I had to use several strategies to build my ability to focus even for 25 minutes
One of my biggest challenges through the years has been getting myself focused and organizing my time well. I am a former perfectionist and chronic procrastinator.
When I worked full-time for a larger company, I somehow coped with this problem and didn’t really solve it. However, when I started to work from home with my own business and a smaller part-time job, the issue of low productivity, multitasking, and getting distracted became more evident than ever.
Since I started my own coaching business, I realized that I need to solve the low productivity problem as soon as possible to be…
It’s not the lack of discipline
Working with young people in personal development, sales, and leadership program for more than 10 years, I have noticed one common reason why it is hard for many people to stay motivated on something.
This is not the lack of discipline or the habit of procrastination, although many people struggle with that.
The problem is more profound; however, it is easier to solve.
You can find your inner drive and motivation by simply changing this one thing — find or clarify your “why.”
External Motivation vs. Internal Motivation
The external motivation we receive from outside — other people, prizes, motivational videos, recognition, money, etc. only…
Dreamer, traveller, believer, coach, writer, reader, empath, INFP, personal development enthusiast, recovering perfectionist.
My name is Laine Kaleja. I live in Latvia, Northern Eastern Europe, but traveling is my passion, so I call myself a world citizen! I love the sea, mountains, consistently learning new things, working on my personal development, and cat Mickey.
Currently, I am doing my dream business — being a Mindset Coach. I have been working in sales all over North America, leading teams of students, working for a charity organization, etc.
Even though it all sounds amazing, I have struggled astonishingly a lot with limiting beliefs and mental blocks; that’s why one of my biggest passions in life…
Conditional confidence vs. unconditional confidence.
When I was doing one of the most challenging jobs — selling educational books door-to-door in the USA and Canada, I learned a valuable lesson about unconditional confidence.
I came across this concept of unconditional confidence in Dustin Hillis’s seminars — Dustin Hillis is a CEO of Southwestern Family of Companies and has been a company’s record-holder in sales for many years.
I must admit that I had been struggling with self-confidence a lot since my teenage years. A significant breakthrough came when I learned to love myself and applied the concept of unconditional confidence in my life.
The unconditional…
A lack of the right mindset will push brakes on having results even with the best business strategies.
Many great mentors, such as Tony Robbins, emphasize how success is 80% psychology or mindset and only 20% strategy.
But what does that mean? And why mindset has such a significant role?
Implementing different strategies in business, sales, etc., requires working mainly with our conscious minds until we make something a habit and master a skill.
According to neuropsychologist Mark Solms, working memory can only hold roughly seven bits of information in the conscious mind at any one point in time. That means that around 95% of our goal-directed activities are executed subconsciously.
What the Wilderness story teaches us about the right attitude needed to reach our goals.
Everyone of us has that deeply innate longing to achieve something meaningful in our lives. For some people, it may be still hidden and waiting to be discovered; for some, it is already a clear and loud “YES” to do whatever they can to advance it.
According to positive psychology and its’ founding father, Abraham Maslow, self-actualization is the greatest need of every human being. It is a full realization of one’s creative, intellectual, and social potential through the internal drive. It is a longing to be and do something more than just to live an average life.
There is…
An essay on how to love yourself genuinely.
Usually, when we hear the phrase “unconditional love,” we see it as a reminder for loving others unconditionally (always forgive, not judge, see the best in others).
While that most certainly is very important, I want to speak about unconditional love and acceptance of yourself.
I believe that profoundly affects the way how we can love others. To love others well, we need to learn how to love ourselves. And not only that. Loving and accepting yourself unconditionally can be crucial for your success and growth too.
Firstly, Why We Don’t Love Ourselves?
With all the demands that society has these days, we live in a…
Here is how to make self-talk a game-changer in your life.
When I first heard about the self-talk concept or using positive affirmations, it sounded bizarre to me. Like why would you talk out loud to yourself? Aren’t those only crazy and mad people who do that?
Ever since, using affirmations has become one of the key habits of almost every success habits or morning routine habits list. And a keystone habit in my life too.
And, for sure, neuroplasticity confirms how changing our thoughts makes new neural pathways form in our brain. When we don’t think anymore, the old thoughts — those neural pathways dissolve.
And the stronger are our…
Trying to change things only on a behavioral level does not work.
Limiting beliefs is such a widely heard topic. You probably have heard about it a lot, but have you really faced and solved your limiting beliefs?
Do you realize how dramatically you can change your life if you bring them into awareness and decide to replace them with positive beliefs?
Limiting beliefs hold people back in many areas of their lives — business, career, finances, relationships, personal growth, fitness, healthy habits, etc.
And that is because everything starts from thoughts. If you want to get up early and go for a run, it begins with a thought. If you want…
You are missing out on your potential if you don't have a vision.
Vision is one of my favorite words. I am sure you have heard it a lot too. But have you sat down to figure out a clear vision for your life and business/career?
For many years I was not sure what it means to have my vision. You can read the story here. It took time for me to realize why having a vision is so crucial.
Now I am confident that it is a key that determines success or failure in your life. You can never get where you want unless you first have a clear vision of where…
