Feeling stuck or in a rut? Believe me; I’ve been there! Despite what most people think, it’s common for many of us to feel stuck in life. Whether it be feeling like every day seems the same, unmotivated, or unfulfilled, these experiences can provide a lot of growth and value. In the past, I would get frustrated with myself because I knew I felt emotions that made me feel limited inside. I knew some habits weren’t serving me, but I didn’t know how to change them. Or I knew a change in life was needed but didn’t know my next best move. Have you ever felt like this before? The good news is these feelings are normal as you progress in your life [...]

Feeling stuck or in a rut? Believe me; I’ve been there! Despite what most people think, it’s common for many of us to feel stuck in life. Whether it be feeling like every day seems the same, unmotivated, or unfulfilled, these experiences can provide a lot of growth and value. In the past, I would get frustrated with myself because I knew I felt emotions that made me feel limited inside. I knew some habits weren’t serving me, but I didn’t know how to change them. Or I knew a change in life was needed but didn’t know my next best move. Have you ever felt like this before? The good news is these feelings are normal as you progress in your life [...]

Feeling stuck or in a rut? Believe me; I’ve been there! Despite what most people think, it’s common for many of us to feel stuck in life. Whether it be feeling like every day seems the same, unmotivated, or unfulfilled, these experiences can provide a lot of growth and value. In the past, I would get frustrated with myself because I knew I felt emotions that made me feel limited inside. I knew some habits weren’t serving me, but I didn’t know how to change them. Or I knew a change in life was needed but didn’t know my next best move. Have you ever felt like this before? The good news is these feelings are normal as you progress in your life [...]

Feeling stuck or in a rut? Believe me; I’ve been there! Despite what most people think, it’s common for many of us to feel stuck in life. Whether it be feeling like every day seems the same, unmotivated, or unfulfilled, these experiences can provide a lot of growth and value. In the past, I would get frustrated with myself because I knew I felt emotions that made me feel limited inside. I knew some habits weren’t serving me, but I didn’t know how to change them. Or I knew a change in life was needed but didn’t know my next best move. Have you ever felt like this before? The good news is these feelings are normal as you progress in your life [...]

Many people seem to think that optimists are people who just ignore bad things in life and avoid problems altogether. That’s not the case at all. In fact, in actuality, it’s the complete opposite. People who have an optimistic way of looking at their world actually run toward the challenges in their lives because they know there’s a solution to every problem. With the rise of terms like “positive thinking,” on the surface, it can almost seem like unrealistic optimism. But with a deeper look into newer research stemming from positive psychology, it’s a mindset that scientists acknowledge can maximize your potential in every aspect. For example, studies have shown that optimists take fewer sick days, get more job offers, are better at [...]

Have you ever read a book and started to think of something completely different? For example, what you ate for dinner last night, that conversation you need to have with your significant other, or remembering that you need to finish a task for work. You’re reading the words in the book physically with your eyes, but it’s almost like your mind goes somewhere else entirely. If someone were to walk into the room and see you, they would see your eyes scanning across the page of the book, but your mind was elsewhere. The words in the book were in front of you, but a picture of what you ate last night or that task you need to complete was displayed right in [...]

I think we’ve all been hypnotized. Hypnotized by movies, books, and stories that we’ve heard growing up as children. All of these stories can provide a great source of inspiration, but as you grow up, you start to realize reality isn’t necessarily the same. When life doesn’t go right, goals don’t get accomplished, you can’t overcome a bad habit, or when you feel stuck in life – no genie magically comes out of a lamp to save you. Nothing in life changes unless you do. The stories we’ve been told as children have hypnotized us into thinking that someone or something external to us will save us. Save us from experiencing pain. Save us from our bad habits. Save us from failure. Protect [...]

Many of us get stuck in the trap that motivation is something we need to have first to start or finish a task. Unfortunately, that’s not always the case. I am sure you’ve been in situations where your mind wanted to accomplish something, but your body said, “Nope, not today.” It’s almost like you are fighting yourself for the very thing you said you wanted to get done. Many of us procrastinate until we don’t want to think about the task anymore or unconsciously find something else to do to keep our minds preoccupied. American essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson is famously quoted as saying, “Do the thing, and you will get the energy to do the thing.” In translation, even if you don’t [...]

It’s almost impossible to read a recently published self-help book and not come across the author explaining the benefits of meditation. I remember when I first heard about meditation when I was in college. But back then, to be honest, it seemed next to impossible to see myself sitting still for anything. I was either chasing my next goal or feeling like I didn’t have enough time in my day. So why on earth would I spend 10-20 minutes in complete silence with minimum movement. As a high achiever who was always focused on the next goal, I never could reconcile this. It wasn’t until I started hearing the scientific benefits and the testimonials of others who’ve integrated a meditation practice that I [...]

It’s almost impossible to read a recently published self-help book and not come across the author explaining the benefits of meditation. I remember when I first heard about meditation when I was in college. But back then, to be honest, it seemed next to impossible to see myself sitting still for anything. I was either chasing my next goal or feeling like I didn’t have enough time in my day. So why on earth would I spend 10-20 minutes in complete silence with minimum movement. As a high achiever who was always focused on the next goal, I never could reconcile this. It wasn’t until I started hearing the scientific benefits and the testimonials of others who’ve integrated a meditation practice that I [...]