𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲𝘀. 𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.

According to research at the university of Scranton, only about 8% of people achieve their long-term goals. 

I keep telling myself tomorrow will be different. More productive. More focused. More… successful. But somehow, tomorrow keeps looking an awful lot like today. Some days, it feels like I have all the energy in the world. Other days? 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝘄𝗶𝗻. But if success is all about consistency, what do you do on the days when you just don’t feel like it? Wait for the right day to come along? What if the key to progress isn’t about waiting for the right day, but making this one count? Seems logical. Really, waiting for the “perfect time” is just another way of standing still.

``Some of the topics I wish to explore:

·       Successful people achieve their goals because of what they do, not who they are.

·       Why 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻?

·       𝗠𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁.

·       𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝟱% 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲.

·       Those who believe achieve – how true is that?’’

Making the ever-so-powerful mental shift from hoping and thinking I may be able to achieve big things in my life to knowing this in my bones and fully believing in myself is hardly the easiest of tasks. (Or so I have found.) It has taken me a very long time to realize that the biggest hurdle to anything I did was the large empty space between my ears. It wasn’t circumstance, luck, or any other external factor, but rather that crazy little voice in my head whispering all the reasons why it probably wasn’t really going to happen.

You can see a confidence, an aura even, around people who have instilled in themselves an ingrained ability to set their own goals and then go out and achieve them. It’s not about external recognition but rather a deeper sense of pride and self-belief. These people know rather than hope that they can make positive changes in any aspect of their life. You often notice them around you, unaffected by outside influences and constraints. For them, it really does seem to be all about the journey rather than the destination. By focusing all their energy on the why and the how, their goal appears almost like a foregone conclusion. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲, 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲…

Therefore, it seems to me that developing a similar mindset will have a huge impact on my life, or anyone’s regardless of personal goals. Again, the importance of the accomplishment itself is vastly overshadowed by the change within, by modifying that all-important view of oneself. I’m confident this will be hugely transformative, as our self-talk greatly determines the type of person we are, not what we say out loud to others, but what we tell ourselves in our own weird and wonderful little minds.

Consequently, if we accept this premise, the real question then is: What can be done for those of us not blessed with boundless energy and unstoppable motivation? Are we doomed to failure? I, for one, hope not…

We need to forget the unrealistic overnight success stories. Real progress comes from cultivating healthy, sustainable habits, ones that can transform struggle days into manageable ones. Certainly, this is no easy task, but with all the information available these days, surely, it’s not impossible to find a variety of strategies tailored to our own unique styles. Regardless of how different success may look to each of us.

It’s often said that consistency can outperform motivation and even inspiration over time. If smarter people than me say it, who am I to argue? (And let’s be real, the bar for “smarter than me” isn’t that high!) But how does this belief tie into my page and The Happy Brain Co concept?

Welcome to The Happy Brain Co (The Co stands for “Community,” in case you were wondering!) where we understand that 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗺 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻. I’m here to share my ongoing journey in cultivating healthy habits that boost mood, productivity, and resilience, especially on those tough days. Or at least, that’s the goal.

Now, let’s just put it out there, I am stubborn. One hundred percent, first-grade ass (or mule, if you prefer!). It’s a family trait, and its well past time I put it to good use for a change.

I want to create my own way forward, build consistent, positive habits that move me toward my goal. From the seemingly countless books I’ve read and researched, it appears there are endless things one can do to make progress. Yet, I have yet to find a single book that addresses how to maintain motivation over the long haul, especially when life inevitably intervenes. The answer? 𝗠𝘆 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗮 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁.

Obviously, books aren’t the only source of knowledge out there. We have websites, research papers, products, visual and auditory stimulants, exercise, and more. But at the core of it all, habits are the lifeblood of consistency. The best habits become second nature, you water the plants, walk the dog, annoy your partner (easily achieved, no effort required!).

The one caveat? These habits need to be positive, healthy habits. As I’ve said, the journey matters—perhaps even more than the destination. Sure, a six-pack of Red Bull might give you wings for an hour or two, but I guarantee you won’t be flying too high in the long run, Icarus. And that’s definitely not the long-term answer I’m looking for.

So, let’s set some goals. There’s information gold out there, and the aim of this page is to piece it together into cohesive strategies—strategies that can boost mood and ingrain positive habits. The goal? 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝗮 𝟱% 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. My target, try several different methods to boost my mood and motivation on my struggle days and complete 3 meaningful tasks towards my goals. Possibly only 20 mins per task. I may not always be making big strides forward, but the important thing is, I’m still moving forward. After all, If I keep doing what I always do, I’ll keep getting what I always get. And right now? That’s a whole lot of frustration and not a lot of progress.

Can what I do help others? Can others help me? As with most things in life, time will tell… And so, The Happy Brain Co Facebook page is born.

For those interested in exploring ideas, strategies, and techniques to create real, quantifiable improvements in mood and progress, please follow along. And if you feel comfortable, I’d love for you to share your own goals and insights along the way. Your perspectives on how you push through unmotivated, flat days might help others—including me.

I wish you all the best of luck. (Not that luck will be a factor.)

𝗝𝗼𝘀𝗵. 😉