Life isn’t always about following the rules, sometimes you get to take the shortcut! These 7 life hacks for highly successful people contribute to not only continued success but also to feeling fulfilled before all else.  So what makes these tips better than all the rest out there? Well, most people want to tell you how to live your life based on a lack of some kind. “You don’t have this thing, but it’s ok, I’ll tell you how you can get more/better/richer.” But what have these kinds of ideas really done for us? What you focus on expands, and focusing on what you don’t have, gets you more of…

If you’ve ever felt out of place and not quite sure where you fit in, you’re in good company. Most people feel like this at some point in life, but few have discovered how to find your unique superpower. Your life experiences and unique talents give you a skill set unlike anyone else in the world. You have the ability to use these super powers to create new things, help people all over the world, and live a fulfilled life.  Do you ever feel like you’re just… different? Maybe it just feels like you don’t relate to others, or they don’t relate to you. Like nobody really gets you, no matter…

True happiness isn’t some elusive state that can only be attained by practicing yogis. A happy life can be attained by anyone who truly wants it and is willing to confront their negative emotions and learn from them. Finding what it really means to be happy is one of life’s great goals and is possible through your actions, thoughts, and beliefs. The definition of happiness is “the state of being happy.” Essentially, being in the condition of feeling happy.   Feelings of joy and fulfillment can also be associated with happiness, as well as feeling positive emotions and experiencing true life satisfaction. In the end, all of it is up for interpretation.…

Parenting high-achieving kids is a fine balance between wanting your child to always want more out of life and making sure they know that they are worthy even if they don’t achieve success. Often parents have high expectations of their kids because they only want the best for them. While this is a noble desire, it’s important to instill internal worthiness independent of what they achieve in life. The thing about being a high achiever is that even though it looks as if so much is being achieved on the outside – the internal feelings often do not match. High achievers chronically deal with feelings of not being good enough. This…

In a chronically busy world, fulfillment often isn’t the top priority. In fact, it is often valued and praised when one prioritizes over-committing and overworking. The good news is that it doesn’t need to be this way. You can feel amazing and be successful at the same time. Learn how successful people discover fulfillment with these top three tips.   If there was a method of being able to not only crush your goals while also prioritizing fulfillment, imagine how much that would change the overall feeling in society.    Oftentimes personal worth has been placed on the concept of how much money you make, how many hours you work, and how…

Being a senior leader or a successful entrepreneur can leave you with a feeling of loneliness and lacking in social connections. It seems that reaching for the top is a lonely business for the majority of people, but it doesn’t have to be that way. Taking a closer look at why successful people are lonely is the best way to understand how you can align with your priorities and create better relationships with the people who matter the most. Have you ever heard the saying, “It’s lonely at the top?”  Although this saying is not true for everyone, it does suggest that loneliness can be a byproduct of rising to…

New year, New you: Why you shouldn’t make resolutions  When New Year’s rolls around every year, we see it as a chance to end a bad habit from the previous year and start fresh with new, smart goals for the coming year. It’s a time filled with possibilities to effect a positive change in your life by making better choices. The problem is that New Year’s resolutions are often abandoned after the initial excitement wears off and your life gradually goes back to the way it was before. These 3 steps to keep a New Years resolution will help you understand why your big goal is left in the dust…

Knowing how to parent using a growth mindset is one of the best ways to help your children become resourceful and continue to learn new skills for their entire lives. A child’s mindset is malleable at this stage, and with the right direction, they can learn that hard things are merely obstacles to be overcome, not roadblocks they can’t scale. This positive self-talk starts with the parents and caregivers of young children. The opposite of a growth mindset is a fixed mindset, which, as you can imagine, limits children to believing that hard things are not worth trying and they might as well give up so they don’t fail. So,…

This holiday season, it’s important to know how to make holiday memories with your kids. The holidays are supposed to be the most magical time of the year. Yet, for many, it becomes a time of doing all the things without really spending quality time doing what we love most! Between the holiday baking, shopping, and holiday parties, it can get hectic fast, but that doesn’t mean you have to sacrifice spending quality time with your kids!  The holiday season is actually the best time of year to really settle in, be present, and make lifelong memories doing things you love the most.  Your kids deserve to experience the joy…

The truth about mom guilt is that it doesn’t have to take over your life. You get to make decisions to overcome this feeling of guilt that has pervaded our society.  Mom guilt comes in many shapes and sizes. It’s common to feel this guilt when you don’t give in to what the kiddos want or have to leave them to head off to work a job.   While the typical daily mom guilt is not uncommon, for some moms, it goes deeper. Guilt is something that, for many, becomes a twisted, intertwined feeling that comes from childhood it is almost impossible to sort out what is real and what is…