Category Archives: Inspirational People

Things That Help Me Relax

Posted on December 19, 2018 by admin

There are a lot of life hacks I use to relax and manage stress. I’ve written about some of them before, but those posts have mainly focused on dealing with negative emotions. While these things work great for that purpose, … Continue reading →

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Mental Toughness

Posted on December 18, 2018 by admin

I’ve always been interested in people who choose to do things in a more difficult, uncomfortable, or even painful way. The people who work all day in blazing heat or freezing cold, push through immense pain to get where they … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged cold exposure training, David Goggins, Joe Rogan, mental toughness, Wim Hof | Comments Off

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Posted on December 16, 2018 by admin

New Year’s is coming up soon and with it come New Year’s resolutions. Many people make them but most fail to follow them for more than a month or two at most. I think I have some ideas as to … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged 12 Rules for Life, habits, How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions, New Year's, New Year's Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's resolutions, Presence, Rescripting, self-care, self-improvement, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, The Four Agreements, The Power of Habit, The Power of Now, thinking | Comments Off

The Power of Loving-Kindness

Posted on December 12, 2018 by admin

Tim Ferriss has a big book called Tools of Titans in which he interviews over 100 extremely successful people to learn the things that work for them. This excerpt was written by Chade-Meng Tan, an expert in mindfulness, among many … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged Chade-Meng Tan, loving-kindness, mindfulness, The Power of Loving-Kindness, Tim Ferriss | Comments Off

Don’t Make Assumptions

Posted on December 11, 2018 by admin

Time to revisit The Four Agreements. This time, we’re looking at the third agreement: “Don’t Make Assumptions”. Don Miguel Ruiz talks about how easy it is to make assumptions and how real they appear to be, even when they’re completely … Continue reading →

Posted in Getting Along with Each Other, Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged asking questions, assumptions, communication, Don Miguel Ruiz, Don't Make Assumptions, hypocrisy, The Four Agreements | Comments Off

Review of Start With Why

Posted on December 8, 2018 by admin

Simon Sinek’s Start With Why is one of the best books I’ve read this year. Sinek does a great job discussing leadership, communication, efficiency, and other related subjects. He covers a lot of ground and does so in a memorable, … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People | Tagged Apple, communication, inspiration, leadership, Review of Start With Why, Sam Walton, Simon Sinek, Walmart | Comments Off

Tribute to Jim Henson

Posted on November 17, 2018 by admin

Most people today are probably more familiar with the Muppets than the man who made them. That man was Jim Henson and he did a lot in his short life. By the time he died from pneumonia in 1990 at … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Movies, Inspirational People | Tagged "Rainbow Connection", dreams, hopes, imagination, Jim Henson, Kermit the Frog, Muppets, Sesame Street, The Muppet Movie, Tribute to Jim Henson | Comments Off

Review of Think and Grow Rich

Posted on November 14, 2018 by admin

A few days ago, I finished reading Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill. I had heard of this book before I bought it but I didn’t know much about the author or the message. Now that I’ve finished it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People, Life Hacks, Personal Freedom, Self-Improvement | Tagged business, ideas, law of attraction, mindset, money, Napoleon Hill, plan, Review of Think and Grow Rich, success, Think and Grow Rich, thoughts, visualization | Comments Off

“The Star Thrower”

Posted on November 10, 2018 by admin

This short story was adapted from “The Star Thrower” by Loren Eiseley. I enjoy many short stories, especially inspirational ones, and this is one of my favorites. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do. Once upon a … Continue reading →

Posted in Humanitarian Things, Inspirational People | Tagged "The Star Thrower", compassion, inspiration, kindness, Loren Eiseley, short stories, starfish | Comments Off

Stephen Covey on Leadership and Management

Posted on November 6, 2018 by admin

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks a lot about leadership. The following is an excerpt from the book that examines the difference between leadership and management. Covey considers both important but also stresses the importance … Continue reading →

Posted in Great Books, Inspirational People | Tagged leaders, leadership, management, managers, producers, production, Stephen Covey, Stephen Covey on Leadership and Management, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People | Comments Off

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