One of the habits built over the years should be your understanding that you are responsible for yourself. So make it a habit to ask yourself the simple questions : What do I want? Who do I need to be to do what I want? Why am I here? But you know that you do…
This is to share some ideas on having a long-term journey to engage people with habit building. Habit building is a big part of any compelling journey, in any game design, people work very hard to build sustainable habits but are not long-term engaging. They are not something that you play for months or even…
A lot of us don’t have a goal when we’re younger. That’s part of a little bit of the bad news I have for you as a neuroscientist. You have no idea the depths of your human potential. You have no idea of the depths of your brain potential in order to go to the…
So as I understand it, you’ve been doing a deep dive into how to help people form habits, which is a topic near and dear to my heart. You really help people unlock so much in their lives when you help them change. I started successfully changing my own habits about 15 years ago and…
As you move forward in this coaching journey, I want to share some lessons that I’ve learned from coaching here over the few years; It was probably over a hundred lessons, but I tried to consolidate them down, and I thought about seven that I wanted to share here. Lesson One My first lesson was…
Warning: I write a lot. This is a history of the concept of coaching in Lift. The only reason to read this is if you’re super curious about the internal workings of Lift, you’re a product/startup nerd, or you want to play a role in the future direction of Lift. There’s a surprising number of…
Thanks to everyone who came to our first Lift meetup here in San Francisco. The conversation naturally gravitated toward meditation after every attendee shared that meditation was one of their top goals. We spent the bulk of the meetup exchanging tips on how to keep up a daily practice. Here were the top tips: If you’re having…
Geneviève considered becoming a vegetarian for years before taking the leap. Earlier this year she added “Eat Vegetarian” as a daily goal. My whole perception started to change when I started calling myself a vegetarian – I feel more authentic. Seeing my progress on such an important step in my life is really rewarding, especially because it’s…
Thanks folks for joining our first #liftchat. Here’s a recap of the conversation. Remember to sign up for the Power Lifter list to get updates on what’s happening at Lift and a special surprise this Monday. http://bit.ly/powerliftersignup Q1: How many goals do you track on Lift? Do you think there is an optimal number? We…
Sign up for Lift’s March Meditation Challenge Your first Meditation sessions may leave you feeling frustrated. I know I was after falling asleep during my first try. We asked Lifter and regular meditator Jason Shen for advice to share with people just starting out. Transcript after the jump. What tips do you have for people new to meditation? “There is…