Have you ever thought about the purpose of your shadow? Is there a deeper…
Still Water
In the 7+ years that I’ve been a writer, covering music, sports, culture and everything else that I’ve had an opinion on, people have always…
Finishing another hypothetical New Year…
Hard to believe but these popular words of wisdom bear truth.
“Of all possessions a friend is the…
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time…
What are you good at? What are you terrible at?
It seems that the best stories of our life are found between the pages of our passport. IMD business school was a life changing destination.
No hay un método universal para lograr aquello que quieres. No hay manual. No hay fórmula mágica.
Edit: This is part of a series that culminated here, Next post. Previous post.
Edit2: I consolidated all the posts of the piscine daily posts here
Edit3: You can read up about what it’s like as a cadet at 42 here
Besides freaking out, there are five important things to do after an interview. In fact, the following…
It was September 28, 1998. Yom Kippur, the holiest of all Jewish holidays would begin at…
She was just a child when her mother died and left her in the care of strangers. None of them really able emotionally to show love. They did their…
The following is an internal memo I sent to our leadership team at Siege Media. I thought it…
“All white people are racist.”
That doesn’t leave much room for exceptions or differences in regions or cultures or national boundaries, does it?
So…does that mean that since I’m white, no matter what I do, I can never be not racist? Am I thus forever beyond redemption because of the color of my…
The truth is, the more you are told a lie, the more likely you are to believe it. How many times have you heard yourself saying ‘I heard that…’ or ‘did you know that…’ in conversation…
In writing the following, I speak as…
I have a good friend and colleague who is a very accomplished engineering leader. During lunch…
I guess this thing called minimalism has been there for a very long time. Saw many videos and read a lot of articles…
You wake up and you question if you can stand to crawl out of bed, and you will, of course, because of love and because of faith and because, quite frankly, you simply must (and also…
Last year, I joined a gym. It was shortly after a big change in my life…
Some time ago, I wrote about the experience of moving into the stage of spiritual adulthood, which I…
What’s your dream? Are you thinking of measuring success? Would you sacrifice what you…
I was in the ninth grade when for the first time ever, we had a ‘special class’. Special class used to be special for me, because we got to wear colored clothes instead of the school uniform. The special class lasted one hour. Twenty minutes more…
If anyone is out there having trouble getting a job, please know you’re not alone and that I believe in you. If not, well, here’s how my experience has been, for your happily…
“Good for you, but I just don’t think I would ever do that.”
What comes to mind when you think of Hawaii? It could be: surfing the waves, walking sandy…
The shipment was late. I wasn’t going to arrive until at least two in the morning. The desert now behind me, I crossed the…
Imagine meeting a total stranger on the streets who showers you with praise stating “Bro…
As You Sow, So Shall You Reap !!Everything that happens to you Good or Bad, according…
The bumper sticker was on the back of a huge pickup truck. I was driving through Denver, and we were at a stop…
Do you stammer? Do you know somebody who stammers? This article is for you if you do or if…
“It is your character, and your character alone…
It is absolutely possible to reach out and help someone in need today, no matter what status you are in, in any aspect of life. Taking the time out to help others feel loved and special by being compassionate and considerate could become a usual routine of our daily lives.
The seven steps to self-correction (yes — finally a list-icle)
So, I got my first nasty comment. It had to happen sooner or later, in this world of contrasts we all…
I can remember being back in Canada, my last few years there, driving my SUV and…
The day I am not a mom, not a wife, not an engineer, I am me!!!
The day I don’t clean,
don’t drive to practices,
don’t sweat about pickup & drops,
Seven decades in and I got nuthin’
I was born in 1955. A baby boomer. I am now in my seventh decade and it is time to reflect and pass along my life’s experience and wisdom.
In a perfect world, no one would ever have to click on this awful, condescending article… Well, News Flash: The world is…
I don’t read alot! Yes I don’t.
It was the 24th of November, 2008 that my uncle had to travel to Mumbai for a business…
Sometimes you struggle with the way family sees you. Maybe you were the black sheep that never does anything right. Or maybe you have some conservative family members that love you, but consider you a failure because you are not married and with children, the more, the better…
To Whom it My Concern:
“Adam, you need to understand..I don’t think it’s going to work out.”
The quality of your relationships has a direct impact on how you enjoy life.
When I wake, the tops of my legs are still sore from the personal training session 3 days ago, my upper lip is quite swollen and I have redness and bruising around my chin. I guess you have to pass through ugly on your way to pretty. (In more ways than one.)
(Everyone hates their own photo so I apologize to Z and Anke if you don’t like this one. But we do ❤).
Work and Play:
We all know that famous saying, “ all work and no play makes jack a dull boy!” terrifying given how Nicholson portrayed it, but the true…
We wish things fall into place all the time, but sometimes, they do not fall into place and all you wish you could do is to give up and…
I hate you. It sounds extreme but it’s true. You took everything that I once loved and ruined them. Or maybe I did…
Recently I moved. I’ve lived with my boyfriend for 2 years in two different cities, and 2 different countries. Moving is a struggle. I hate it. I hate packing and unpacking. I hate cleaning. I hate having the do all of that on top of admin and phone calls and key handover and…
My friends, it’s been an amazing August. Were all of you productive? I know summer is sort of over and stuff but look on the bright side…
..Hmm.. Well, there’s Fall I guess?
