Talent is one of those qualities people seem to really admire. And to a certain point, I can see why. It’s easy to look at someone successful like a big writer, artist or other professional and conclude that their path to greatness was due to some internal ability on one else has. Even recently I […]
Your Physical and Mental Limits Are an Illusion
If I asked you to tell me where your physical and mental limits are, would you be able to? How would you know they’re there? These aren’t easy questions to answer. But still many people go through their lives with the assumption that those limits are there. We tell ourselves that we can’t do something […]
I Wrote 10,000 Words Today, What Did You Do?
When you set your mind on something, it’s amazing how far you’ll go to achieve it. That’s the lesson I learned after almost seven hours of continuous writing. By the time the day finished, I had written 10,084 words, finished a lot of blog posts and obtained a huge sense of accomplishment.
7 Ways to Be More Interesting Than You Ever Thought Possible
Since I’ve arrived at my school in Morocco, I’ve had the opportunity to meet a wide range of people. Because it is an American school, the faculty is primarily composed of Americans, but there are still a lot of countries represented through many of the teachers and students. This means there are a lot of […]
Why It’s Hard to Do Things That Are Good for You
Remember when you were a little kid and your parents told you to eat your vegetables? I certainly do. And I also remember just how much I hated eating them. Everyone knows just how important it is to eat a balanced diet. In addition to that, people know how important it is to exercise regularly, […]
I’m Going to Morocco!
It’s still crazy for me to think about it, but in just a little over a week, I’ll be on a plane flying to Morocco where I’ll be living for the next two months. To be specific, I’ll be in Casablanca where I’ll be teaching at an American high school. It’s part of a program […]
Make Your Life Awesome by Thinking of it as a Story
A few years ago I was in a class where the teacher asked everyone to finish this sentence: “life is a…”. Apparently, how you finish the sentence reveals how you see life, your place in it and your overall outlook. I don’t know if that’s entirely true, but I can tell you mine seemed pretty […]