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On The Cyclical Nature Of Life

February 13, 2020 No Comments

Up and down. That’s how you can describe real life in three words. But instead of accepting that life is cyclical, and that bad times are normal, we expect that we should always be on an upward cycle.

Almost everything we do involves other people. And because we’re emotional and inconsistent beings, outcomes are not consistent. Value investor and author of The Most Important Thing, Howard Marks explains this concept as follows:

“Mechanical things can go in a straight line. Time moves ahead continuously. So can a machine when it’s adequately powered. But processes in fields like history and economics involve people, and when people are involved, the results are variable and cyclical.”

Happiness, Life Lessons, Thinking

How To Stop Caring About What People Think & Do

February 10, 2020 No Comments

Do you care about what people think of you? Or are you often thinking about other people’s actions? Well, you’re not alone. While it might seem that people are selfish, most of us care a lot about what others think. If you take a closer look, you’ll see that everyone is affected by what other people think and do. Let me give you a few examples:

The guy who’s going to the gym for years and always thinks other people have bigger muscles than him.
The girl who’s not going after her career because she doesn’t want her friends and family to judge her.
The guy who’s dressing in t-shirts because he’s afraid of what his “bro’s” will say if he expresses his true style.
The guy who thinks people will not take him seriously because of his accent.
The girl who thinks her followers will not approve of saying something that’s controversial.

I can go on for a while. And I can’t say I’m immune to these thoughts. We all care about what others think because it’s part of our nature. Humans all have the drive to be accepted. That’s called Belongingness.

Leadership

What Losing My Voice Taught Me About Leadership

February 6, 2020 No Comments

As I’m writing this, I can hardly speak. I had an infection or virus and as a result, my so-called larynx is inflamed. That’s why I can’t use my voice.

You know that platitude, right? You only miss something when it’s gone. Man, do I miss my voice now it’s gone. Not in a “I love to hear myself talk” kind of way but in a “we really depend on our voice a lot to communicate” way.

I wasn’t aware that I talk so much on an average day. Even though I write a lot, most things I do in my career rely on my voice. I still help run my family business and I regularly record training videos for my online classes.

I can still send emails or write articles like this one, but I can’t do much else. Initially, I was pissed off. But after two days, I realized there’s a lot I can learn from being silent. Here are 3 things I’ve learned until now.

Happiness, Mindfulness, Self-Knowledge

How To Manage & Cultivate Personal Energy

February 3, 2020 No Comments

When I’m tired and low on energy, even the best things in life don’t bring me joy. I never understood this for years. I regularly kept asking myself “Why am I not enjoying my work today?”

It’s because I was low on energy on those days. Looking back, I don’t understand why I didn’t get this earlier. It’s so obvious. Energy is everything. It matters more than status, power, and even money. Jerry Seinfeld, who has all those things, said the following in an interview:

“I think money is great. But physical and mental energy is the greatest riches of human life.”

In the interview, he mentions multiple times that he derives most satisfaction from doing good work and feeling good. He says there’s nothing better than a good day’s work.

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