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When you look at someone you consider successful in business or life in general, what do you see?

You might see they have an awesome job, a big fancy house and exotic cars, great relationships with other people, etc.

You want all those things they have, and you want to be just like them.

Well, you haven't seen everything they have done to reach their success. There are actually a lot of things that are unseen to the average observer.

You could say that their success is kind of like an iceberg.

When you look at an iceberg, you can see the top of it coming out of the water. But what you don't see is that bigger chunk that's hidden under the water.

The same can be said about someone who is successful.

When you look at them, you just see the top of the iceberg.

But if you dive in and check what's under the surface, you'll be surprised at what you find.

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If you're like most people, you only get stuff done when you feel an adequate amount of motivation to do so.

But motivation is a slippery thing. It comes and it goes.

On some days you have no motivation whatsoever, but on other days, you have so much of it you feel like you could take over the world.

It's almost like a coin flip. Sometimes it lands on motivation, other times it lands on no motivation.

So instead of waiting for the coin to flip correctly, I'll explain how to use the motivation sequence to motivate yourself.

We are faced with decisions all the time. But even when choosing is not easy, choices must be made.

But the truth is, we can't really know which choice will be better, until we tried out one of them.

Also none of the decisions have to be permanent. We can always change our mind and switch. So don't be afraid of making the wrong choice.

The worst thing that could happen is that you learn something new about yourself and what you prefer.

You might have seen videos or news articles about all the amazing benefits of waking up at 5am, 4am or anything in between.

Some of those benefits might include: being more productive, focused, motivated, happier etc..

That's complete rubbish and I'll explain why.

Getting up early won't make you more focused or productive. In fact, it could actually kill your productivity.

Just because some CEO of a company or a navy SEAL wakes up at 4am, it doesn't mean you should wake up at that time as well.

Today I'll explain why not everyone is suited to wake up that early, and why it's ok if you don't.

Then you can decide for yourself if you want to follow that advice.

I know how hard it can be, to keep the motivation to persevere.

Our minds simply don't want us to be in an uncomfortable situation, that's why we give up and shy away from it.

But even when our minds are telling us that we should call it a day, we usually have more fuel left in the tank.

We can tap into that fuel by using the Cookie Jar.

The Cookie Jar was created by a guy called David Goggins.

Goggins is a retired Navy SEAL, who has competed in more than sixty ultra-marathons, triathlons, and ultra-triathlons. All while also setting new course records and regularly placing in the top five. Furthermore he's a former Guinness World Record holder for completing over 4000 pull-ups in seventeen hours.

He's known to be one of the toughest men alive.

He used his Cookie Jar to fuel all of these achievements and continues to use it, to fuel his

Now you might not be interested in running an ultra marathon. However I believe you would like to be able to keep on going, even when you feel like giving up.

That might mean studying longer, even if it's extremely boring. It might mean working on your side-business even if you're tired. Or it just might mean going to the gym, even if it's raining outside and you don't feel like it.

The Cookie Jar can help.

You can get David's book here:

US: https://amzn.to/3gowDnE

UK: https://amzn.to/3c4IbZv

This is one of my favorite stories. It's about an American businessman and a Mexican fisherman.

A lot of people want to make more money so they can live a better life.

They tell themselves: "Once I make enough money, then I'll go live the life I want."

But that's a mistake. Living the life they want should be accomplished now, not later.

They spend the majority of their lives working, but along the way, they often forget what they’re working for.

They start to prioritize work and making more money without a reason, and that's a problem.

They just want to have more and more, with no apparent end goal.

The Mexican Fisherman story is here to remind you to take a step back, and think about what you're actually working for, and what you already have. Every so often, you should reflect on and reevaluate your priorities. There is more to life than just work and money after all.

So how much is enough?

Forming and creating new habits can be quite challenging. But it's even harder to build a consistent routine.

In this video I'll be talking about habit stacking and how it can help you.

I've used this technique to turn reading and piano playing into a habit, which are now both part of my daily routine.

And after this video you should be able to do the same for your desired behaviors.

So how can you use habit stacking?

Firstly, you need to identify a current habit that you do every single day.

Secondly, you add or "stack" a new habit on top it.

You do that by using the stacking formula, which looks like this:

After [CURRENT HABIT], I will [NEW HABIT].

Once you master the basics of habit stacking, the next step is to start stacking your stacks. Basically you chain numerous habits together, each one acting as the trigger for the next. This step will allow you to create an actual routine for yourself.

Habit stacking can feel overwhelming at first. However, once you get started and do it a few times, it’s not as hard as you think.

The key to success here is to start with small expectations, slowly build up the habit of completing your routine, and then add more tasks once you’re consistent.

Happy habit stacking!

Let me introduce you to the Parkinson's Law.

The law states this: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."

Essentially the more time you have to complete something, the longer it will take you to finish it.

And the less time you have to complete your goal, the more likely it is that you'll complete it in proposed time.

But if a goal or a task does not have a specific deadline set, it will most likely never get done.

In this video you'll learn how to use the Parkinson's Law to your advantage and manage your time more effectively thanks to it.

Imagine a scenario where all of your friends are jumping off a cliff. If everyone jumps, do you jump as well?

We know that the correct answer is supposed to be: "No, never! I am an independent thinker, and other people have no influence over me."

But the truthful answer is, yeah, maybe you do jump.

To study how other people can influence us, two scientists got access to data that tracked more that 12,000 residents of Framingham for 32 years. And the results were staggering.

They found evidence that weight gain and obesity could spread from person to person. Just like people can catch a flu from others, obesity was infectious and it was spreading within families and from friend to friend.

But obesity wasn't the only thing going around the Framingham community. When one person started to drink more alcohol, the drinking spread through the social network as well.

The same with smoking. If someone started smoking cigarettes, people around them were more likely to pick up the same smoking habit.

As disturbing as all of this may be, some positive evidence was also found. And that is that good behavior could also spread.

Some of the studies mentioned:

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056...

https://www.bmj.com/content/337/bmj.a...

Our environment is one of the invisible forces that shapes human behavior.

We would like to think that the choices we make are our own and not influenced by external factors.

The truth however, is that many of the actions we take each day are shaped by the most easy and obvious option.

If you're overweight, a smoker or a video game addict, you might think that it's because you lack the willpower to quit.

Research however, shows something different.

When scientists analyze people who appear to have tremendous amounts of willpower, it turns out those individuals are not different than you.

Instead, the evidence says that disciplined people are better at optimizing their environment in a way that does not require massive amounts of willpower.

Good behavior is easy for them, simply because they optimized their surroundings in a way that supports it.

In the short run, you can choose to overpower temptation. However in the long run, you become a product of the environment that you live in.