09 Jun
Posted by Travis Wright as Achievement, Advice, Energy, Family, Goals & Goal Setting, Gratitude, Habits, Morning Ritual, Personal Development
We first make our habits, and then our habits make us - John Dryden
I have previously written about how the habit of Exercising Every Day has helped me tremendously. Doing something every day is such a powerful way to form a habit that I thought I would make a list of 24 habits [...]
18 May
Posted by Travis Wright as Achievement, Family, Friendship, Optimism, Organization, People Skills
My wife deserves a medal. For one…having to spend her life with me, what an effin challenge for this lady, right?
Well, she organized a surprise 35th birthday party for me on Saturday, May 17th. And it was totally unknown to me, a total shock. Plus, as an added surprise 22 friends and [...]
01 Feb
Posted by Travis Wright as Advice, Career & Work, Family
As you begin to become more established in your career it is only natural to begin to place your focus on your work. This causes you to accomplish more, find new and insightful ideas or perhaps even some exciting new methods that may increase your efficiency or productivity. Allowing your career to monopolize your time [...]
22 Oct
Posted by Travis Wright as Achievement, Advice, Family, Focus, Parenting
The inverse power of praise.
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By Po Bronson
What do we make of a boy like Thomas? Thomas (his middle name) is a fifth-grader at the highly competitive P.S. 334, the Anderson School on West 84th. Slim as they get, Thomas recently had his long sandy-blond hair cut short to look like the new James Bond [...]