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Perfectionism is Boring
You know what stops most people from growth? Perfectionism. The illusive idea it’s not good enough. Or even worse, you’re not good enough. That’s a recipe for disaster. And it keeps many people (myself included) from trying out new things. Amazing things start to happen when you learn to move past your own perfectionist tendencies. […]
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The Road to Character
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 […]
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How to Develop a Learning Lifestyle
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 […]
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Discover the Hidden Power of Beliefs
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 […]
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Get a Better Life with Your Own Meditation Practice
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, […]
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How to Craft Your First Personal Mission Statement
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 […]