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3 Strategies For Doing Hard Things

March 18, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Although we mythologize the self-starter and the solopreneur, the truth is that doing hard things takes more than desire and discipline. Here are 3 strategies to help you do the hard tasks.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: challenges, community, discipline, environment, exercise, fitness, injury, motivation, pace, productivity, rhythm, self-starter, structure, support, willpower, workouts

The Common Lie About Action and Motivation

July 12, 2024 | Renée Fishman

It’s commonly asserted that “action will create motivation.” This can be true, when the action produces sufficient rewards to motivate us to do it again. When it doesn’t, then you need a different strategy for taking action. Here’s what works every time.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: action, coaching, discipline, lies, momentum, motivation, productivity, resistance, rituals, routines, rules, willpower

5 Types of Clarity that Fuel Persistence Toward Long-Term Goals

January 5, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Long-term goals require persistent action over time. Clarity is one of the drivers of this persistence. Here are 5 types of clarity you need to fuel persistence without depleting willpower.

Filed Under: Astrology, Coaching Tagged With: action, clarity, energy, goals, persistence, planning, willpower

How to Keep Writing When You Don’t Feel Like It

November 1, 2022 | Renée Fishman

Sometimes I don’t want to write. How do I overcome that malaise to publish a daily blog? Read on for more.

Filed Under: Coaching, Creating Tagged With: commitment, consistency, discipline, enough, good enough, motivation, streaks, willpower

The Secret to Generating Motivation With Less Effort

June 8, 2022 | Renée Fishman

If you’re struggling with motivation, this simple trick will help you generate it with less effort.

Filed Under: Coaching, Practice, Productivity Tagged With: environment, fitness, motivation, willpower

6 Lessons from 6 Years of Daily Workouts

September 1, 2019 | Renée Fishman

6 lessons about what it takes to create a sustainable daily practice.

Filed Under: Fitness, Life Tagged With: committment, daily practice, fitness, fitness first, habits, rituals, willpower

How To Get More Done Without Needing Willpower or Discipline

November 26, 2018 | Renée Fishman

When it comes to getting things done, you can labor with willpower and discipline, or turn to a more powerful force that requires less stress and effort.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: accomplishment, discipline, energy, flow state, productivity, rhythm, willpower

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