Time Blocking
“Time = life; therefore, waste your time and waste your life, or master your time and master your life.” Alan Lakein You know that feeling you get when you don’t know what to do? You’re not necessarily bored… but you’re unsure what you should be doing or working on? It probably makes you feel a […]
Miracle Medicine
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ~ Lewis B. Smedes Eva and her twin sister, Miriam, were only ten years old when they were taken to Auschwitz concentration camp during World War II. There, they became part of a group of children used for medical experiments. […]
You don’t see reality…
Found this on Facebook recently. What you see — whether good or bad — isn’t reality. But it is what’s real for you. If you want to feel different, you’ve got to learn to see differently. Here’s how.
Your Worry Window
“When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves.” ~ Victor Frankl What is “optimism”? Most people think it’s just about being happy, or pretending that things are not so bad, when actually they are. Like, if you lose your job, the expectation of someone with a positive […]
You’ve Peaked
You will never be happier than you are right now. It might be a little overstated — if today is a particularly bad day for you — but generally speaking, research shows that we all consistently fall back to our baseline level of happiness regardless of external events (and we are remarkably bad at predicting […]
The Grudge
Speak when you are angry – and you’ll make the best speech you’ll ever regret.” ~ Laurence J. Peter Our anger toward others says more about us than it does about them. In the 1963 bestseller, “The Fire Next Time” James Baldwin said, — “I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates […]
Your Brain is a Bird
“I think 99 times and find nothing. I stop thinking, swim in silence, and the truth comes to me.” ~ Albert Einstein Most people think they’re wasting time when they’re just looking out the window. In our hustle culture, you’re expected to always be doing something, checking things off that never-ending to-do list, or mastering […]
The Man With The Golden Arm
“I am only one, but still I am one. I cannot do everything, but still I can do something; and because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.” Helen Keller In 1951, James Harrison, age 14, underwent major chest surgery and ended up needing a large blood […]
The Potato Farmer & The Ultramarathon
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein In 1983, runners gathered at the starting line of the first annual Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon race in southeast Australia. As they prepared to run, many people noticed an older gentleman wearing work boots, farming attire, and no […]
Why, why, why, why, why
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” ~ Albert Einstein If you’re able to order electronics from Japan, wine from France, or if you’ve ever marveled at how supermarkets stock fruits and vegetables from all parts of the world […]