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How Gratitude Makes Us Resilient

November 22, 2021 by Michael Hyatt

There’s a widely held assumption that gratitude leaves us feeling complacent. If we’re comfortable with life, we’ll feel no need to achieve more. And also have no need to set goals, right? But the opposite is true. Gratitude doesn’t make us complacent. Instead, it increases our efforts in the pursuit of goals. There are several […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: agency, gratitude, hope, Personal Development, resilience

Are You a Pilot or a Passenger in Your Own Life?

Avoid the Drift and Choose Your Way

December 5, 2017 by Michael Hyatt

Imagine you’re in a sailboat on the open ocean. You have a map and, after looking at several different options, you decide where you would like to go. Now what? Do you hope the wind and waves will get you there? Or, do you use the sail and rudder to direct your boat to the […]

Filed Under: Leadership, Personal Development Tagged With: agency, Goal Setting, passenger, pilot, power of agency

What Story Are You Telling Yourself?

Overcome Limiting Beliefs with These 5 Steps

January 25, 2017 by Michael Hyatt

Inside of each of our heads lives a storyteller. He narrates the events of our lives in real time. But we don’t have to accept his version of reality. We can chose a different storyline.

Filed Under: Leadership Tagged With: agency, belief system, faith, inner dialog, self-leadership, self-talk, Story, storyline

What to Do When You’re Afraid to Commit

4 Steps for Taking a Stand with Confidence

May 8, 2015 by Michael Hyatt

When we think of the fear of commitment, we usually picture a guy who’s been dating a girl since forever and won’t get off the dime, right? But there’s another kind of commitment phobia we need to address. Forget about relationships. Think instead about deadlines, deliverables, benchmarks, and budgets. How willing are you to make […]

Filed Under: Personal Development Tagged With: agency, commitment, Fear, humiliation