I generally like to look on the bright side of things. There is good in everyone if you just look closely. At the same time I try to be a realist. As good as people are, they sometimes do some really unethical things. I once read that 53% of all resumes and job applications contain […]
Insights from My Camel Trek Into the Sahara Desert
I’ve had a long fascination with the Sahara desert. When I was a little kid, I watched TV shows depicting the desert as teeming with bandits, nomadic tribes, oases and high adventure. So when I heard you could actually trek out into the Sahara and spend the night in a nomadic Tuareg camp, I jumped […]
7 Ways to Stop Wasting Life and Start Living It
We’ve all heard that life is short. There’s just not enough time to do everything that we’d like to do. I know I still have a lot of things I still want to accomplish before I die. It sometimes seems never-ending. But the problem isn’t that life is too short. It’s usually because we’re not […]
What if There is No Someday?
Do you have a big goal you want to do “someday”? Whether you say you’ll do it tomorrow, next month, next year or just plain whenever, it’s that thing you just seem to keep putting off into the future. I think everyone can relate to this. We all have that goal we want to do, […]
The Beginning of Wisdom Starts by Saying I Don’t Know
I write a lot about the things I know on this blog. For once I want to switch things up a little and talk about those things I don’t know. I’d hate to admit it, but that’s a lot. Even though one of my long-term goals is to learn everything, there is still a lot […]
Special Update: I’m Writing an eBook
‘ I have two big things to cover in this post. From the title, you can probably guess that one of the announcements is the start of a new ebook. Yes, it’s happening. I’m putting together a lot of information into an ebook for this blog. It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while […]
3 Traits that Help Build Long-Term Success
We’ve all heard that success doesn’t happen overnight. A lot of articles have already been written on the subject. It’s generally agreed that it’s much better to take the long-term approach to success. And that makes sense. Big goals and achievements take time. It might take months or even years to reach some of the […]