Stuck after 40 minutes of pushing? Tip 2 from 42 Ways To Be More Creative: a short, real break resets focus — and the idea often arrives on the walk back.
Stop Comparing Yourself to Others: Comparison Steals Joy
Comparison compares your normal life to someone else’s best case. Alder, Branden and a garden image to stop measuring your season by theirs.
The Science and the Art of Taking Great Action: A Practical Workbook
The Science and the Art of Taking Great Action is a 260-page workbook: the Script the Critical Moves system, 24 chapters, 12 research boxes with the corrections included, and 10 printable worksheets.
Cultivate the Habit of Gratitude: Give Thanks Continuously
Gratitude is a habit, not a mood. Emerson, Rumi and simple practices to give thanks continuously — plus the study that shows thanks changes people.
The Science of Happiness: A Practical Workbook
The Science of Happiness is a 163-page workbook: the Choose Happiness Now system, 27 chapters, 10 research boxes with the corrections included, and 10 printable worksheets.
The Gratitude Practice: A Practical Workbook
The Gratitude Practice is a 150-page workbook: the Ever Expanding Circle system, 27 chapters, 27 real-life examples, and 10 printable worksheets.
Be Relentlessly Creative: A Practical Workbook
Be Relentlessly Creative is a 182-page workbook: the Stir Up the Fires system, 33 chapters, 33 real-life examples, and 10 printable worksheets.
Raise Your Words, Not Voice: Rumi on the Power of Words
Raise your words, not voice. Rumi on integrity, follow-through and why a soft, gentle voice grows the flowers of your life. Lesson 7, free book.
Creative Project Deadlines: Why “Realistic” Is the Trick
A deadline sharpens creative focus — until pressure crushes it. Tip 1 from 42 Ways To Be More Creative: set a realistic deadline that ships the work.
25 Cognitive Biases and How to Get Beyond Them: A Practical Workbook
25 Cognitive Biases is a 107-page workbook: 13 chapters, 25 biases, Questions to Consider, Action Tips, guided reflections and nine printable worksheets.
Limiting Beliefs: Believe That You Can Fly
Some beliefs were teachers once — then outlived their usefulness. From the 2016 essay that became Let Go of Limiting Beliefs: how to jettison them.
Unshakable Confidence: A Practical Workbook to Stand Tall, Speak Up, and Trust Yourself
Unshakable Confidence is an 86-page confidence workbook: 21 life hacks, 12 habits, steps beyond self-doubt, public speaking, Action Tips and guided reflections.
I Am Not Good Enough: Let Go of This Limiting Belief
“I am not good enough” is the keystone limiting belief. From Let Go of Limiting Beliefs: why it takes root, and the new belief to practise instead.
Beyond Perfectionism: A 12-Step Action Workbook for Moving Forward
Discover Beyond Perfectionism, a 46-page perfectionism workbook with 12 steps, Action Tips, guided reflections, write-in pages, and a bonus infographic.
Automatic Negative Thoughts: How to Keep the ANTS in Check
Automatic negative thoughts (ANTS) quietly strangle confidence. Learn the 5-step practice from Unshakable Self-Esteem to catch, label and reframe them.
10 Creative Ways to Get Over Writer’s Block
“All writing is difficult. The most you can hope for is a day when it goes reasonably easily. Plumbers don’t get plumber’s block, and doctors don’t get doctor’s block; why should writers be the only profession that gives a special name to the difficulty of working, and then expects sympathy for it?” – Philip Pullman […]
17 Effective Practices That Increase Joy, Gratitude, and Appreciation
“Cultivate the habit of being grateful for every good thing that comes to you, and to give thanks continuously. And because all things have contributed to your advancement, you should include all things in your gratitude.”― Ralph Waldo Emerson We have had many posts on gratitude and appreciation here on LYG. I believe that feeling […]
11 Unmissable Life Tips From Bruce Lee
“Don’t get set into one form, adapt it and build your own, and let it grow, be like water. Empty your mind, be formless, shapeless — like water. Now you put water in a cup, it becomes the cup; You put water into a bottle it becomes the bottle; You put it in a teapot […]
21 Soothing Practices For Deep Relaxation-Part 2
“How we perceive a situation and how we react to it is the basis of our stress. If you focus on the negative in any situation, you can expect high-stress levels. However, if you try and see the good in the situation, your stress levels will greatly diminish.” – Catherine Pulsifer This is part-2 of the […]
21 Soothing Practices For Deep Relaxation-Part 1
“Rest and be thankful.” — William Wordsworth Life can be hectic. There are a million distractions in our lives. We have work, personal life, chores, notifications, social media, projects, and appointments to keep. It seems that if you feel caught up with everything, new things keep coming your way. Daily stresses tip you off the […]
