How-Tos
“With willing hearts and skillful hands, the difficult we do at once; the impossible takes a bit longer” – Unknown
This is my page of How Tos for building personal development skills, leadership skills, productivity skills, business skills, and more.
I think skills often make the difference between success and failure. I think one of the best ways to share skills and expertise is through How Tos. How Tos are step by step articles to help you accomplish a task.
Here are my How-Tos to help you deal with common scenarios for personal development and effectiveness:
Top 10 How Tos
- How To Change a Habit and Make It Stick
- How To Do Tasks More Efficiently
- How To Figure Out What You Really Want
- How To Find Your Why
- How To Read Faster
- How To Solve Problems with Skill
- How To Step Into Your Future to Visualize Success
- How To Use the PMI Technique to Improve Your Thinking
- How To Use Timeboxing for Getting Results
- How To Visualize with Skill
Change, Influence, and Negotiation
Decision Making
Emotional Intelligence and Feeling Good
- How To Boost Self-Esteem
- How To Use a Daily Activity Schedule to Defeat Procrastination
- How To Use a Daily Record of Dysfunctional Thoughts to Overcome Procrastination
- How To Use a Pleasure-Predicting Sheet to Find Your Passion
- How To Use an Anti-procrastination Sheet to Defeat Procrastination
- How To Use the But-Rebuttal Method
- How To Use the Triple Column Technique to Defeat Negative Self-Talk
- How To Use the TIC-TOC Technique to Improve Your Motivation and Defeat Procrastination
Interpersonal Skills
- How To Deal with Hard Bargainers
- How To Improve Your Crucial Conversations
- How To Overcome Mistrust
- How To Repair a Broken Work Relationship
Leadership
NLP
- How To Elicit a Strategy in NLP
- How To Reduce Generalization, Deletion, and Distortion to Improve How You Think, Feel, and Act
- How To Step Into Your Future to Visualize Success
- How To Use PRIEST to Create Well-Formed Outcomes
Personal Development
- How To Develop Your Intuition
- How To Overcome Resistance
- How To Solve Problems with Skill
- How To Use a Coach Effectively
Purpose
- How To Design a Fulfilling Life
- How To Figure Out What You Really Want
- How To Find Your Why
- How To Pave a Path Forward
Strengths
Thinking Skills
- How To Think Like Bill Gates
- How To Use the PMI Technique to Improve Your Thinking
- How To Use the Six Thinking Hats to Improve Your Thinking
Time Management and Productivity
- How To Avoid Task Saturation
- How To Do Tasks More Efficiently
- How To Use Timeboxing for Getting Results
Visualization
- How To Paint a Future Picture to Share Your Vision
- How To Step Into Your Future to Visualize Success
- How To Visualize Success
- How To Visualize with Skill
About How Tos
I’ve used How Tos for several years to help pass along getting started information as well as solutions for common problems and even advanced skills. I think How Tos are also a great way to turn insight into action. When I read a great book with lots of insights, one of the first things I do is make it actionable by creating step-by-step How Tos based on the book..

