There is nothing better than looking in the mirror at the end of the day and being able to respect the person looking back at you. Most people are living their lives in two different ways: being deceitful to themselves, and being deceitful to others. Lying to yourself about who you are and what youContinue reading “Be Able to Look Yourself in the Mirror”
Category Archives: Growth
Build Your Stamina For Life
When you want to get in shape, you’re aware that you must build your body through baby steps. You lift weights, do cardio, and make it progressively harder. But when it comes to the mind and our lives, we forget these principles. We think we can just wake up and be disciplined, committed, and focusedContinue reading “Build Your Stamina For Life”
Staying Hungry When Life Is Tough
Life is tough. Period. Even people with vast amounts of privilege still have their battles. Buddhism has the rule of Dukkha, often translated to suffering. When you accept that suffering is a part of life, you can move forward. If you think everything is supposed to be “easy” and all forms of pain are “bad” thenContinue reading “Staying Hungry When Life Is Tough”
Overwhelmed? What to Focus on Instead
To get what you want, you need to focus on the end goal, but what happens when the steps along the way get overwhelming? This is something I see all the time and I get caught in myself. We see the chiseled body and can’t understand why it’s taking us so long. We see peopleContinue reading “Overwhelmed? What to Focus on Instead”
Become A Beginner Again
On our journey of self-development, one of the best things we can do is to allow ourselves to try new things. The problem comes when we don’t allow ourselves to be beginners at something new. I get it, it’s awkward. You have to try something your body and mind aren’t used to, and it clashesContinue reading “Become A Beginner Again”
The Strenuous Life Manifesto 