How to Harness the Pareto Principle

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.”  — Confucius Understanding the Pareto Principle The Pareto Principle – also known as the 80/20 rule and the law of the vital few – states that 80% of the results come from 20% of the causes. The principle was named after Vilfredo Pareto, an Italian economist who …

Setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals in Life

Setting S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Goals: 7 Steps to Achieving Any Goal

Goal Setting the S.M.A.R.T.E.R. Way Goal setting is an essential part of life. We all need goals in order to help illuminate the road to our hopes and our dreams. They help to invoke a more visceral, tangible, and actionable path to what we desire in life. When we write out goals, they become more real. They help us to visually embrace …

How to Ignore Negativity And Achieve Your Goals

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”   — Mahatma Gandhi Learning To Ignore Negativity Negative people have always existed and they will always exist. There’s nothing I nor you can do to change that. But we can learn to cancel the noise, so to speak. We can learn to drown out …

How to Get Ahead in Life And Exit The “Rat Race”

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” — Winston Churchill Building a Better Life Getting ahead in life may mean many different things to many different people. However, thanks to the global personification from mainstream media, the general consensus of getting ahead in life relates to monetary gains. We see the portrayal of …