Photo by Alexis Brown on Unsplash No one arrives at a place of success or advancement completely on their own. Yes, your hard work and efforts might keep your forward progress going, but don’t forget that there was someone who opened a door of opportunity, taught you the basic skills,…
Photo by: Kelli McClintock on Unsplash It is easy to forget that we only have one life to live. We cannot do a do-over. But don’t you secretly wish that you can go back to high school with the maturity and wisdom that you have now? Wouldn’t there be a…
Photo by: Siavash Ghanbari on Unsplash One thing that you will not be able to escape from life is interacting with difficult people. It seems like they are everywhere in your life – at work, at school, at home, at the gym, in your neighborhood, and yes, even in your…
Photo by: Jim Wilson on Unsplash It is easy to just go through life and never think about where you are headed. Every now and then, you get this feeling of wanting to turn your life around. Often times, as you get frustrated with where you are, you begin to…
Photo by: Greg Raines on Unsplash I don’t know about you, but I am ready to let go of 2020 and embrace 2021. Every new year, many people make New Year’s resolutions or set goals. But when reality hits after several weeks, we go back to our old way of…
Photo: Milad B. Fakurian on Unsplash Are you addicted to anything? Maybe it is just one too many episodes of a Netflix show or one too many YouTube videos. It may be as innocent as video games or online shopping, but it has a grip on us. Even vices such…
Photo: National Cancer Institute on Unsplash We have all been there. As we are talking with someone, we quickly realize that the conversation is going nowhere. We have asked all the questions that we can come up with and the other person is not contributing to the conversation. Awkward. Another…
Photo: LinkedIn Sales Navigator on Unsplash The art of persuasion is a beautiful thing, if we do it right. Every single day we are confronted with situations where we need to convince someone of something. Whether we try to convince our manager to accept our idea or we try to…
Photo by: NeONBRAND on Unsplash Stagnation in life is sometimes debilitating. When we don’t have a clear direction or even motivation to do things, it is easy to get apathetic and become paralyzed with feelings of “being stuck” in life. One helpful way to get out of this rut is…
Photo by: Benjamin Patin from Unsplash In this ever-changing world, having a “growth mindset” vs. a “fixed mindset” is so important. But what exactly is a growth mindset and why is it so important? The term, “growth mindset” was made popular by Stanford University psychologist Carol Dweck. In her research,…