If you don’t learn to enjoy the rush of digging for gold, you’re unlikely to last long enough to actually strike gold. The prospect of striking gold might motivate you for a while, but...
Love The Process.
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Lapsed: How To Bounce Back When You Let It Slip.
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You were on the right track, but something has happened and now you’ve been derailed from the path you set out for yourself. We’ve all been there, probably more than once. Don’t be...
Discipline Is Freedom.
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Discipline is much like being your own parent. It’s about limiting the freedom to do as you please at any given moment, with the intent to secure better outcomes for the future self. And...
Never Ridicule A Person Who’s Trying.
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Don’t make fun of the foreigner trying to speak your language. Don’t laugh at the bony guy at the gym. Don’t mock the overly nervous girl trying to deliver a speech. Witnessing...
Setting The Bar: How Ambitious Should Your Personal Goals Be?
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“Do not to fly too high, because the heat of the sun would melt the wax, nor too low, because the sea foam would soak the feathers and make them heavy.” This was Daedalus’ warning...
Have The Courage To Be Rubbish.
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You can’t bring pride along for the journey of self-growth. You’ll have to be able to laugh at yourself for being absolutely terrible at something. When you’re planning to make a...
Setting Personal Goals Is NOT About Achievement. It’s Bigger Than That.
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Up until a couple of years ago, I always thought the point of setting personal goals was to achieve those personal goals. If it wasn’t for the achievement of those goals, what else could be the...
From Snowflake To Avalanche: All Big Changes Start Small.
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When you get hit by one snowflake, it’s not likely to have much of an impact on you. An avalanche, however, is capable of wiping an entire village off the face of the Earth. In the same way the...
The Benefit Of Running Without Headphones In.
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I run without headphones in. It gives me the bandwidth to reflect on life, at least until my internal voice takes over, questioning my sanity. ‘WHY are you still running when everything in your...
Why I Started Working Out In The Morning (I Am NOT A Morning Person).
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I’ve been a night owl since I was a kid. I tried to avoid morning people like the plague (how dare you be upbeat and energetic so early in the morning, while I am still trying to wake up?). As a...