As many people find themselves with surprisingly constrained budgets, giving to others becomes a more challenging task. A tough middle class economy is a true test of character for those who count themselves among this middle class.
Do you continue to give something back at the same pace as before or continue to enjoy other uses of your money and give a little less when you have a little less? Continue reading
It was Dale Carnegie who said, “You can conquer almost any fear if you will only make up your mind to do so. For remember, fear doesn’t exist anywhere except in the mind.” A common fear among many people is the fear of public speaking. The idea of standing in front of an audience to persuade or present often causes worry and anxiety, but it doesn’t have to. If you can remember Dale Carnegie’s words about fear and follow the strategies below, you will overcome your public speaking fear in no time. Continue reading
So rather than accepting that ignorance is bliss, living solely in the present, or subscribing to any other overused adage that makes you feel better about your failing memory, start taking steps to actively improve it. Continue reading
It’s irritating. Frustrating. Overwhelming. They say “Follow your dreams”, “Chase your passion”.
And you would. You really would. But there’s a problem. A huge problem.
You have no idea what your “passion” or “dream” is.
Once we know our passion then we can follow it with insane tenacity. The problem isn’t that people hold back from their passion. It’s that you have no clue what your passion is.
If you have no idea what your dream is you can’t follow it.
Through the years, I’ve learned much about myself by journaling. There’s something about writing down our thoughts that helps make sense of the jumble of our minds. I recently wrote about how to keep learning in order to conquer fear, but I think there’s another angle to the story that I’d like to explore. What if, instead of constantly pushing to keep up-to-date with everything, we focused on doing less and less? Continue reading
Imagine a world without memory.
If you think deep enough, you’ll reach to the conclusion that a world without memory, human civilization would disappear and exist as independent creatures searching for food and shelter, nothing else.
Fortunately that’s not the case for us, memory is an extremely important part of our lives, we need this mechanism to function and process daily tasks. The belief most people have is “I think I’m just one of those people born with poor memory and I can’t do anything about it.”
Stop that belief.
There’s no such thing as naturally poor memory. Memory is a skill just like any other skills, soccer, basketball, writing… the simple truth is, the more you practise it the better it gets. Continue reading
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