I read an article on Stepcase Lifehack on Why You Should Start Your New Year in February. The main idea is to use January to recover from the holidays and make February your focus for getting down to business.

As more people ask me about Agile Results, the system inside Getting Results the Agile Way, I realize I need a simple summary page. Here it is.

Editor’s note: This is a guest post by best selling author, Lisa McCourt. Lisa is here on Sources of Insight to share with you insightful and actionable steps to be comfortable in your own skin.

One of the big ideas that stuck with me in my Change Leadership training is — “The value is in the change.” It’s such a simple concept, but it got me thinking.

Build an attitude of gratitude and flex your appreciation skills. Adopt Thanks Thursday, and go out of your way each Thursday to show a little extra appreciation for the people in your life.

My 30 Day Boot Camp for Getting Results is now available. It’s a free time management system for achievers and it’s all about making the most of what you’ve got.

The Kindle version of Getting Results the Agile Way is now available. It’s a personal results system for work and life. Whether you want to find your mojo, or take your personal effectiveness to the next level, or simply have a better day, this book is for you, or somebody you know.

Managing change and the art of change management. Find out the best lessons learned in managing change from one of the world’s leading experts.

Use The Way of Success as your personal success formula to enjoy a higher level of success. Achieve better, faster, and more effective results. Improve your success in a systematic way.

Learn what the Osborne-Parnes Creative Problem Solving Process, or CPS for short, is and how it can help you solve problems.

Confidence is a skill you can build. Learn six strategies to build self-confidence.

Learn a three-step skill for dealing with criticism, as well as a metaphor for thinking about criticism. You can use criticism to change your game, achieve your dreams, and bring out your best. Criticism is a blessing in disguise if you know how to use it effectively.

One of the best ways to deal with setbacks is to expect them. Adversity is something to expect and respond to in more effective ways.

Your self-image is a key to improving your thinking skills. If you want to improve your thinking skills, one of the most important first steps is to think of yourself as a thinker.

This is a guest post by Alissa Finerman on seven principles for a better life. Alissa helps people find their inner drive, get clarity on what they want, and make their dreams happen through compelling goals, and inspired action.

Learn about Kahler’s drivers and six scripts that create limiting loops. What is it that occurs hundreds of times a day that could reinforce a limiting script … that we play over and over again, throughout a lifetime? It’s our thought patterns.

Use My Three Wins to set the stage for your day and add the fun factor, while unleashing your inner-hero. It’s a fun and simple way for a better day, for the best of your life.

When you see a smile that’s contagious and it lights up the room, it’s because the eyes are smiling too. The key to a good smile is, to think pleasent thoughts. After all, the eyes are the window to the soul.

“Skills to pay the bills” is an old saying that basically means you’ve got the skills to deal with the situations you’re in. “Leading a better life” simply means being more of who you are, making the most of what you’ve got, and creating the experiences you want.

This is a set of motivation tips, motivation techniques, and motivation strategies and tactics you can use to motivate yourself and others in any situation.