You may not like being bored, but boredom can actually be very good for you if sometimes you just let it be, settle into it, and see where it leads. It can even be good to induce boredom sometimes!
On the other side of boredom is clarity, insight, and stillness that, at a minimum, can be a healthy and pleasant break for you and, at best, can help you discover new solutions for old problems.
Read MoreNo matter how motivated you are to start, distraction is always ready to strike. Here's how to get your focus on target and keep it there, so you can finish tasks efficiently and move on to the next thing with peace of mind.
Read MoreProcrastination is often deemed a problem with focus, willpower, or self-doubt, but that’s not the whole story. Also, simply making more effort isn’t necessarily the best approach for dealing with it.
Recent research identifies a connection between procrastination and your imagination, and points to a fresh way of getting unstuck and feeling inspired to take action right now. Here I walk you through the steps for doing just that, which have proven helpful for me and my clients.
Read MoreIf you’ve ever had to contend with a toxic coworker, a relative who gives you a hard time, or someone else you feel stuck with, who torments you, then you may have felt helpless to do anything but fight fire with fire. But there’s another option: be wise and strategic in your response, to defuse conflict and use the situation for your personal growth. Here’s how to do it.
Read MoreHere’s are the top three ideas that, if you can internalize them, can help you bring resilience, performance, peace, and happiness into your life, and keep it there.
Read MoreGrab your FREE Setback Survival Pack for proven mind and body techniques for tapping into your innate calm, wisdom, and resilience.
I’ll help you bounce back from even the most difficult, disruptive events, to a whole new baseline of clarity, confidence, strength, and happiness.
Jim Hjort is a Los Angeles personal development coach, resilience coach, and executive coach.
He trains people in how to rebound from setbacks to achieve new levels of functioning and happiness. He also helps people who feel burned out or stuck to feel energized, empowered, and fulfilled.
In his organizational coaching and corporate coaching practices, he helps companies achieve business results by avoiding burnout and unlocking their organization’s engagement, creativity, productivity, and potential.
Jim's approach is based on the latest research and theory in psychology, neurobiology, sociology, and other life and social sciences.
Check out my free 28-page guide. You'll discover how to leave behind feelings of burnout and stagnation and start feeling energized, empowered, and fulfilled.
You can start thriving from the inside out, right now, and it has to do with science, not metaphysics. (And there's more to it than "work-life balance.")
