Almost 6 months ago, Giorgos and I, took a very bold and difficult decision.
Sudah menjadi hal yang biasa kita melihat hal-hal negatif ada di depan mata kita, misal pelanggar…
I used to listen to my parents when I was in high school. But when I was in college I…
Recently there has been a rise of scandals involving high profile individuals in different spheres such as politics and entertainment.
Di umur 27 tahun ini, gw sudah merasakan ada impian yang tidak akan terwujud, merasakan hasil akhir yang tidak berjalan sesuai rencana, merasakan menjalani…
In January 2017 I was struck by a quote that changed the way I think about reading.
We all have things or places that we take comfort in — a person’s company, a favorite author, a…
Yesterday, I bled for longer than I felt comfortable with. The area of skin wasn’t large, and I’d only had one small plastic flute of champagne before offering up the once-bare brown space on my finger to the elevated black cushion. The inside of my fourth digit, berry bruised and…
This is fantastic, Anthony Moore. Thanks for sharing you work. A few things in particular stood out for me:
When you are uncomfortable, you are growing.
Sometimes, I find my life stagnant. I wonder what I can do to improve my situation. Only to…
What began as popular, “Hello + (type month name here)!” post on Instagram, morphed into what could be considered a note to my younger self. Hindsight is typically 20/20 and here are the three…
Sometimes, it takes time and distance to see the mistakes we make.
The best advice is to develop yourself as a person and spend time with those who do the same. If someone doesn’t appreciate you for you, cut the cord.
9 to 5.
Character and intellect are the two poles of our capacity. One without the other won’t get us across the finish-line.
Knowledge and courage are the elements of greatness. They give immortality, because they are immortal. We are all the sum of what we know…
There are many great writers throughout history. Most are well-known and deservedly so. People like Montaigne and Machiavelli are well-known for having lived some 500 years ago.
JCole needs no introduction to any hip hop lover. He has a killer flow and mad beats…
There is something to be said for getting into the flow state. I’ve often written for hours on end. But I’ve also noticed my attention can begin to waiver and often requires more effort the longer I do the same task.
Definitely do what works best for you. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. But my guess is that most people…
This is a slap in the face in the best possible way. I am a polymath and I love learning, but too much of my time learning is also escapism. I don’t face challenges when there’s so many other things I can learn to run away from whatever problem I’m trying to avoid.
John, thank you again for your words of wisdom. As always, that spark some truisms in my life, and I hope in many others lives that read your articles. I get good takeaway information from your articles and each one that I read imparts words of wisdom. Not necessarily many, but at least one of two, OK maybe more than one or two. I believe that this…
We have via powers of observation determined gestation periods for humans, giraffes, elephants etc.; we know how long it takes different trees to arrive at maturity; we know how long it takes different crops — wheat, potatoes, sugarcane etc. to go from seed to harvest. We know how long it takes for a moth to transform into a beautiful butterfly. We…
1- Read every day. In order to be creative, you have to feed your mind with ideas. You have to allow…
Like all other Sunday, I spend most of my time relax, take a look back on what I have achieved for the…
I want to share with you guys a story over that I wrote over a few days on my facebook wall in regards to a monster that I used to constantly fight within my head.
It was the monster of binge eating.
I am all about chasing your biggest dreams and accomplishing everything you heart desires. I want you to squeeze every bit of juice out life and get the most out of it. This also means staying laser-focused in…
Most of the success literature is about how to work harder, longer, and smarter. There…
Are you happy with your current finances? Do your financial goals seem within your reach or impossible?
A few years ago, I got fed up with our financial situation. It felt like we were always spinning our financial wheels and never…
Great post, Thomas Oppong. In my experience, people like the habit of setting goals because it feels productive, but they underrate the confidence that comes with completing a daily list and the momentum that can be created. What’s helped me is setting even the most modest of daily goals (e.g. read 10 pages) that I know I can finish. Before long, finishing my daily list becomes a habit and then you start to roll.
Objective, Strategies & Action Plans — what are yours? Do you have an objective (Goal), a strategy to get there and action plan to put the strategy into place? This week I talk about an experience with a client and my students…
Life is a continuous evolution. The older I get, the bolder I get. Here are lessons I’ve learned so far during my time on this…
While it’s true you can benefit from certain things like investing more the earlier you start, age brings wisdom.
Wisdom allows you to leverage your existing strengths and quickly build new ones.
I spent 10 hours doing something that was insanely boring because of a stupid promise I…
I absolutely agree; I think blogging is a conversation, that I (or anyone) as a blogger, begin. To not comment afterwards is a social malfunction. Kind of like when 100 people wish someone Happy Birthday on Facebook and that person winds up posting a general thank you to “everyone” that wished them a Happy Birthday.
What if what you’re chasing after isn’t worth it?
What you see is what you get. Sometimes we get overwhelmed with what we’re supposed to be doing, we forget to live our own lives.
Responsibilities? Sure we all have them. But there is no rule that says they need to make our lives miserable.
Thanks for this post, Lolly, and all the work you do. This is such an important concept and a hurdle for so many. The thing I love most is when we take the first couple baby steps we realize that usually there wasn’t any reason for us to have fear in the first place, other than that old voice in our own head.
“Your purpose is always with you, it just shows up with a new assignment in different seasons.”
Wonderful post, Renee. This line especially stuck with me. It’s not always easy to understand what to do or why, but we can be sure there’s a reason we are where we are and should be grateful for the opportunities to serve others that are in front of us.
Thanks for sharing this, Kareem. Love the idea of two people honoring each other’s individuality and thus both becoming better in the process.
