If you think that setting a goal and then achieving it on time will make you happy, then you may be in for a surprise. Your pace of progress is incredibly important to how you feel about the process of achievement, and sets the stage for what happens next.
Read MoreWhen it comes to your life, knowing what you don’t want, but not being sure what you do want, can cause you big problems. Free-floating aversions can sap your energy and feelings of well-being—and tending to them can yield widespread benefits.
Read MoreBetween 15% and 30% of the U.S. population feels lonely chronically. Here I cover the causes and effects of loneliness, and the latest methods of working with it. Mindfulness meditation has a lot in common with them, so there's yet another reason to start meditating.
Read MoreThere's more to achievement than perseverance and brute force. That oversimplification can set you up for self-blame when you fall short, too. Here we begin to take a closer look at some of the variables that affect your ability to get what you want.
Read MoreJudging by the internet, humans have an insatiable appetite for numbered lists (and small animals). As fun and informative as list posts can be, they can also reinforce unhealthy habits and thoughts, and impair your long-term happiness.
Read MoreMindfulness meditation can seem full of riddles. If practicing it involves accepting the way things are, then why would I practice in the first place? And how can it help me if I'm not supposed to try to change anything? Read on, and I'll try to clear it up for you.
Read MoreSelf-sufficiency is often necessary in day-to-day life, but to achieve your full human potential you also need deeper presence and connection with people. It may be the best gift you can give to either of you.
Read MoreYour mind writes your life story passively most of the time. However, in knocking you off balance, big unexpected events provide opportunities to create big chunks of meaning in your life.
Read MoreAmbivalence means caring about different things that are at odds with each other. It can leave you feeling stuck and unhappy. But if you're feeling split, it's not down to the core—that part is always intact.
Read MoreAvoiding change keeps you from a rich, embodied experience of your life. But relentlessly pursuing the new and fresh makes it hard to feel settled. We can learn from the lowly trout how to have it both ways.
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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.
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