Who among us hasn’t dreamed of discovering the next big thing or designing a breath taking product or at least solving a personal situation creatively and brilliantly. The problem is, most of us just dream about it. The truth is that you CAN turn that dream into reality. Unfortunately, there is a common myth that you are either born creative or doomed to a mediocre...
For a few days last week, I spent a lot of time reading and playing video games. It was kind of out of the blue for me, so it didn’t take long for me to start asking myself why I was doing these things. What was triggering it was an avoidance of thinking about the pain in my lower legs. For several days, both of my ankles and...
While I’m not one to advocate many personal development hacks, there is one hack that I think everyone dedicated to personal growth and success should know about: have high standards for yourself. Unlike many of the other hacks you may read about, having high personal standards will almost immediately force personal growth, and will help you live up to your potential day after day — it’s...
People who often say they’re “too busy” or “crazy busy” sound like buzzing busy signals. And when you start sounding like an appliance, it makes it hard to connect with you. My reaction to your busy signal is much like that of Mindy Kaling, who sees stress as non-conversation: No one ever wants to hear how stressed out anyone else is, because most of the...