Kelly Clarkson Lost 60lbs Cutting Carbs. Should You Do The Same?
Article Round-Up: 12.31.23
Happy New Year! This serendipitously-timed round-up covers ideas and insights to help you make the most of your New Year’s goals.
Coaching Conversations: Kelly Clarkson Lost 60lbs By Cutting Carbs. Should You?
Takeaway: Survivorship Bias is a type of cognitive bias where we tend to overemphasize data from winners and ignore data from losers.
Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerburg dropped out of college and became billionaires. One could say that college isn’t useful if you want to become rich.
However, this statement ignores the hundreds of thousands of college dropouts who struggled financially for the rest of their lives.
History rewards the winners, not the losers. But this information is still useful.
As you prepare to embark on your 2024 goals, this clip can give you insight into creating better strategies for achieving these goals.
Published This Week:
Overcoming Negative Thoughts For Better Health, Happiness, & Confidence [Podcast]
Takeaway: In this enlightening episode, we explore the art of conquering negative thinking and building a more positive outlook on life. Join us as we delve into the fascinating world of thoughts, beliefs, and mindsets, and uncover the keys to transforming them for a brighter and more balanced future.
Why You Should Make Your 2024 Goal A Fresh Start
Takeaway: What are approach and avoid goals, and why are you more likely to achieve one over the other? This article will give you what you need to know about setting more effective goals to make 2024 your most successful year yet.
Takeaway: Many people blame a lack of willpower for why they can’t reach their goals. In reality, willpower plays a much smaller role than you may think. This short article discusses some ground-breaking research into impulse control and why we can’t will our way to a better future—we have to actively build a system designed for the outcomes we want.
Reader Question:
I want to finally turn my health around this year. I’m tired of struggling year after year with losing this weight and being less tired. What do I need to do differently?
There is a fundamental problem with the way we view New Year’s goals.
Fortunately, we know a better way to approach this problem through research in psychology and how humans are hardwired to behave.
When we understand how we’re hardwired to behave, we can hack the system and program for different results.
I talk about how to better understand New Year’s Resolutions in one of the first articles I ever wrote.
If you’ve set New Year’s goals for yourself, I recommend you read that article by clicking here.
Have a safe and enjoyable NYE. While you’re wrapping up the remaining hours of 2023, I’d love to hear from you:
What big goals will you be working on during 2024?
What’s one lesson or moment of growth from 2023 that you will take with you moving forward?
Just reply to this email and share your thoughts.
~ Coach Alex