On this week's Caffeine Jolt we talk about why it is so hard to get projects to the end and how to overcome some of the challenges!

In this week's episode, Sarah talks with Mark about the importance of balance in your life and how it plays into being Mentally Awake. Sarah and Mark talk about the six tips to help get more balance in your life!

Zig Ziglar and others talk about the seven areas of life. These broad categories are what we need to consider when setting goals and when we look at where our time and energy should be spent. These seven areas are very relevant to the Mission and Goals steps in Mentally Awake. They underpin all the five stages of the Mentally Awake process.

I was reviewing a book the other day called Leading with Gratitude by Adrain Gostick and Chester Elton. I’m big on the idea of gratitude in both my professional life and at home, so I was keen to see what the authors had to say

Reading this book (it’s excellent by the way) got me thinking about the Achievement pillar in the Mentally Awake system. It highlights the importance of pausing and celebrating your success and your achievements, big or small. It also emphasizes the importance of gratitude

Having gratitude for others and celebrating their success is an essential part of the achievement pillar. Here are my five top tips for celebrating others.

In this week's show, Mark talks about the Habit of Review and how you can use it to be more productive and to drive positive outcomes for your life.

He looks at how the Habit of Review works for him and gives you practical suggestions on how you can use the same tools to positively impact your life.

This might just be the best 30 minutes you'll send on a podcast this week!

On this week’s Caffeine Jolt Mark talks about the “Attitude of Gratitude” and how it can change your levels of happiness, positivity, and ultimately success. He quotes research and personal experience. Along with a few tips on how you can build your own “Attitude of Gratitude”. You don’t want to miss these 5 minutes. Listen to get your weekly Caffeine Jolt from Mark. 

What do I mean by the habit of collection? I’m not talking about your stamp collection or your collection of rare baseball cards. I mean the collection of all of the thoughts trapped in your head. We have all been there, it’s 1 am in the morning and your laying in bed. You’re exhausted, but you can’t sleep because your head is spinning with everything that you need to do. There’s a lot of psychology to this, and you can find more at this article on exploringyourmind.com. 

Do you struggle to identify what's essential? In this week's Caffeine Jolt, Mark talks about the benefits of meditation to you! Highlighting how mediation helps focus and clarity of mind, Mark shows how you can use a quick and straightforward daily meditation to be more successful and get more done.

In this week's episode, Mark talks about the habit of contemplation or deep thought. He explores the various kinds of contemplation, including

• Purposeful Dreaming
• Blue Skey Thinking
• Planning
• Reflection
• Remembrance

You'll learn how to use these kinds of thinking to enhance your success and get more done and how to avoid some of the pitfalls of developing and building a contemplative practice into your own daily life.

Caffeine Jolt is quick actionable ideas from Mentally Awake to help you with your success. In this weeks episode, Mark talks about the benefits of Journaling