WHY ARE YOU ALIVE
Why are you here? You had a 1 in 400 trillion chance of being born… so why you? We’re not here for a long time, were here for a good time. Since you’re here for a short time what’s the point of your life? Do you believe that your life has purpose or are youContinue reading “WHY ARE YOU ALIVE”
SUFFERING
The Power of Suffering “Don’t throw away your suffering. Touch your suffering. Face it directly, and your joy will become deeper. You know that suffering and joy are both impermanent.” – Buddha Buddha said it best, suffering is temporary. We all suffer everyday, whether its getting up early for work or sticking to your newContinue reading “SUFFERING”
MY IDEAL LIFE…
What does my ideal life look like… I’m confident to say that I am very clear on exactly what I want my ideal life to look like. When I visualize my perfect life I can easily fill my time with all the things I enjoy doing like writing books in inspirational places, racing Ironman triathlonsContinue reading “MY IDEAL LIFE…”
WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?
Mindfulness isn’t difficult – we just need to remember to do it! – Sharon Salzberg, New York Times bestselling author and teacher of Buddhist meditation practices. First of all, what is mindfulness? Mindfulness by definition according to google is a mental state achieved by focusing one’s awareness on the present moment, while calmly acknowledging andContinue reading “WHAT IS MINDFULNESS?”
BENEFITS OF MEDITATION
Meditation has become very mainstream these days but most people still don’t adopt a meditation practice. If you know something is healthy for you, why not give it a try? And if you’ve given it a try but haven’t received any benefits from it I can understand but the number one excuse I hear fromContinue reading “BENEFITS OF MEDITATION”
CHOICES
We all make choices. We choose what we eat, we choose what time we wake up, we choose to have that last alcoholic beverage before we drive our car but how much do you actually stop and think before you make your choices? The simple fact is that every single time we make a choiceContinue reading “CHOICES”
PERSONAL FINANCE
I just finished reading a great book called “The Psychology of Money” by Morgan Housel (linked at the bottom of this blog post.) Published in September of 2020 this book has already sold over 500,000 copies and I’m confident this book will gain even more steam. The author has a very “different” outlook on personalContinue reading “PERSONAL FINANCE”
HUMILITY
WHAT IS HUMILITY AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT Humility – the quality of being humble. Humble – having or showing a modest or low estimate of ones own importance. Back in 2005 I was a little, know it all, arrogant, obnoxious 8th grader (as most of us are at 14 years old) and I playedContinue reading “HUMILITY”
WAKING UP EARLY
After I published my last blog post on Optimizing your life (linked here) I had been asked some great questions. One question that was asked by a friend of mine was “Where do I start?” – great question. You would think that there is an easy place to start and the answer would just fly off myContinue reading “WAKING UP EARLY”
WHAT YOU PERCEIVE YOU BELIEVE
June 8, 2021 “The world is nothing but change. Our life is only perception.” – Marcus Aurelius Imagine growing up in a third world country 20 years ago. You have no cell phone, no money to travel, no TV. You have never left your village let alone gotten on an airplane and you have noContinue reading “WHAT YOU PERCEIVE YOU BELIEVE”
OPTIMIZING YOUR LIFE FOR GREATNESS
Learning how to optimize your life.. When I set out on my personal growth journey back in 2015 I was truly starting from the ground up. I had terrible habits of sleeping in until 10am, smoking weed everyday, watching countless episodes of Law and Order and eating so many sour patch kids I couldn’t evenContinue reading “OPTIMIZING YOUR LIFE FOR GREATNESS”
HOW TO BECOME A MASTER AT LIFE
One time in Italy a woman saw Picasso on the street. She ran over to Picasso and asked him if he would take a few moments to draw her something on the back of a napkin, Picasso reluctantly obliged. Picasso started to sketch a marvelous creation on the back of her napkin and after justContinue reading “HOW TO BECOME A MASTER AT LIFE”
HABITS
“Motivation is what gets you started, habit is what keeps you going.” – Jim Rohn When first working with a new life coaching client I try really hard to dive deep into their current habits and ask questions that will help me uncover not only their bad habits – but their good habits as well.Continue reading “HABITS”
GROWTH MINDSET v FIXED MINDSET
I’m currently in the middle of reading “Mindset” by Carol S Dweck, PHD. It’s a very interesting read that discusses the two types of mindsets us humans have – Growth Mindset or a Fixed Mindset. In a fixed mindset we rely on our natural abilities for achievement, accomplishment, and success. With this fixed mindset ourContinue reading “GROWTH MINDSET v FIXED MINDSET”
BUILDING YOUR WILLPOWER MUSCLE
Willpower and Self Discipline It’s said that willpower and self discipline are muscles that we as humans have the ability to develop and grow stronger. Now I am not a scientist but i have read plenty of books that can attest to this and prove that this is true. There are many things in lifeContinue reading “BUILDING YOUR WILLPOWER MUSCLE”
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