Archive for September 2017

Want to make your dreams come true? There’s a lot that goes into it. But Gabriele Oettingen has pioneered a variety of scientific studies that can help on your quest. Oettingen, one of the world’s leading researchers on motivation, has been studying the impact of dreams on motivation since the early 1990’s. In the beginning,…

When I moved to Chicago in 2014, I was unfamiliar with my new neighborhood. One night, I hesitated on my walk home. I knew it was a safe neighborhood. But I was still getting my bearings. I felt the resistance, and procrastinated in starting the walk. My hand hovered over the Lyft app on my…

The language you use to describe something represents your thinking about the topic. The importance of this principle comes through when examining how you approach creating positive changes in life. If you’re unhappy with your work, you might say you’re trying to get a new job. If you’re single, you might say you’re trying to get yourself…