Work is essential to people for obvious reasons. If you don’t earn money, you can’t pay for a place to stay or food to eat. So I can see why many people put a lot of importance on getting and maintaining a job. However, there is a hidden cost to having a job. It takes […]
Time is the Most Important Thing You Own
Contrary to popular belief, you don’t come into the world with nothing but your naked self. You’re actually already in possession of one of your most important gifts: time. I like to imagine time as if you are given a certain amount of tickets at birth. At the end of each day, you hand in […]
Does Your Direction in Life Matter?
In general there are two types of successful people I meet. The first type know at an early age what they want to do and do everything they can to get there. The second type have a goal in mind and work hard to get there, but change goals half-way to finish in an entirely […]
Focus on the Impossible
I think many people really misunderstand what it means for something to be impossible. It’s a problem that leads people to impose limitations on the actions they take in life that they shouldn’t. If you think something is impossible to do, you won’t try to do it. Ultimately, this makes you miss out on great […]
11 Ways to Discover New Passions
I’m fascinated with passionate people. Some of them have such fire and drive in them that they completely captivate me even if what they do isn’t something I find all that interesting. I realize that not everyone is as lucky in discovering their passions. I’ve heard some people say that you either have it or […]
The Ultimate Motivation to Live Life to the Fullest
There really are only a fixed number of days you have on this planet. 28,616 according to recent life expectancy in the United States. Think about that for a moment. Your time is finite and can only decrease. Pretty depressing stuff, until you realize that knowing this can actually motivate you into making your life […]
Needs and Wants: Discovering the Subtleties That Can Change Your Life
I think it’s safe to say that when pressed, most people will be able to tell the difference between wants and needs. Yet, I see many people blur the distinction between the two using the words “want“ and “need“ interchangeably. Remember, nobody “needs” a big screen TV. However, the difference between wants and needs isn’t […]