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Understand Yourself With the Big 5 Personality Traits

Understand Yourself With the Big 5 Personality Traits

Being a human today is complicated. Life can be challenging enough without having to go against the grain of our basic personality. Which is why it's important for us to do what we're best suited for. This applies to work, relationships, and even how we spend our free time.

Self knowledge allows us to do more of what we're good at, and, at least, develop strategies to counterbalance our weaknesses. But even more important, self-knowledge helps us navigate the moment-by-moment flow of life.

How Our Mental Habits Destroy Work Satisfaction

How Our Mental Habits Destroy Work Satisfaction

There’s a thin chance you'll have an industrial-style, widget-churning job. And even if you do, that daily task won’t fulfill you. You'll feel empty, a shell of a person, only partly developed. Because, on a deep, psychological level our work has to matter. And doing something that matters means doing deep work. The shallow life of pleasure, comfort, and distraction has failed. So, what else will you do with your working life except deep work?

5 Ways to Help you Perform at Your Best

5 Ways to Help you Perform at Your Best

If you’re reading this, I’m guessing you’re one of the rare individuals who has decided to take life into your own hands and choose how it’ll unfold. If so, congrats. Making that choice is a critical step.

Now comes the hard part -- staying on your path and making progress towards your dreams.    

Many dream about being able to leave their job and thrive as an entrepreneur, but it’s often not all it’s cracked up to be. It’s challenging when your pay check is directly tied to how hard you hustle and how much you can get done, especially in the beginning of the journey before the work pays off.