Decide the 3 most important things to you. Do them as early as possible (or when there aren’t many distractions). Doesn’t matter how many hours or minutes you spend. As long as you do all of them, that counts as a productive day. This is often overlooked because other people — those influencers and so-called … Continue Reading →

Your 80-year-old self calls you. From the future. “Future self calling…” Would you answer it? Are you even ready to know what kind of person this stranger is? Say you muster all your courage and pick up the phone. But after the awkward introduction, your future self starts asking questions you never thought of. Then … Continue Reading →

Your house is most of the time open for those who want to visit. And these visitors often have different agendas. There are 4 groups: The first group wants to see you and spend time with you. They want to know about your life’s recent events. And they also want to share their recent life … Continue Reading →

Negative thoughts are self-inflicted. You’re the one creating them. Not your environment. Not the people around you. When things are not in your favor, do you complain? Do you blame others? Say something stupid? Or do you shut your mouth, take a deep breath, learn from it, and move on? You can’t control everything. But … Continue Reading →

A world of distractions: phones, media, people’s drama, people’s demands, and so on. Doomscrolling is now even a term. Instead of focusing only on a few things that matter — few things within our control — we tend to know almost everything. Useless information. What’s crazy is we accept it — as if it’s normal. … Continue Reading →

I don’t know… But I’m pretty sure that you used to smile often. You laugh. You jump around. You scream for joy. Wooooh! You even invited your friends for an overnight. And just watched TV or talked about random stuff. Then you made fun of each other. Painted the face of the first one who … Continue Reading →

A professional boxer told you many things about how to become a great fighter — just like him. But then you forgot most of the details even a few minutes after your conversation. And now you’re wondering why. Even worried about your poor memory. Truth is, unless you’re planning to become a professional boxer, you … Continue Reading →

Everyone has an excuse not to do what they’re meant to do. But what’s more disappointing is from the leaders. Because leaders are expected to make a difference. Leaders make things better. Leaders show people the way. Leaders spark change (if change is needed). It’s their job to be brave and decisive. Question — or … Continue Reading →

Anything could go wrong. Anything is uncertain. Nothing is perfect. It will never be. Pain and suffering are part of life. It’s impossible without them. It’s challenging. Stressful. Frustrating. And that’s the only way. The. Only. Way. If you often expect things to go that way… and you’ve trained and prepared yourself for it… You … Continue Reading →

I’ve heard it many times. People who attribute their success to luck, the universe, or god. “I got lucky!” “The universe made it happen!” “It’s God’s will!” For those who attribute their success to “luck”, I feel like they were just surprised. No expectations. They’re the right person at the right time. But I also … Continue Reading →

Almost everything in life is beyond your control. No matter how hard you try to make things happen, no matter how careful or calculated you are, there are forces at play that you’ll never predict. There’s no guarantee. That’s reality. And that’s the reason lessons come only after a bad experience. Bad experiences could be … Continue Reading →

The house you live in. The neighborhood. The people you love. Even the job or business that stresses you out. Today could be their last day. It’s the truth that nobody wants to talk about. Because it’s scary. Unimaginable. Nothing in this world is permanent. Nothing is guaranteed. And the only way you can appreciate … Continue Reading →

On May 6th, 1954, Roger Bannister became a household name. He ran a mile in 3 minutes and 59.4 seconds! But why is it such a big deal? Because at that time, everyone believed that running under a 4-minute mile was impossible. Experts claimed that the human body wasn’t built for that due to some … Continue Reading →

Years ago, I thought my life was dull. Ordinary. Plain boring. So I always say to myself that someday I will do great things. And so I did. Lots and lots of it. I admit that sometimes I still wish for more though. I mean who doesn’t want more abundance? More opportunities? More greater things? … Continue Reading →

The common advice is “Know the things that matter to you and focus on them. Ignore the rest.” While I like the directness of it, for some people it can be vague. So they tend to follow others. But we all know that following others isn’t always the best approach. Eventually it will backfire. Because … Continue Reading →