The Daily Habit

You have a goal. You know what you have to do. You might even create a plan to make it happen, but somehow you end up not doing it. Either you start slacking off or you can't even start. It seems you cannot find the motivation to stick with your plans and whatever you are supposed to do. I have been there. We live in a world where we are supposed to be motivated every day. If you want something, go get it. If you don't get it maybe it's because you didn't want it enough or you are not willing to put the effort. I used to think this way, but I don't think is that simple anymore. Saying you don't get something because you lack motivation is looking at the problem the wrong way. It is very hard to be motivated every single day, but it is easier to develop the systems that allow you to get more determination. Once you have determination, you can get anything done and find your motivation along the way. There are two fundamentals from two ...

You might wonder why this website is named the daily habit. Between all the core values to center our life within, and between all the keystone habits; there are two habits that I consider to be the solid foundation of any enterprise. The foundation to pass from being a person whose life is just passing in front of them and become a goal getter, or a person truly satisfied and in love with their journey. In my perspective those two values are self-awareness and self-improvement. Self- awareness allows you to question your beliefs, your doubts, your scripts. It allows you to know yourself better and to understand why you do things the way you do them. It makes you humble and open to learn. It is easier to develop emotional intelligence when you practice self-awareness. I think about self-improvement like the daily habit for achieving success. Once the foundation of self-awareness is made, it takes daily consistency to work in self-improvement. When you improve yourself...

I usually find messages online with the question: why did we want to grow up? At the beginning it used to upset me, mostly because my life as an adult is a lot better than my childhood. For this reason, the phrase didn't make sense to me. The truth behind this phrase is something so obvious as   well as hard to digest. Growing up is hard. In fact, I think some people never grow up, some take longer, some end up growing up faster. In our early twenties the things look so confusing at times, most of the time we feel like we know everything and we are adults, but other times, it is like you are trying to figure everything out; and there are many things you cannot fully comprehend. We are more impulsive and careless. We have less things to worry about. No one wants to make a big mistake, but at certain degree we feel that we have the opportunity to screw up now. And we do it. Everyone knows it's better to screw up when you are 20 because in theory you have time to ...

This year was of incredible growth, thanks to the systems that I implemented in my life that lead me to gain more self-awareness, will power, self-discipline and sense of direction. First, let’s talk about the power of tiny changes. A small change usually leads to the bigger and more difficult changes. As mentioned in the power of habit by Charles Duhigg, will power is a muscle. It gets tired but it also needs to be worked out to make it stronger. That is exactly what a tiny change means. A tiny change helps to exercise our will power without making the muscle fail. The following are the 10 things I changed to improve my life this year, and might improve yours as well. 1. Leverage on technology for simple things in a good way. In a world full of technology, it is very sad to see how most of us misused technology. Technology and some apps can truly improve your life in a way you wouldn’t expect. I started using one note at the beginning of the year just to make lists; ...

Es bien conocido el hecho de que ser bilingüe o poliglota puede ofrecer muchas más oportunidades que hablar un solo idioma, como experiencia personal puedo decir que los mejores trabajos que he conseguido en Estados Unidos han sido fundamentalmente porque hablo español e inglés. Ser bilingüe, sin duda alguna te ofrece ventajas competitivas en el mercado laboral e incluso como emprendedor. Hay maneras muy sencillas de alcanzar un nivel de inglés conversacional sin necesidad de gastar miles de dólares en un viaje de inmersión, por supuesto los viajes de inmersión son sin duda alguna la mayor manera de avanzar rápido y efectivamente (si realmente te aíslas de personas que hablen español), sin embargo, es una opción costosa y que muchos no tuvimos el privilegio de poder pagar. Para alcanzar un buen nivel de inglés con poco o nada de enero, primero hay que tener en cuenta varios requerimientos: 1. Disponibilidad (tiempo): Para aprender inglés con poco o nada de dinero y de manera...

Puedo empezar contandole que yo tenía una "adiccion" a comprar, que era una manera de lidiar con algunos traumas de una infancia muy limitada económicamente. Llámese "adicción" a comprar al hecho de comprar cosas que uno realmente no necesita, y luego sentirse culpable, vivir de quincena en quincena, no tener ahorros, tener deuda de tarjeta de crédito. Durante mucho tiempo lidie con mi problema y estas fueron las cosas útiles que aprendí durante el proceso: 1. Monitorear los gastos. No hay manera de que ud se ajuste a un presupuesto si no hace una investigación preliminar de en qué se está gastando el dinero. Ahora hay apps muy útiles para monitores sus gastos y hacer un presupuesto al mismo tiempo. Yo uso Excel e incluso hago pivote tables al final del mes. 2. Hacer un presupuesto.  Construya un presupuesto con sus gastos mensuales y pongase una meta REALISTA de cuanto quiere ahorrar. Digo realista porque si no es realista lo más probable es ...