"Have you finished your homework yet?" Those dreaded words are every school aged kid's nightmare, the defining line in the sand between where the fun stops and the drudgery begins. We all have memories like this, of the moment when the ball in our hands is forced to drop, the bikes we are riding gets …
Continue reading I Think I’m Indecisive, But I Can’t Be Too Sure
I once stood upon a tall guard tower situated along the Great Wall of China, barely catching my breath with sweat dripping into my eyes, almost falling apart from the heat and the exertion it took to make it that far. Looking out from the window at the vastness all around, counting the great snaking …
Everyone remembers the stories of one kind or another that, growing up, your fed-up parents told you to get you to behave. If you don't eat your veggies, Santa Clause is not coming by the house this year. Or, the Tooth Fairy does not collect the teeth of little girls who don't brush them. The shapes …
Continue reading Education And Learning Are Not the Same Thing
Author's Note: Please Like and Share if you like what you hear, otherwise the Complaints department is at the bottom under the label 'Comments' 😉 See you next Wednesday! "Today, before we start, I want you all to close your eyes and visualize a pose that you feel an aversion to," my yoga instructor tells …
Author's Note: A day late on the delivery, wasn't feeling so good this week, sorry guys. As always, if you connect to what you read please Like and Share the post. Appreciate it! Don't settle. A classic piece of advice that is easy to give but a lot harder to follow. Nobody wants to believe they …
There's a popular joke which can be used right at the moment when someone is aiming at something, say, a dart at a dartboard. As they're lining up their shot, drop in with a, "Nice aim, but I'd be more worried about the people standing beside you than the board." Watch as laughter ensues! (unless …
Continue reading I Was Going to Write a Book, But Then I Got…Distracted
Would you work for free? Ever since we are born it is made clear that with work comes reward. When you did the dishes or cleaned your room, you received praise (or better yet, an allowance) from your parents. When you did well on a test or well on the course, you got recognition in …
Excuse me, do you have the time? We have all been asked this question before - or have found ourselves doing the asking - and the answer is usually as simple as checking a watch for reference, and passing the information along. And you're done! That's all that is required of these exchanges between two …
What do you want? No, seriously, stop for a second and think about it. What do you really want? Don't think about what other people want to hear, or what you think will make you look good and respectable - go deeper, be honest. If you want to be filthy rich, say it. Don't settle …
Continue reading You Are Not Fine if You Are Killing Your Own Dreams
“If you’re alive, you’re a creative person.” …
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