Have you ever thought that you’re not intelligent enough to do something? That you’re not as…
“What a bitch of a day!”
“When the why is clear, the how is easy”
As the comments, likes and what’s app messages pour in following the award photo I uploaded today, I sit here on the sofa in my pjs – where I have been for the last few hours – trying to reflect on the day.
Seriously, I look at myself in the mirror and realize that I’m as baller as they come.
By Glenn Kelman, CEO of Redfin
The generalist gets a bad wrap and sure, a lot of it is warranted. When we think of a generalist we…
It probably comes as no shock to those who know me that my mornings are entirely ritualized. Sure, I struggle to get out of bed just like most people, but once I’m up & at ’em, I’m pretty much ready to be out the door in fifteen minutes…
Let’s be clear:
The creative business is evolving at a really rapid pace and like you already know, you better keep up. In my career as a designer, their were a few practical things I learned along the way. And I’m not talking about design or technical…
It is true that the splendor of a young man is in his strength and the strength of the young is supposed to be…
I find reading Trading Psychology 2.0 deeply insightful, eye-opening and a great…
IDENTIFY THE STRESSORS THAT ARE KILLING YOUR PERFORMANCE.
Family. Friends. Bosses. Weather.
What is it? What are they?
Being the second daughter of a Nigerian immigrant, I have been exposed to the intersection of culture all my life. With a…
Simple but effective!
You become like the average of the five people you hang around most.
Choose wisely!
This is the best article I’ve read un medium. Truth flows through it, like the river through our lands. Thanks!
Compound time is another way of saying do more with less. It’s about deliberation and thoughtful reflection. To speed up, you have to slow down, stop, and reflect.
It’s easy to get caught in the rat race and lose sight of the forest for the trees. This is where sufficient sleep, journaling, mindfulness meditation, or just a…
My Day Was Going Wrong Until I Did This…
It’s very rare that I have a bad day. Yes, I have plenty of “bad” moments throughout any given day, but it’s not a…
What is a book? It may seem like a silly question, but have you ever considered what…
Simon is crumbling under the pressure. He is aware of this but doesn’t know how to pull himself out of…
I have watched the Formula 1 racing since I was a little boy. The F1 Sundays were one of my dad’s favorite moments. We boys flocked onto the couch, and sometimes we even had some popcorn.
I remember Rosberg, Prost, Senna, Häkkinen, Hamilton and Rosberg…
There are two things I know for certain that feed my soul on a regular basis: music + yoga. Say what you will about each, if…
“Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to…
After discovering that we are all a bunch of hamsters spinning wheels, I felt trapped. I started to see my behavior pattern to avoid my biggest horrors is directing causing them to come true. And the same goes for everyone.
This blog is not supposed to go viral. It’s not supposed to get shared hundreds of thousands of times. It’s simply a…
If there is one thing that would have made me a better salesman when I was out in the trenches daily, it would have been to more forcefully ask clients, “why are you here?”
The inciting event is the most telling marker of where a client is at in the process of buying what…
I call self critique self-talk. Whenever I hear myself saying something or whenever I say something aloud, I catch myself if it’s something negative.
In place of the negative I replace it with something positive I have done and the focus on the potential solution instead of the negative thought.
Think You’ve Reached Your Limit? Here are 6 Steps to Help You Break Through.
“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly but rarely admit the changes it has…
“Here is a drawing of one of the New York Repertory Orchestra…
Peak performance is about paradox. Be intense and stay relaxed at the same time. Play with bravado and humility…
On Saturday, October 7th, 2017 at 1:50 pm, I was driving to a wedding near Kawartha Lakes, ON. It wasn’t a drive I had done before…
Life’s Play…..A Drama
I came to realise that life is like a drama, a play. It plays out scenes across…
I’m a preacher. One of my favourite sermons praises ease and comfort in one’s dance, one’s body, and one’s life. Do less, then less again. Go with the flow, set restrictions free, find peace, find silence, find quiet. Then you achieve enlightenment and win a free lotus trip to Nirvana.But I love…
This is a great strategy. I would argue though that this is essentially creating a new positive habit.
Also, excellent advice on shifting the self-talk from “can’t to don’t.” Precision in words and positive self talk is also key. If you keep telling yourself you can’t, you won’t.
Home
The way I know I’m home is by the laughter.
The laughter that howls into the night,
Loud enough to be heard outside the brick exterior.
The walls are pounded by sound in a terrifying, exuberant way,
Where your eyes at, honey? Everything is a matter of perception
Our own narratives haunt us as we seek to understand someone else’s perspective. These stories we tell ourselves (about what we believe, about the other person, about why we’re right, etc.) aren’t always obvious…
by jessica darcy
My mother always told me I was the strangest baby she’d seen. Not that she didn’t love me completely, but she had started with the eldest, Breanna, and she was the cutest baby I’d ever seen. I had big eyes “like an alien” and always had my first two fingers in my…
Excellent advice. I journal morning and night. I’ve kept a dream journal for the last 3 years. It’s amazing what the mind reveals while you’re sleeping.
If you’re like me, you may find yourself desperately missing being in school. If you’re a recent graduate, this…
Your power comes from within, honey!
Butterflies don’t start out their life as beautiful creatures able to soar.
Today’s society is wrapped around technology’s finger. It is so easy to get caught in the social media beam. Everywhere we…
Time to reignite the fire within
It’s hard for me to believe this even as a write it, but this week marks the two-year anniversary of MindfulMBA. This sweet little…
Thanks my dude I really appreciate it!
Grow.
I looked out and saw the pumpkins that I planted at the beginning of the summer beginning to bloom. I didn’t do…
Simple but hard for me at this point : Code for five days in a row, impacting at least half a KLOC per day by adding new code or refactoring.I have just such a challenge fail behind me but I have learned a lesson, journalled it and this post is the second result. Once the 5 Day Challenges have…
These tips will help you predict the future. It’s based in science and human psychology. You won’t see a 100% increase in accuracy, but even if you can squeeze out a 10% increase over your competition you will outperform them over time. Because many small wins add up to a big win in the long run.
