Anyone who hasn’t experienced a stressful period at least once in their life is either completely kidding themselves or living a very sheltered lifestyle. I’ve witnessed and experienced how stress can strain and ruin relationships, create health problems, and cause serious emotional changes such as depression and rage. I carry a lot of stress myself (hard to avoid it working … [Read more...]
Break Free from the Vicarious Lifestyle That May Be Holding You Back From Success
I remember the first time I saw one of my favorite movies, “The Pursuit of Happyness,” starring Will Smith. The film recounts the story of Chris Gardner, a salesman in San Francisco who falls into poverty and is left to provide for his son as his wife leaves him. He sets out to perform the impossible of becoming a stock broker in a prestigious downtown firm and overcomes … [Read more...]
How To Avoid Distraction in 5 Easy Steps
Anyone that works in an office will be well aware of the time wasting opportunities offered up by the internet. What starts off as ‘research’ soon degenerates into an online shopping spree or a game of follow-the-news-lead. I’m the perfect case in point as, whilst in the process of writing this opening paragraph, I’ve already read two articles on PS3 gamers getting their credit … [Read more...]
What is Veganism, What Do Vegans Eat, and What’s All the Fuss About?
All in all, I’d consider myself a fairly healthy person. I avoid soda, try not to drink too much caffeine, limit the amount of fast food I eat, squeeze in some exercise, and try to eat a balanced diet. But lately I’ve been doing a lousy job, and I can feel and see the effects. My sweet tooth has been on a rampage, I’ve been eating tons of fried and processed foods, my … [Read more...]
A Short Guide to True Authenticity: Break Away From The Herd
We're all sheep. Where the herd goes, we go, good or bad. But It doesn't have to be this way. Society tends to condition us to fit a certain template. We have all at one time or another been pressured and influenced to become a person we thought we should have been, as opposed to being who we really are. This has been the case with our dress, our personality, our goals, the … [Read more...]