Sam Thomas Davies

It’s common to feel overwhelmed when building a new habit. For example, when dieting, there are many considerations to make. Should you join a gym? Go on a diet? Or both?

The temptation to succumb to binge eating, cigarettes, negative thinking and television to name a few, is inevitable – but it’s also surmountable, once you learn how to overcome resistance.

In 1927, a class of university students and their professor visited a restaurant in Berlin, Germany. [1] The waiter took their orders, including special requests, but refrained from writing them down.

When John Brown became CEO of Stryker in 1977, he stood before a board room of anxious executives and announced his long-term goal for the company: to achieve 20 percent net income growth every year.

In 170 B.C., Marcus Aurelius, the last of the Five Good Emperors, sat down to write.

In 2012, Stephanie, a LinkedIn recruiter, was searching for a job, but based on her callbacks (or lack thereof) wasn’t optimistic. That is until she was introduced to entrepreneur Adam Rifkin, through a mutual friend.

In 1999, Tony Hsieh, an Internet entrepreneur and venture capitalist was approached by Nick Swinmurn with a proposition: to sell shoes online.

You inspire others by your example and it becomes a role you won’t want to ease up on.

Keats wanted to write himself, but without the instruction of a mentor, he struggled.

Southwest Airlines is one of the most successful budget airlines operating in the world today. The secret to their success?

In 1884, Clark Hull was born in a log house in Akron, New York to an impoverished family.

If you’re currently encountering obstacles with your goals, keep fighting the good fight. Don’t count yourself out yet. The best is yet to come.