Yoga Instructor: Breathe in through your nose ... breathe out through your nose. Me: (thinking) in through my nose ... out through my ... this is interesting, I am going to do this when I get back to New York ... wait ... I should [...]
I'm on vacation now and I am the photographer for the trip. As I am sitting atop an elephant and waiting for the right moment to take the picture, I began to think about all the things I am missing just because I am trying to get a [...]
Right now, I am sitting in my room in Bali overlooking some rice paddies and doing ... nothing. I guess that's not entirely accurate since I'm typing this blog post but you get what I mean. I don't remember the last time I just relaxed like [...]
If you think sleep is a luxury for people with nothing to do, this article is for you. In our society today, sleep has become equated with the lazy and we view those who can function with 4 or less hours of sleep as superheroes or [...]
I want to be decisive. Why? Because decisive people are the ones that change the world and succeed in life. It's hard not to admire someone who is resolute. So how can we become more decisive? I used to think that being decisive was about [...]
One of my biggest struggles is finishing something that I started. I would always be excited and have all this energy in the beginning, but like a child with a new toy, the excitement fades away and the goal doesn't seem worth doing anymore so [...]
Tell yourself to stop reading this article now. Seriously, don't read any further. If you're still reading and you've read up to this line now, you have proven exactly why telling yourself to stop doing something never works. Just for emphasis: Don't think about what [...]
No one likes to be criticized. Dale Carnegie, when giving advice on how to influence people and win friends, tells his readers that there is never a good time to criticize. As you may have already concluded, not everyone agrees with Dale. I never liked [...]
Growing up, I always thought failing was a bad thing. No one wanted to fail. It was something I avoided or kept secret if it did happen. As I study more and more successful people, I realize that this type of thinking has held me [...]
Who says? This is one of the many limiting beliefs we place upon ourselves that stops us from living the life we want. We all experience setbacks not within our control but what we can control is our reaction. If we were born without fingers [...]
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