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10 Lessons Learned as the First Employee of an AI Startup
10 Lessons Learned as the First Employee of an AI Startup
The good and the bad
Alberto Romero
Jan 17
3 Lessons I Learned Growing Up With Bottled Emotions
3 Lessons I Learned Growing Up With Bottled Emotions
Master your emotions and see how immensely you and your relationships will grow.
Aurellia T. Elisha
Jan 17
What True Hope Actually Means and How to Have It
What True Hope Actually Means and How to Have It
Because material hope is a dead end.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 17
We Don’t Need to Have Resources to Be Resourceful
We Don’t Need to Have Resources to Be Resourceful
How we can get through hurdles and adversity to achieve our goals in 2021
Midori Writes
Jan 17
How to Use an Obstacle to Catapult Your Success
How to Use an Obstacle to Catapult Your Success
The two keys: control your emotions and express your gratitude.
Jing Lin
Jan 17
Life Lessons I Learned From My Cage Fight
Life Lessons I Learned From My Cage Fight
Other than the fact that I wasn’t a very good fighter
Stuart Danker
Jan 17
Chess Can Actually Teach You Serious Life Lessons
Chess Can Actually Teach You Serious Life Lessons
I got into chess after The Queen’s Gambit.
Taylor Foreman
Jan 17
What To Do When You Can’t Figure Out Why You’re Not Doing What You Want (P.E.P.)
What To Do When You Can’t Figure Out Why You’re Not Doing What You Want (P.E.P.)
A Personal Evolution Process to get unstuck and create a simple strategy to easily do what you want and need to get done.
Darren Stehle
Jan 17
Science Reveals How Spirituality Improves Your Mental Health (Even If You Don’t Believe)
Science Reveals How Spirituality Improves Your Mental Health (Even If You Don’t Believe)
Even non-believers can benefit from spirituality.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 17
How to Harness Your Intuition and Use It to Take You Places
How to Harness Your Intuition and Use It to Take You Places
A plain-English, no woo-woo guide to your gut.
Taylor Foreman
Jan 16
The Most Overlooked Aspect of Meditation Is Not What You Think
The Most Overlooked Aspect of Meditation Is Not What You Think
Compassion is the actual gold at the end of the rainbow.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 16
4 Habits for Better Mental Health in 2021
4 Habits for Better Mental Health in 2021
We need to protect our mental health now more than ever.
Saarim Aslam
Jan 16
Self-Belief is the First Stepping Stone to a Better Self
Self-Belief is the First Stepping Stone to a Better Self
“Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be done, really believe, your mind will find the ways to do it. Believing a solution
Joxen
Jan 16
8 Ways That Flow and Timelessness Can Elevate Focus and Success in Your Busy Life
8 Ways That Flow and Timelessness Can Elevate Focus and Success in Your Busy Life
Transform your mind’s potential while bringing yourself more peace.
Tania Miller
Jan 16
30 Journaling Prompts to Help Live a Life of Purpose
30 Journaling Prompts to Help Live a Life of Purpose
A guide to help kickstart your journaling habit in 2021
Parv Sondhi
Jan 16
7 Ways to Keep Growing Even When Life Seems Overwhelming
7 Ways to Keep Growing Even When Life Seems Overwhelming
Demand feedback everywhere you go.
Taylor Foreman
Jan 16
3 Lessons I Learned Setting Holistic Goals
3 Lessons I Learned Setting Holistic Goals
It is never too late to set intentions for the New Year.
Jeffrey Keefer, Ph.D.
Jan 16
How I Used Warren Buffett’s Rule to Achieve My Goals 10x Faster
How I Used Warren Buffett’s Rule to Achieve My Goals 10x Faster
I built a company, traveled, and more.
Anthony J. Yeung
Jan 15
10 Life Lessons from 26 Years at Sea
10 Life Lessons from 26 Years at Sea
#3. Ignorance is curable.
Nic
Jan 15
Success Can Take Away More Than It Adds (If Pursued the Wrong Way)
Success Can Take Away More Than It Adds (If Pursued the Wrong Way)
A rant by T-Pain on his Twitch channel taught me the life lesson I didn’t know I needed.
Christian Pow
Jan 15
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Settle in a Relationship
5 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Settle in a Relationship
Coming to terms with a failed relationship is an opportunity for growth.
Razane
Jan 15
“Life Goes On” — Three Words to Get You Through the Most Distressing of Times
“Life Goes On” — Three Words to Get You Through the Most Distressing of Times
How Dwight Schrute, Robert Frost, and Friedrich Nietzsche taught me that I’ll be okay, no matter what happens.
Aushaf Widisto
Jan 15
Why the World Is Just a Great Mirror
Why the World Is Just a Great Mirror
The key to truly changing your world is changing yourself.
Neeramitra Reddy
Jan 15
Why I Stopped Being Vegan
Why I Stopped Being Vegan
My body and Mother Nature said it was time for balance.
Patrick Paul Garlinger
Jan 15
Mindful Eating 101: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
Mindful Eating 101: The Complete Beginner’s Guide
I want to change your relationship with food forever.
Shivendra Misra
Jan 15
How to Cultivate Intuitive Body Love With 5 Simple Practices
How to Cultivate Intuitive Body Love With 5 Simple Practices
#3. Practice body connection daily.
Allison Crady
Jan 15
4 Hard Truths to Surviving as a Modern-Day Storyteller
4 Hard Truths to Surviving as a Modern-Day Storyteller
The most important and ancient job in the 21st century
Taylor Foreman
Jan 15
Alcohol, the Bottomless Pit, and How I Leaped Out
Alcohol, the Bottomless Pit, and How I Leaped Out
How my journal helped me to trace the root cause of my dependency on alcohol
Madoc Maduka
Jan 15
5 Steps to Help You Make Decisions More Efficiently
5 Steps to Help You Make Decisions More Efficiently
I stopped being a perfectionist when I realised perfection doesn’t exist.
Ella Pearson
Jan 15
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