How I Doubled My Creativity and Productivity by Creating Scarcity

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How I Doubled My Creativity and Productivity by Creating Scarcity

I’m a writer without the use of his hands…what am I going to do?

Those were my thoughts as the doctor put my wrist into a splint. 

For the next month, I wouldn’t be able to type.

Being an old-fashioned guy, my doctor suggested buying a notebook and pen. A fine idea, but it doesn’t quite work for writing articles on the Internet. So I came home, opened Google, and searched for solutions to my problem.

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How George Lucas Lost His Integrity...and Why it's So Important

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How George Lucas Lost His Integrity...and Why it's So Important

"People don’t realize Star Wars is actually a soap opera and it’s all about family problems – it’s not about spaceships." 

Said George Lucas soon after watching Star Wars Episode VII in an interview with Charlie Rose. This was the first time he'd put Star Wars in someone else's hands, and he felt like it had been abused.

“There were two things that have been abused from the original release of Star Wars.

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My 5 Best Willpower Strategies After Over 5 Years Research

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My 5 Best Willpower Strategies After Over 5 Years Research

Every once in a while you get that sweet, “AHA” moment. You have found the solution to your problem, and suddenly it seems like a New World of possibilities is now open. 

It feels great.

But the underrated cousin of the “AHA” moment is the “DUH” moment. When a solution has been there all along…but for some reason you ignored it.

I don’t know about you, but I have many more “DUH” moments then “AHA” moments–and this one was a doozy.

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The Incredible Power of the Intuitive Brain—And How to Master It

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The Incredible Power of the Intuitive Brain—And How to Master It

In 1846, the head doctor of Vienna General Hospital had a crisis on his hands—1 in 6 women were dying of childbed fever. [1]

The risk of death was so bad, in fact, that women were choosing to take the risk of giving birth at home rather than going to his hospital. Not since the middle-ages had women willfully chosen to give birth at home–especially in a large city like Vienna.

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4 Insights That Will Change the Way You See Addiction Forever

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4 Insights That Will Change the Way You See Addiction Forever

I want to introduce you to two people–Christopher and John.

Each of them regularly consumes a particular substance that he truly enjoys. Christopher regularly consumes substance F and John regularly consumes substance A.

Both of these men realize that consuming their respective substances is an unhealthy habit, but they proceed to consume them every day regardless. For them, the unhealthy consequences are worth it.

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The Frame of Reference—How Your Outlook Affects Your Willpower

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The Frame of Reference—How Your Outlook Affects Your Willpower

Three hundred and fifty miles of pain and suffering.

That’s what Joe De Sena and his three teammates were looking at as they approached the starting line of the 2001 International Raid Ukatak. The Raid Ukatak is an adventure race held in Quebec, Canada, in the middle of the winter. 

Joe’s team was ready and willing to endure torture. This was Joe’s first real test of his willpower. 

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The True Difference Between Knowledge and Understanding

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The True Difference Between Knowledge and Understanding

Destin Sandlin thought the task would be simple.

One of his friends had created something he called, “a backwards bike.”

The backwards bike concept is very basic:

  1. When you move the handlebars to the left, the bike’s tire goes right.
  2. When you move the handlebars to the right, the bike’s tire goes left.
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Why You're Deceived by "The Example Rule"—and How to Find the Truth

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Why You're Deceived by "The Example Rule"—and How to Find the Truth

Frightened for her life, Alison Cebulla jumped out of the way of the car rolling toward her. Then she looked up…

“The car was actually just parked there,” she told me. “It wasn’t moving at all. I was so sleep deprived, I was hallucinating all the time. So I looked like a crazy person.”

This was Alison’s lowest point in her addiction to methamphetamine.

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8 Writers That Will Make You a Willpower Superstar

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8 Writers That Will Make You a Willpower Superstar

Done!

I had officially completed The Will of Heroes, and I felt incredibly proud of the accomplishment.

