“I freed 1000 slaves. I could have freed 1000 more if only they knew they were slaves.” – Harriet Tubman.
If “good advice” exist and works all the time, why hasn’t everyone taken them and made their lives a thousand times better?
The reality is, no advice is good or bad in itself but is relative in contrast to different people and situations.
Stories are powerful because they inspire people to think and act, since, it doesn't only appeal to their logic, but emotions as well.
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Building a personal brand on Social media has changed my life in ways I could have never imagined for myself; from meeting amazing people, to finding great opportunities, it has really made my life better.
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“Attention diet” is an attempt to curtail and control the things you pay attention to (especially on screens), just as “going on a diet” requires you to eat less food, or only a particular kind of food to be healthy (or lose weight). So, what are you watching?
The desire to be considered special isn't something we learn; it is rather something inherent inside of us - it is deep-rooted in our psyche, just as much as the craving for food. But here is the question, are we special in any practical sense? If this desire and belief that we are special are shared by so many, is there truly any special person? And most importantly, What makes you special as a person?
Isn’t it strange that (almost) all of us say we want to be successful, yet when we stand in front of the open door, welcoming us to that success, we freeze up – terrified, paralyzed, unable to walk through? why? Why is "success" so scary? – “Why are we so afraid of success?”
competition is inevitable. There is a dire need to step up, to stay above the water, to survive… And Kaizen is how you do it. Life requires that you stay ahead. Because, if you’re not doing better than the Tigers, then you would be Tiger food. If you are not doing better than the snakes, you would be homeless. Even the rodents are in competition for your food. We are left with only one choice: "stay one move ahead”
If chasing success means persistently working towards achieving a certain level of accomplishment or recognition in one’s personal or professional life, then almost every normal person chases success. And I assume you have some form of success you are pursuing…
You build confidence by practicing. But, practicing is controlled failure. It is you doing something you suck at till you rock at doing it. So, if you want to be confident when you are not, you would have to...
Almost every great person I know was or is an addict. Charles Bukowski the famous writer was an alcoholic, Albert Einstein was promiscuous, and your favorite rapper is probably smoking from a shisha pot right now
