If you repeat a process enough, you forget it is a process, and it becomes a habit you automatically do without fail. This is true for positive and negative processes, so be vigilant of what patterns find themselves running on autopilot in your life.

When you don't feel like you have much personal power to change your situation, take one small step. Make a simple plan to get you out of a bad mental state, and start with step one.

You will spend more time working at your job than anything else. And while your job can be fulfilling, it can also be mind-numbingly depressing. The only thing a job has to do is pay you money for the work you produce. Any love for your job (or loyalty to an employer) is unnecessary.

Sturgeon's law, coined by Theodore Sturgeon, states that 90% of everything is crap. For you, that means the things you hold in high regard are probably only of average worth at best, so be mindful of what you choose to attach yourself to.

This is not a slight to whatever opinions on topics you have, just a reminder not to have such a high opinion of yourself.

Very simple things heavily influence a human's well-being. Things like getting a good night's sleep, a brisk round of exercise, and enjoying a moment of reflection can mean more to a person than wealth, power, and influence.

Delayed gratification is a key component to success, but not a hard fast rule. However, treating skipping to the fun stuff without completing the needed assignments as a casual everyday coin flip decision is a quick way to assure lack of progress.

Most meetings never need more than 30 minutes to accomplish their missions. Many only need 15 minutes. Some really can be handled over a few emails. Save your self more time to get the stuff done instead of being stuck in meetings.

With all your hard work, you not only deserve to take a break, but you probably need a longer on to recoup your energy. You also have toe learn (and learn to live with) the idea of taking more frequent and longer breaks mean somethings just can be done, at least not by you specifically.

Believe it or not, one of the greatest test for people who are hesitant to engage in relationship or unsure if they want to be a parent (to either human or fur babies) is spending quality time at home with living houseplants.