Approx. Reading Time: 3 minutes What does the average person waste money on? Experiences or the latest tech, new outfits, and overpriced housing? For the few, they spend primarily on the former, while most waste their money on the latter. The Common Experiences of Living Paycheck to Paycheck We spend more than we make and it, too often, feels as …
Approx. Reading Time: 2 minutes Today, I stumbled upon this video tweet from Stephen C. Storey, discussing how we diminish ourselves by using the word “just.” Go ahead, give him a minute (53 seconds) of your time. Stephen acknowledges how the adverb, just, and other words like it minimize everything from accomplishments to skills to relationships to goals. Often without …
Approx. Reading Time: 2 minutes Since December I have struggled to cope with a series of traumatic events. On Monday, shit hit the fan. I broke down and completely fell apart. In the days since, I worked on reframing the experience. The first event that triggered the following more traumatic events left me feeling stuck. I could not comprehend the …
Approx. Reading Time: 5 minutes For a long time, I didn’t take the time to enjoy the day to day architecture of building the person I want to be. I wasted mind space and energy. Daily, I would go through the motions and felt frustrated by the distance of my goals ignoring the progress made and possibilities in front of me. …
Approx. Reading Time: 8 minutes Every day, we make thousands of decisions, both big and small. Many of these decisions occur, subconsciously, as habits and routines; while others, deliver a drastic impact on our lives whether realized or not. Our choices ultimately dictate our health, happiness, and well-being among other things. Life is a series of obstacles where your involuntary …
Approx. Reading Time: 5 minutes Each day, I wake up with a personal goal of being the best person I can be. However, this goal does not mean that I do the same generic things every day. I view each day as a new set of obstacles. Due to this, I define what will make me the best person I …