But as I moved onto the acknowledgements and citations I realized just how much brilliant writers and researchers who came before me have influenced my work.

The rigorous research, the groundbreaking conclusions, and brilliant principles taught by these people helped me become a willpower superstar—and they can help you become one as well!

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How Fear Kills Your Willpower—And How to Fight Back

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How Fear Kills Your Willpower—And How to Fight Back

I couldn’t believe my eyes. The towers that stood as a symbol of the iconic New York City skyline were up in flames. 

People were jumping out of windows…

The streets were filled with emergency responders…

And almost 3,000 people died from the incident…

Even as a Canadian at the time, the images will forever be burned in my memory. And they justifiably instilled a sense of fear into millions of Americans. Americans who would soon lose their lives because of that fear.

Over the next few years alone, almost just as many Americans died due to the terror attacks of 9/11.

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10 Lessons in Willpower From Publishing My First Book

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10 Lessons in Willpower From Publishing My First Book

I’ll never forget that moment.

I had been studying the biographies of successful people for years trying to find the key factors that led them to greatness. I found things that were pretty obvious indicators of success—dreaming big, setting goals, working hard, and so on. 

But these alone could not be the answer I was looking for. 

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Feel like an impostor? Me too. Here’s my personal story and 5 ways to crush that feeling

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Feel like an impostor? Me too. Here’s my personal story and 5 ways to crush that feeling

Imagine sitting at a poker table with cameras and lights in your face, millions of people watching you live on ESPN, and the chance to win $2 million. The pressure is on.

Oh, I forgot to mention you also feel like the “odd man out” because you’re not like the other competitors.

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The Will of the Underdog—How Dr. Carl Hart Went From the Streets to the Laboratory

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The Will of the Underdog—How Dr. Carl Hart Went From the Streets to the Laboratory

Carl Hart woke up to screams from his parents’ room.

His father had come home from having an affair and his mother chose to retaliate by boiling maple syrup and flinging the burning hot liquid at him. 

She then bolted out the front door into the streets of Miami and fled in a car before the man could get revenge of his own. Carl and his sisters were grateful that she managed to escape, because if he caught her, he would’ve killed her.

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Finding Willpower With Chronic Illness

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It is hard to summon your willpower to do what you know you should. 

It is even harder to do that when you are dealing with a chronic illness. But, as with everything else in life, making small improvements on a daily basis is what makes a difference in long-term success. 

That's why I sat down with Sharon Sayler, host of Life Interrupted Radio, to discuss how to find willpower when you're dealing with a chronic illness.

*Originally published on http://www.blogtalkradio.com/lifeinterruptedradio/2016/02/06/finding-willpower-with-chronic-illness

Willpower has been defined as the ability to resist short-term temptations in order to meet long-term goals. Isn’t it just self-control by another name?  Nope… according to this week’s expert guest on The Autoimmune Hour on Life Interrupted Radio. 

Willpower expert Colin Robertson helps us decode willpower and why it’s a powerful place to tap when you have a chronic illness. As a researcher of performance psychology, he will share with you the cutting-edge research on how to focus your mind, withstand temptation and reclaim your health and life. You will learn how to create the habit of health with his easy to implement techniques on: 

  • How to set yourself up to succeed 
  • Why creating the right environment is imperative
  • Easy ways to overcome even the hardest days
  • What to do when the Zeignarik Effect intervenes
  • How to stay powerful, positive and resourceful 

How I Discovered That Everything I Thought I Knew About Addiction Was Wrong

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How I Discovered That Everything I Thought I Knew About Addiction Was Wrong

The evidence was clear: cocaine, heroin, and amphetamines are so addictive that they are deadly.

In many experiments, researchers found that lab rats with access to these drugs would take hit after hit until they actually died.

The drugs, it seemed, were so addictive that the most important  of any animal – the survival instinct – wasn’t even strong enough to stop them from continuing! 

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