My Obsession with
Leo Babauta & Zen Habits –
No Restraining Order Required!

My latest obsession is Leo Babauta’s three blogs! In fact, I cannot get enough of them.

They are (in order of the date they were created):

Zen Habits

Write to Done

A-List Blogger Bootcamp

(In all fairest there’s a fourth one, but I haven’t read it yet although I’m sure it’s just as delightful so I’ll mentioned it.)

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I cannot pinpoint the exact moment in time but I have been receiving newsletters from Leo Babauta for about a year regarding how to increase website traffic. It must have something to do with my constant appetite for wanting to read anything and everything to do with creating a successful website.

I’ll be honest, I ignored them at first. I was overwhelmed at first when I launched smart-goals-for-success.com but eventually something caught my eye. That article was "How to Be Successful on the Internet: the One Key Factor". For those of you who are wondering.. it’s building content of value to your readers!

I started reading Leo Babauta’s biography because I’m fascinated with people’s life journeys. It helps me relate to them and understand where they are coming from. That’s when I realized how like-minded Leo and I really are. Well to be completely honest, Leo is where I want to be but I feel like I’m already taking steps towards the direction he is already at.

Why do I love Leo Babauta’s Blogs?

A-List Blogging Bootcamp (the first of Leo’s blog I was introduced to) and Write To Done (both are co-written with Mary Jaksch) are excellent resources for anyone that’s looking to create a successful and meaningful blog.

For those of you who are not aware, my website is a Site Build It! product (which I love and recommend it to anyone- click here ) but Leo’s A-List Blogging Bootcamp is a great supplementary guidance source. Write To Done is for anyone looking to strengthen their writing skills. I know I’m definitely looking to do that.

After all, Leo has several years experience in journalism.

But my ultimate favourite is….

Zen Habits

The best way to describe this website is a quote directly from Leo himself:

I couldn’t agree with him more. In the past I filled my life up with lots of clutter- a full schedule of “stuff” and “things to do” but I didn’t feel like I was getting anything accomplished.

When I was younger I thought a successful weekend was a full social calendar to the point that you were exhausted on Monday. Now that I’m only I realize that’s no the secret to happiness.

Do you feel the same?

If you are ready to de-clutter your life and find focus, here are some of great things you’ll learn from Zenhabits:

- 20 things I wish I had known when starting out in life

- Simplicity – focus on what’s important get rid of everything else

- Simple living manifesto: 72 ideas to simplify your life

Click here for more motivational resources.