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A Tale of 3 Homes

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , , on September 6, 2013| Leave a Comment »

3 silver keys

We all need a home, a source of constancy, a place to return to in order to gather strength, clarity, and equanimity. There are 3 homes with which to concern yourself.

The first home is your Home Team. These are the people you associate with and with whom you surround yourself. They act as your support, your competition, and your inspiration. As an introvert, I know far too intimately the comfort and pleasure of keeping to oneself, slowly transforming into a Zen-level hermit, but your home team can never be neglected. If you ask, “What’s the point? Why can’t I just spend all my free time on myself?” I will say this:

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2 Year Anniversary – Reflections

Posted in Asides, tagged , , on June 20, 2013| Leave a Comment »

desert reflection

This month marks 2 years since I first started my blog.  I feel honored to have received close to 20,000 views almost exclusively through word-of-mouth.  Thank you all, dear readers. If you feel that my writing has had a positive effect on you, then please pass it along. I would much rather spend what little free time I have in order to work on producing quality content than to spend it on aggressive advertising and affiliate marketing.

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An Engine of Success

Posted in Master Your Mind, tagged , , , on June 5, 2013| Leave a Comment »

a shiny car engine

I like to think of myself as a mechanic working to convert my mind into an engine of success. Like a piston pumping back and forth in perfect rhythm, I want my mind to produce the results I want, when I want it, and with predictable consistency. I want this because I understand that my role models did not get that way by making success a one-off mark, but by making it an unshakable habit. (more…)

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In Pursuit of Happiness, and Money

Posted in Step Up, tagged , , , on May 30, 2013| 6 Comments »

two dandelions

As many of you already know, I live in California now. Compared to New York, I am working twice as hard at my job to make half as much, which effectively means I’m making 1/4th as much. At first I was miserable, I’m not going to lie. Since I didn’t believe I could fatten up my bank account anytime soon, I chose to pursue my happiness without it. It took me a while to get here, but I can now say that I’m happier than I’ve ever been in my entire life. There are actually many reasons for this, but for now I’ll just discuss my top 4.

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Don’t Let Others Discourage You

Posted in Step Up, tagged , , , on May 29, 2013| Leave a Comment »

one against the crowd

Unexpectedly, I’ve found that the longer and harder I work on my blog, the more frequently and intensely others discourage me. I say “unexpectedly,” because I always assumed that all of my friends would be interested in encouraging me, as doing so would only embolden themselves in the process. Whenever I have supported a friend in their own journey, whether it was going back to school, or getting back into the gym, I have gotten back twice as much by way of my own motivation to be better. Regardless, I got to thinking about how most forms of discouragement arise from only 2 premises. I want to take this opportunity to debunk them so that you will have the antidote to these mental poisons should you need it:

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