I see a lot of people worrying about what he said she said. He said being a writer’s lame. She said I should give up on my dreams because I’m never going to accomplish shit. Look, it’s bullshit that people are ripping on you and your dreams, but you know what’s even more pathetic? The … [Read more…]
Do we live in a world where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer? No doubt. But don’t we also live in a world with an incredible amount of rags to riches stories? For sure. However, this brings up an even more important question. What’s the difference between the poor man who keeps … [Read more…]
We had completely separated ourselves from the pack. I had been the leader the whole race, but we were now neck and neck running stride for stride in the final straightaway of the 800m. He was pushing me to my limits, but with less than 10m to go I was still in the lead. The … [Read more…]
The idea of momentum is really interesting. I’m not a sports junkie anymore, but when I used to be a big fan I remember momentum being mentioned by the losing coach in almost every post game interview. Often along the lines of “We were playing well, but we made a few mental errors, and after … [Read more…]
Accomplishing any meaningful goal takes sustained effort over a long period of time. Life is a marathon, not a sprint, and unfortunately it’s easy to get burnt out from time to time. That’s why I’ve put together a list of 100 motivational quotes compiled from previous blog posts as well as my twitter account (Update … [Read more…]
If you’ve been following my blog since the very beginning you may have read my post on Why I Love Everyone. In that post I said you’d live a happier existence if you did your best to understand and love everyone. I still stand by that. Let’s be honest though, 99% of the world doesn’t … [Read more…]
Take a minute to step back and look at your life. Look at all the things you’ve overcome. Look at your current struggles. Look at who you once were. And look at who you want to be. After you’ve done all that imagine a bottle of water. Alone water has no form. Rather it’s flexible … [Read more…]
“’Cause sometimes you feel tired, feel weak, and when you feel weak, you feel like you wanna just give up. But you gotta search within you, you gotta find that inner strength and just pull that shit out of you and get that motivation to not give up and not be a quitter, no matter … [Read more…]
You can’t operate at 100% efficiency 100% of the time. I’ve tried. All it leads to is burn out and disappointment. More than that, however, I’m not sure why you’d want to. Something I really don’t like about the productivity movement is people misinterpret it and turn themselves into robots. Despite common belief, productivity isn’t … [Read more…]
Something I’ve been thinking about a lot lately is when is it too late to pursue your dreams? When is it too late to become the person you were meant to be? After a lot of debate I think I’ve finally come up with the answer. It’s never too late, until you think it is. … [Read more…]