I have a hard time remaining positive…
I started going to therapy three weeks ago. I also lost a side hustle, then gained a side hustle (still…
All the days are long, but the weekend days are the longest because these are the days I used to fill with him. And it especially sucks because it’s summer and everyone is out doing stuff with their partners and friends and kids having fun and I’m not.
‘I came to the sick’
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when your path is painted black
all of a sudden, unplanned shades
of fear, pain, sadness
stretch their strokes
We live in a time where we can “see” everything.
We can predict almost anything because everything has already been analyzed, done, said or written before.
But it turns out that the really important things, the things that can change our lives…
At times, the pain goes away without us even realizing it.
The holiday is over… well, it was over since last week but I am already looking forward to the…
Mistakes are constantly made from an average person. It does help us to make a choice, wiser decisions for tomorrow. But…
Personally, I freak out when something changes in my life. It stresses me out. I’ve been working in this job for almost 4 years and I got a new one which is different in so many aspects and I need to adjust so many things and learn new stuff all over again. Even though it is a positive change, I am worried and I…
Sometimes we get things a little mixed up, or we lose the true meaning of a phrase over time.
“Jack of all trades, master of none.” This is one phrase in particular that gets interpreted or misused quite often. When it’s being quoted, those…
It’s fantastic to hear that large organisations like PWC are embracing more…
One of the biggest fears we all have is the fear of making mistakes. We are terrified…
Ideas come from conversations with real people.
They don’t come from watching Netflix.
Ideas come from reading meaningful books.
I had a large bag of picnic goodies slung over one shoulder, its bulk causing my arm…
So before I start off, I’m just going to say that I constantly struggle to be on time and when…
I have been battling with the ‘be happy’ mentality for quite some time. What I mean by this is that when you’re…
It sounds the easiest thing in the world doesn’t it? Just being yourself. But I know lots of people who head in…
“Just living is not enough……
Often Life throws you a curveball and you wonder if you knew then what you know now — would you have made the same decisions?
If you’re serious, it starts with a decision — a big decision.
Big decisions usually occur when you’ve hit rock bottom.
If you want to avoid that “rock bottom” state of affairs . . .
It took me some time to realize that I was on the wrong path. That the work I was doing for a living was no…
Keep a journal for how your life was, I’d love to read it. I’d love to look into the notebook of your heart and…
(Level 1 of Smile Longer: Just smile) This article from Medium is well worth a read. It just might buck you up:
By nature, the human being loves what is good for him and dislikes what is bad. With the time, and let’s say, education, culture and other influences, starts to dislike what is good for him and love what is bad.
Author Paul Theroux, no slouch at journeying, once wrote “I think it has to be agreed that travel is generally an…
Finding someone who hears the call of my soul is a…
We have all experienced conflict at some point in our lives. These conflicts may have had a major impact on the quality of some of our relationships, either in a positive or detrimental way.
At some point in the last decade each of us has looked into the mirror and the image we saw shocked us. We might fool ourselves into thinking, “This is just part of aging,” or, “Welcome to world of being forty,” or thirty, or fifty, etc.
Being nice and kind never backfires. It is only your perception of how it is being received by the…
Your life can be measured by the size of the problems you seek to solve , the more number of problems u r trying to solve at a time shows that u r not focused , it’s shows u r not working towards a goal or purpose , u have limited resources physical as well as mental resources , when u try to solve many things at a time , u have to make several…
The phone buzzes. It’s 3:00AM. Adrenaline shocks my chest as it always does when awakened this way. I look at the name, my brother. I’m relieved by this, even though I brace for a…
Gen Cruz
Do you have any ideas of how to avoid Facebook and still run a very vibrant Bible Study Group?
Posting to Facebook really is not what I want to do — or Twitter, or Instagram.
But how do we get the word out there about books, offers etc.
Blessings
Janis
Life Lessons on Loss From a Tree Named Bob
When Bob texted one evening, I never expected it was to tell me he had died.
I have off today, which I’m not at all used to — a weekday off — and I don’t know, frankly, what to do with myself. In my younger, bohemian days I did — I was more comfortable doing nothing, or variations on nothing (‘nothing’: like reading or meditating or walking; nothing productive). The time off throws me…
I like to play tickling monster with my preschool students. It seems that they really enjoy the moment and laugh freely.
There is one of my beloved students that I’ve just found out he really likes being tickled. He never speaks to me & other teachers in the class before…
Last night I was in Bangkok and I couldn’t sleep. It was already almost bright so I don’t even know if I’m using “last night” right. I decided to pick up my kindle and look for a new book to read. And there I found it. It’s called “Carry On, Warrior” by Glennon Doyle Molten. The title of the…
I am not an artist. I consider myself ‘artsy’ but in no context ever would I introduce myself as an…
During the next academic year. I’m getting old. If you do not mind me asking — how old are you Maarten van Doorn? I was reading your work and thinking to myself how bright of a future you have on here and off. My dad always told me to think like a philosopher but speak and write like a truck driver and you have that down pat already. Unfortunately I…
After we’ve taken the time to ensure we understand our own values and beliefs, it’s time to start “publicly” reclaiming our authentic self.
