Meet Dan, a man in his 30’s who is facing unhappiness in his life. He puts on a smiling face at work, but internally, he struggles with depression and anger. He pictured a much different life for himself - married with kids, a suburban home, and weekend family activities. But instead, he is trapped in […]

Habit stacking. 1% better. Showing up. There are lots of buzz words out there, but how can they help you actually build the habits to achieve your goals?  Recently, the Daily Motivation team started a Book of the Month Club, and we just finished James Clear’s Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build […]

You wouldn't expect to run a marathon without training, right? Or bench press 200 pounds on your first day at the gym? Of course not. Yet somehow, we expect our brains to perform at peak capacity without ever giving them a proper workout. Here's what most people miss: your brain operates exactly like a muscle. […]

Jealousy is usually linked with the idea of toxicity in relationships, whether they are romantic or not. And it’s true: Jealousy can become destructive, and it can destroy relationships. However, jealousy can also have some underlying meanings that you might be missing. On top of this, it can further be dealt with in a constructive […]

Are you looking for a new way to connect with nature? There are multiple ways you can make that happen - and one of the simplest and most powerful is through grounding. What is grounding?  A lot of us feel disconnected from our bodies and from the earth in modern society. Grounding or earthing is […]

Most of us are obsessed with controlling our thoughts. We want to be in charge of everything we think of at every minute. If it was possible, some of us would even plan what we will be thinking about throughout the whole 24 hour day. This might seem like a good idea - it would […]

Nearly one in seven American women reach their early fifties without having children—a statistic that reflects not failure or circumstance, but an increasingly deliberate choice. I have many friends who have chosen this path. And even being 35 and not having children becomes a question in many conversations I have with others. If you’ve chosen […]

You ever notice how we obsess over squats, steps, macros, and “getting our body right,” but rarely stop to think, Hey, what about my brain? What about the part of me steering the whole operation? We stretch hamstrings and strengthen glutes, yet let our thinking run wild, our focus scatter like confetti, and our nervous […]

How many times have you looked at your achievements and thought that there is a possibility that you do not necessarily deserve them? Have you ever thought that you are where you are because of pure luck? Or maybe a series of glitches in the matrix? Well, you’re not alone. That feeling is called imposter […]