Everyone seems to be on a mission to figure out who they are. With the rise of self-help books, magazines, tv shows, and seminars, there’s a lot of hype around “finding yourself”. They make all kinds of money on the idea that you’re not good enough and if you buy their book and go to their seminars you’llContinue reading “Don’t Find Yourself, Create Yourself”
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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”
What Deserves Your Attention?
Everything wants your attention, but what deserves your attention? Everything in today’s world wants our eyeballs. The news makes us all terrified. Social media makes us afraid that we’re missing out. Another inflamed argument on Facebook grabs your attention. This is a never-ending loop we all fall into: reading things that don’t enhance our lives. Sure, it’s important toContinue reading “What Deserves Your Attention?”
A Legacy Is Found In The Thankless Work
In a world that rewards people for bragging the most, I think it’s important to talk about doing the thankless work. The thankless work is the work done behind the scenes. The good things not caught on social media. The things that keep our society functioning and holds all our relationships together. Every good deed seemsContinue reading “A Legacy Is Found In The Thankless Work”
Remove the Good to Get the Great
When most people think about removing things from their lives to focus on what’s important, it’s easy to point to the negative influences. The bad diets, the negative friends, the habits that take you away from where you want to be. What no one talks about, however, are all the good things you have toContinue reading “Remove the Good to Get the Great”
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”
Welcome Your Struggles
Most of us are taught that life is better when we have less struggles, but I’ve learned over the past few years that embracing our struggles is important to living a fulfilling life. I have found that the more we avoid our problems, the more we struggle when we encounter them. There is a mentalContinue reading “Welcome Your Struggles”
50 Days Left in 2014
Mind blowing, right? 2014 went by faster than almost any other year before for me. This is the point where most people start slowing down, relaxing, buying eggnog and pie… However, if there are still big goals left on your list there is no reason you should be slowing down at this point. I wasContinue reading “50 Days Left in 2014”
You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Being Stuck
Success is a delicate balance of thinking and action. School taught us to analyze, to think, to dissect every single part of a problem to solve it. Sure, there is a time and a place for thinking, but it must never take the place of action, and it must certainly never happen before we take action. OurContinue reading “You Can’t Think Your Way Out of Being Stuck”
Doing The Job That Needs To Be Done, A Lesson From Theodore Roosevelt
In our journey to success, sometimes we lose focus on the job right in front of us that needs to be done. Theodore Roosevelt was always aware that he needed to focus on the job he was in instead of focusing on calculated moves to get him to the next position. [A]t one period [I]Continue reading “Doing The Job That Needs To Be Done, A Lesson From Theodore Roosevelt”
The Strenuous Life Manifesto 