When someone tells us that they hate their life, what we usually hear is an ask for help to make things better. We respond by offering support and advice, by reminding them of all the good things in their life, or by trying to put their problems in perspective.
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It’s taking decisions for somebody else.
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Great leaders are not those who haven’t failed, but those who’ve tried even when they were petrified by failure.
I have failed in many things. In my relationship with myself, in other relationships and friendships, in starting businesses, launching products, making the money I want to make, putting ideas into action.
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There are different ways in which we avoid taking action towards the things we want to achieve. Sometimes we get stuck in analysis paralysis. Sometimes we engage in busyness, or activities which are not high priority. Sometimes we got back to the drawing boards and think we’re completely off the mark. Or we let our
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We often say that something is simple but powerful. And in many ways this is a misnomer. Things are often powerful because they are simple.
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Ready is nebulous. It’s a sliding scale. There’s no upper limit to readiness, and there’s no lower limit either.
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I am no stranger to overcoming addictions. I used to be overweight, I used to smoke, and I used to drink alcohol. Neuroscientist’s Andrew Huberman’s definition of addiction as “the progressive narrowing of the things that bring you pleasure” certainly resonates with my experience.
Three life-changing distinctions about addictions Read More »
In the search for self-improvement, we aspire to develop the desirable and get rid of the undesirable. We want to create happiness, success, love, peace. We look to develop the qualities we like about ourselves.
How to be impeccable – understand that you are not Read More »
I run 7 km in the rain this morning. I’ve had many runs in all kinds of weather—snow, hail, wind, rain, ice—in the last 18 months. I’d made a commitment to run six times a week and to make sure that nothing interferes with it, I decided to run first thing in the morning.
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