Do you know what your health accent is? More importantly, do you know what it reveals about you? No, I'm not talking about the way you speak - but the way you act. Seth Godin says it best - "More than geography, accents now represent a choice of attitude." And when it comes to your health, you have a choice. You can choose ignorance. You can choose apathy. Or you can … [Read more...]
What Motivation Do You Choose?
The Types of Motivation: Everybody has something, or someone that motivates them. Ask your peers what motivates them. As I see it, most people have a combination of two forms of motivation. One is what I will call survival motivation, and the other is emotional motivation. Survival motivation is motivating because if you do not take action (to find food, shelter, … [Read more...]
Let Your Bliss Serve the World
About a month or so ago I had one of the most uncomfortable conversations with my parents about my future and my beliefs, but like most times in life when you allow yourself to get uncomfortable, new and interesting possibilities open up. What possibility came up for me? Well, I almost gave up my dreams! Or at least postponed them. I learned something new that day that … [Read more...]
How To Get Lucky… Creatively
We normally see people who are lucky as unique, special, just like those who are exceptional talented and creative in their fields. However, there is an important relationship between exceptional creative performance or creative living and luck. Luck is not an abstract feature that some individuals possess and others lack; luck is a factor of attitude, observation, insight … [Read more...]
Learn How to Take Risks
I've decided to do a series explaining each point that I made in my first post entitled "8 Ways to Avoid Mediocrity". #1 - Take Risks It may sound trivial when someone says "you're so young, you should take more risks", but, what does that really mean? Each of us have a risk tolerance and unique circumstances associated with the risks we can take. However, I thought it … [Read more...]