Are you a person who gets annoyed by all the talk about positive thinking and positive psychology? Do you secretly wish I and others in my field would turn down the happy? If you pride yourself on being a critical thinker or know that you are an introverted thinker, researcher Gabriele Oettingen’s work known by...Read More

by Andrea Goeglein No new goals!  I bet you never expected to see a blog from me making that statement.  Okay, so it is a conditional statement.  The full statement is:  No new goals in December. December in the United States has a way of adding so many additional engagements and requirements to your calendar,...Read More

“Don’t let the fear of the time it will take to accomplish something stand in the way of your doing it. The time will pass anyway; we might just as well put that passing time to the best possible use.” — Earl Nightingale January 31, 2017 marked the end of the first month of 2017. ...Read More

There are 3 curious questions I want to share with you that will possibly enhance your life success: How would you celebrate your birthday if you intended to use your special day to set the most curious life goal possible? Who are you curious about?  Who would you like to sit with and ask them...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein I have a habit.  My habit is I like to set goals.  I began the year shifting my teaching from goal setting to looking at the underlying habits needed to support the achievement of a desired goal.  And then another project came along.  I stopped researching how habits impact goals and began...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein What do jobs, marriages and boyfriends or girlfriends have in common?  At some time in your life I bet you said the words: “I stayed too long.” Over the last month I felt I was hearing that statement more than usual, so I came up with a response along the lines of,...Read More

by Andrea Goeglein When you are motivated to do something, you have a reason for acting or behaving in a particular way. Inspiration on the other hand is the ‘process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.’ So the question I have for you is this:  Would you...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein Many times in life we are called to take a different path to reach the same goal we have been striving toward for a long time.  Over the last month, I have been called upon to do that countless times.  I then decided to create an exercise to help me open my...Read More

Comparison kills your spirit.  Comparison kills your motivation.  Comparison kills your ability to be creative. Dr. Success Challenge:  Reflect back through your day and focus specifically on your thoughts.  Do you remember having any thoughts where you compared yourself (negatively or positively) to another person?  Be honest.  Think about the woman who walked by who...Read More

By Andrea Goeglein Step 1 To Having It All:  Make a list of everything you want to achieve, then focus on one thing at a time. You can have it all, just not all at once.  That is the advice Arianna Huffington gave voice and Gabby Bernstein has amplified to a striving generation of young...Read More