Honest self-expression requires us to gather lots of courage to remain true to ourselves. This is especially…
Kris Gage , I simply adored how you wrote this! Great tips.
“My balls and my word is alls I have.
What you gonna do to me? Scars will scab.”
Nothing much in life is permanent.
Not the joy, nor the sorrow.
The days are shorter; the temperature is dropping. A new season is approaching.
The People You Love Are
Jealous is the word which connects with the bad character. But that character is a human nature one. Everyone sometimes gets…
One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced on this journey is trying to reconnect with who I am as I move forward…
Imagine an ideal world without discrimination, hunger, thirst, violence and injustice. An ideal world with endless possibilities. That’s just… perfect!
I stopped at the market to pick up my lunch. I proceed to the check out line and…
Structure is my friend and my new CEO.
Of the people reading this, there’s a pretty good chance that your life is pretty damn good.
So good in fact, that 90% of all the other humans on the planet don’t have it as good as you currently do.
(Learning can sometimes be awkward and public)
As human beings we learn more from adversity.
I am a graduate from the University i have used today in my Quote, “The Ravenshaw university”, a reputed one in Odisha/India for its Education…
Breathe in and breathe out.
Maybe the problem is that we’re asking men to respect women, when we don’t respect…
Un autre chemin…
C’est lorsque je regarde le lierre pousser là où il peut, grandir, s’étaler, s’implanter là où il se trouve. Et tout ceci sans perdre…
Answer: Our entire life experience, including work place stress, is a direct result of the thoughts and beliefs we accept into our consciousness. Stress has no existence apart from the thought or belief that is at the moment sustaining it. In other words, there is…
… dan jika hari ini aku ditanya tentang hidup
Bagiku hidup adalah
Serangkaian respon
Atas kehilangan
Juga mendapatkan
Une soirée des plus banales se termine. Les étudiants bruxellois sont déjà bien imbibés et…
I never met John McCain, but I wish I had. It seems that there is a lot that we can learn from his…
Bucks Fizz
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“Dope. Nerdy. Ambitious.” invites you on India Rochelle’s personal quest on the road to discovering her purpose…
When I was young I had a very strong need to keep my family members calm and safe. As the oldest of 4, I was…
We each walk our own paths, exactly how it is supposed to be.
I took a trip to Moscow recently and on my way there I read Fight Club 2. I wasn't satisfied with the whole comic book experience…
Our professional education system (especially from 11th standard till Doctorate) is actually about producing the…
By Andriea Denise
There is something really funny about this place isn’t there? There is a lack of pretentious behavior, mostly. People have friendly conversations instead of singing mud at each other.
And, we can discover beer people, their experiences, and their perspectives and learn from them, grow a little because of them, and get a…
Everything has a price.
When I was at war, in the barracks I had a calendar posted on the wall next to my bunk. When I actually had…
Read this article again, and “ Just because someone makes a lot of money, doesn’t mean they keep a lot of money” is completely True. Just wrote about the low correlation between income and wealth. The biggest thing we can control is our savings rate.
My mom was one of my best friends. We talked almost every day before she died. Most often, we talked about…
Stay in school. Go to university. Get a great job. Find someone to love. Buy a house. Get stuff. Get more stuff. Have a family. Get more stuff and a bigger house and a newer car and more and more.
I was challenged last week by a reader that I can sound judgemental. It is probably time…
So very true, Steve, our attitude is how we deal with the ins and outs of everyday life. Feeling more optimistic lets us see in the world in a positive way. It makes solutions much easier to find.
Every person has many roles to fulfill. We are daughters, sons, parents, husbands…
*Greed*
Many greedy leaders in the past have destroyed Thier businesses.On the other hand, an ambitious leader generates prosperity for everyone and is an inspiration to others.So better be far away from greed.
I read an article the other day by a guy who works with senior executives to help them plan their next role.
In it he said he always asks his clients one telling question.
I’ve noticed that in this generation, dating has been very disposable. People just go on to the next right after another. Or people just don’t wanna try anymore. People have become smart and it results to them not opening up and not actually seeing what could’ve been…
Akala nyo kau lang iiyak excuse me c clouds din kc my ng wish , sino ang ng wish !? sympre ang halaman doon og halaman dito , tarai nya diba ? diba ?
Stay true to your process and don’t be under pressure because of your brother, friend, neighbour, colleague’s progress and achievement. Remember he or she started from somewhere. No one wakes up one morning with an idea and the next day that idea turns into a billion dollar company. Like a little baby…
Hello there, its me again… well, i just want you to let you feel that in the rp, im not the only one involved. I want you to be involved too.. For me, when a people sacrifice, they sacrifice their own happiness to us. they sacrifice the love for us… even gratitudes, in the way of sacrificing…
You are the re-maker
Create a new you
Zoom! Zoom!
If not now when?
It’s worth making time to find the things that really stir soul, that’s what makes…
