough to correct them.
– John C. Maxwell

 

Dropping glass shatter

Never, ever be afraid of making mistakes.

First, they are inevitable… so relax. You are human like everyone else.

Second, mistakes are an opportunity to grow. It is through mistakes that you learn about yourself and can become a better version of the current you. Here’s how the most successful people in life do this.

Third, if you handle them properly, you will gain sooo much more than if you were mistake-less.

How? When you own your mistakes honestly, you gain new respect from others for handling them well. Imagine how refreshing that will be in a world of people scrambling to protect their image at all costs.

But, how do you handle those really painful mistakes that make you particularly mad at (or disappointed with) yourself? (more…)

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2 Surprising Reasons Why Wise Insights Has Grown So Rapidly

Learn Why This Unique Community Is Attracting & Touching So Many

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You want a quick smile?

Below is a short, really funny video of a toddler. It will have you chuckling in less than 10 seconds. Promise!

It’s also a powerful visual metaphor for many of us in life.

… and one reason why the Wise Insights community was born.

See if you can guess what it is.

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Is the Priming Effect Silently Turning You Into a Jerk?

How This Hidden Influence Can Corrupt Your Choices

The priming effect is hard to believeHave you ever heard or seen something that seems so crazy that it can’t possibly be true… and yet it is?

Here’s a hidden decision influencer that sounds crazy… but its effects have been verified.

It is called the Priming Effect.

Here’s what it can do: trick our brains at the subconscious level… that then affects our choices and actions.

It can even (without your knowledge) turn you into a rude jerk that feels justified in being that way. (more…)

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Finding a Better Job: A Step-by-Step Case Study

How Using The 5-Step Decision Making Approach Led To Great Results

Finding a better jobFinding a better job and making the right decision is not easy. Can the 5-step decision making process help?

Most definitely!

Here is a real life case study showing how the 5-step decision making process was used in finding a better job.

Better Job = a more enjoyable, less stressful job in addition to good paying.

Read on to learn how it all worked together for great results…

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