goal setting
Navigating Life’s Currents: One Important Lesson from Open Water Swimming
I'm training for my first Olympic-distance triathlon, and because I didn't swim growing up in NYC, I've been focusing on my swim technique in an indoor pool. Swimming in open [...]
What I Learned Writing My First Book
I wasn't sure if it was going to happen. I mean, I've always thought about writing a book but to actually do it feels a bit surreal. Looking at the stacks [...]
Look Back, Project Forward, and Stay Present
In the last days before the new year, it's an opportune time to bring the past, present and future together. Let's start by ... ... looking back. Reflect on [...]
How to Be Happier Today Than You Were Yesterday
When I ask parents what they want for their kids, the most popular answer I get is: “I just want my kids to be happy” In the United States Declaration [...]
Focused Execution – How to Turn Dreams into Reality – Part 3
This is the final article of the How to Turn Dreams into Reality Series. If you haven't read Part 1 - Setting Proper Goals or Part 2 - Creating an [...]
How to Worry in a Good Way
"Don't worry. Be happy." Just four words with two simple suggestions. Yet, it's easier said than done. Why is that? Think about it for a few seconds before reading on. "Don't [...]
Creating an Effective Plan – How to Turn Dreams Into Reality – Part 2
The first part of this 3-part series on turning your dreams into reality showed you how to properly set goals. If you don't have a goal or remember how to [...]
Proper Goal Setting – How to Turn Dreams Into Reality – Part 1
We all have dreams. But why don't we pursue them? Why do we go on doing what we don't like to do just because we're supposed to? Why don't we [...]
30 Qualities that Make Ordinary People Extraordinary
Warren Buffett is successful in investing and building long-term businesses. Bill Gates is successful in creating a software empire that has changed the way we use computers. Gandhi was successful [...]