Who is this post for? – This post is written for those young professionals that feel lost as they embark on their new career. Why am I writing this? – Because I WAS one of those lost souls as I started my new career as an engineer with a large aerospace corporation. I’m writing this …
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The Ripe Stuff
Why Skills Trump External Validation on the Quest to Becoming MORE Introduction As a studious young boy in grade school, my grades were well above average. I was humble about it, too. I was constantly awarded the coveted “A honor-roll” certificate, a testament of my “competence”. My drive to constantly study so that I could …
Extreme Leadership: Three Leadership Principles to Live By
Introduction Much has been written on the subject of emotional intelligence and emotional maturity, and yet we are filled with daily frustrations, anger, passive aggressive behavior, are defensive, and worst of all – seek to control others. These are all classic signs of emotional immaturity. So what is emotional maturity? As holistic psychologist guru Dr. …
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Self-Belief Is Not Enough: You Must Grow Your Self-Belief with Feedback
Introduction What is a belief? Dr. Nicole LePera, a holistic psychologist, describes it as a “practiced thought grounded in lived experiences.”[1] She goes on to say that they require both interior and exterior validation to thrive. It has been said that everyone lives in their own reality, our perception is our reality. So, if our …
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Do the Sh*t You Don’t Want to Do:
3 Principles for the Building the Confidence You Crave We all want it, that seemingly elusive feeling of “I can have anything, anywhere, anytime.” The feeling we know as confidence. When we truly embody it, confidence oozes through our pores, it creates an aura of self-belief that is picked-up by everyone we encounter. The confidence …
13 Rules for Getting the Girl
“But the story of the golden calf also reminds us that without rules we quickly become slaves to our passions – and there’s nothing freeing about that.” – Jordan B. Peterson, 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos I decided to use the above quote as a starter to this write-up. Why? Because the …
What 10 Days of Silence Taught Me About Pain and Suffering
How Vipassana meditation has helped me to move forward – by sitting still Like many that came before me, I wanted to see what the meditation hype was all about. I mean, who doesn’t want to be “10% happier”? During my quest for a meditation practice, I came across Vipassana meditation. Vipassana meditation is an …
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Don’t Be Satisfied with a Superficial Understanding of a Book
How Marcus Aurelius and David Goggins Showed Me the Path to Strengthen My Mind I never considered myself a runner. I have always valued staying healthy and fit. The typical gym workouts with some cardio training and weight-lifting has been the extent of my workout regimen. When it comes to running, I run an average …
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