When I was in middle school I had a dream of being an NBA point guard when I grew up. I’d practice basketball an hour or two everyday and I went from being absolutely horrible to being an above average player within a year. After that year I realized that although I enjoyed shooting and … [Read more…]
“I’m going to stop putting things off, starting tomorrow!” –Sam Levenson. I used to be a BIG procrastinator. I never did things until they absolutely needed to be done. If I was at an average weight I wouldn’t start working out until I got fat. If I had homework I wouldn’t start doing it until … [Read more…]
Wow. cameronchardukian.com has been up for more than six months now. There have been lots of sweat, blood, and tears that have gone into the community here, but I’ve loved every second of it and I’ve learned a lot. I’d like to thank Huan, Warren, and Kevin for their constant encouragement and always challenging me … [Read more…]
I remember when I first became interested in personal development. Like many people I tried to read every book that came out in an effort to “learn it all.” I never took action on the things I “learned” because I figured that if I just kept reading I’d become a genius and things would just … [Read more…]
A couple weeks ago my friend Huan and I were talking about content creation and how to generate ideas for creative endeavors. We talked about several common methods such as journalizing, drawing inspiration from other creative works, and pouring your ideas onto paper until inspiration strikes. While those are effective strategies in themselves, they’re also … [Read more…]
It happens to the best of us. You spend hours trying to solve a problem and eventually you get so frustrated you give up and call it a day. Only, you don’t. You go for a short walk and then BAM. It hits you. You run back to your office and you can’t believe how … [Read more…]
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…]
I’ve always thought a complete list of the Internet’s top personal development blogs would be a fantastic resource. As the saying goes, great minds think alike. Steven Aitchison and Brendan Baker have put together some awesome lists over the past couple years that clearly took a tremendous amount of effort to put together. I’ve found … [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…]