by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals
Radical responsibility-taking responsibility for everything that has happened, is happening, or will happen to you–can be a valuable mindset for achieving success. Why? Because it strengthens the belief that you—and you alone—can create the life you want. But two...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Politics, Social Media, Social Media Ethics
Creating an international economic and political solution to global warming is difficult—perhaps the most difficult problem humanity has ever faced. Mocking the people who are trying to do this in a speech by saying blah, blah, blah is easy—but infantile and...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Creativity, Goals
Like the photo above, most creative decisions aren’t black and white. Most creative decisions are complex, nuanced, and grey. But the decision to commit to a project, to work hard, and to ship? That decision needs to be a yes or a no, black or white. A grey decision...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Photography, Writing
For any projects which I intend to pursue seriously, I start off with pen and paper, writing out my goals. For example, I am taking my eighth or ninth photography course, and here are the goals which I just posted to my Flickr group: Would love to hear other...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals
Most people think New Year’s resolutions aren’t effective. Perhaps they are right, especially if they’re just something someone thinks up on December 31st, and then forgets by January 7th. But that’s not how I use them. What I do is twice a year—usually during...
by Matthew Rehrl MD | Goals, Habit
I review my weekly goal list every day for a few minutes each morning. I review my yearly goal list every Sunday morning, to help me create my weekly goal list. This usually takes about half an hour. I review my life’s purpose list (yes, it is written down!) twice a...
