Every year I select my three words that will serve as guideposts for my efforts. I take time to reflect on the past year, what worked and what didn’t. I gain a clear picture of what I want the next year (and beyond) to look like.
Is it just me or are you also sick of people chasing likes? Of people showing off their “perfect” lives on Instagram, boosting their all-star profiles on LinkedIn, while sharing obsessive rants on Twitter? We live in a visibility culture where we’re constantly evaluating ourselves and others, based on some silly selfies and well-posed background…
In today’s world, change is the only constant. Major disruption lies ahead in virtually every industry. It’s scary and exciting at the same time. The average career consists of 80,000 hours. That gives you plenty of time to work on some of the most urgent global issues facing our generation. (You might be surprised, as…
To make any meaningful change, you need to start believing new things about yourself. This pattern became obvious to me as I looked back on my own growth from previous years. In 2014, I never saw myself as a “business person”… until that one summer when I started my online business. In 2015, I never saw…
If you’ve followed this blog for any length of time (you are, aren’t you?) you’d know that meditation has been a recurring theme for me this year. I first discovered meditation when I was in Australia. But it wasn’t until I was going mad from my master’s thesis that I returned to the practice. Now,…
We live in an exciting, but challenging time. Technology changes the way we live, work and lead. And let’s just say it’s easy to get lost in all the noise. What am I really doing with my life? How can I focus my efforts and make my greatest contribution? As Albert Einstein used to say: “We can’t…
Optimists and pessimists, we’ve all met both. An optimist is naive, overly enthusiastic, and has the head in the clouds. A pessimist is a true cynic, grumpy as hell, and expects the worst about everyone and everything. But there is more to optimism and pessimism than meets the eye. Seligman’s classic Learned Optimism reveals the differences between optimists…
In 1954, Walt Disney appeared on the front page of Time magazine. The title read: “Walt Disney – To enchanted worlds on electronic wings.” The “electronic wings” were driven by characters on a piece of paper. It was nothing fancy. But the ingredients behind his success still apply today.
Are you also scared of gyms? Me too, at least a little. Gyms make us self-aware and prone to constant self-comparison. “She’s way thinner than I am.” “Wow, look at how strong he is, I’m so skinny!” But these comparisons come at a price, and we eventually stop going to the gym because it’s no longer any…
Last week, we looked at the benefits of a good morning routine. A good morning routine, however, is obviously dependent on a good night’s sleep. We live in a fast-paced society that celebrates burning the candle at both ends. “I can sleep when I’m dead” is a badge of honour. Problem is, you struggle to wind…
I have recently re-committed to one thing that benefits me immensely — getting up early. The earlier I get up, the more I get done, and the better my day goes. But establishing this new morning routine has been hard work. It’s hard because I’ve just come back from my summer vacation, so naturally I’ve let…