1: You’ve decided to meditate twenty minutes a day.

To implement this new habit, you decide you will sit down and meditate every other day.

Sounds reasonable, right?

Unfortunately, you have likely set yourself up for failure.

“You’ll get the greatest compliance,” Tynan writes in Superhuman by Habit, “by maximizing frequency and minimizing intensity.”

The best strategy? First, make it a daily habit. Second, reduce the time it takes.… continue reading

1: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” legendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky once said.

And in most areas of life, this is true.

“It’s better to try and to fail than to not try at all,” Tynan writes in Superhuman by Habit

One area where Wayne’s statement is not true? Habit formation.

“If you are not going to follow through with a habit,” Tynan reasons, “it is … continue reading

1: What’s the difference between waking up early and being an early riser?

Or, eating a healthy meal and being a healthy eater?

What about getting some work done and being a productive person?

Waking up early, eating a healthy meal, and getting some work done are good things.  Certainly.

These are things you do.

Describing yourself as an early riser, a healthy eater, or a productive person shifts focus … continue reading

1: “If I was going to reach my goals, something would have to change,” Tynan writes in Superhuman by Habit.

“I went to sleep at random hours late at night and woke up in the mid-afternoon. My vehicle registrations and inspections were always delinquent, sometimes by years. I was consistently late to almost everything,” Tynan writes.

“The lengths of time by which I procrastinated on important things could be … continue reading

1: For the first twenty-plus years of my adult life, my morning routine revolved around this question:

What is the absolute last possible minute I can set my alarm where I have time to shower, shave, and still make it to the office on time?

When I say the “absolute last possible minute,” I mean Absolute.  Last.  Possible.  Minute.

There’s a better way.  And a better life.  It starts with … continue reading

1: For the first twenty-plus years of my adult life, my morning routine revolved around this question:

What is the absolute last possible minute I can set my alarm where I have time to shower, shave, and still make it to the office on time?  

When I say the “absolute last possible minute,” I mean Absolute.  Last.  Possible.  Minute.

There’s a better way.  And a better life.  It starts with … continue reading

This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”

Yesterday, we looked at STEP ONE: Selecting the areas of our lives we want to focus on.

Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four. 

STEP TWO begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.  

“While it’s great to give this process some off-the-cuff … continue reading

1: “There is one specific hour—the ‘sweet spot’ of our day—that has the biggest impact on both our short-term and long-term success,” Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy write in The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever’s Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success.

“What we do during this one hour has effects that far outweigh what we do with the other hours of your day,” they write. “It … continue reading

1: Getting better at getting better is what RiseWithDrew is all about.

Monday through Thursday, we explore ideas from authors, thought leaders, and exemplary organizations. On Friday, I share something about myself or what we are working on at PCI.

Last week marked the three-year anniversary of writing my first RiseWithDrew blog post.  I’ve written every weekday since then without missing a single day.

A question I get asked … continue reading

This week, we are exploring a goal-setting methodology from Trent Hamm called “Developing a Real Plan for a Better Life.”

Yesterday, we looked at step one: selecting the areas of our life we want to focus on.

1: Today, we turn to steps two, three, and four. Step two begins with blocking off some quiet time to do the necessary work.  

“While it’s great to give this process some … continue reading