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It’s Okay To Change Your Mind

April 13, 2020 No Comments

I used to think it’s bad to change your mind. “He doesn’t know what he wants” is what most people think when you change your mind.

But who cares!? It can actually be good for you to change your thoughts. Derek Sivers is a great example of that. If you don’t know Derek, he’s one of my favorite modern-day thinkers. In 1997, he founded a company called CD Baby. That company still exists today.

But Derek sold it in 2008 and eventually became a respected author, blogger, and speaker. In our conversation on my podcast, Derek told me he always changes his mind:

Productivity, Self-Knowledge

How To Get Motivated In 3 Steps

March 30, 2020 No Comments

So you commit to improving your health, career, or relationships, and after two days, you give up. “I just can’t get motivated.” We often say those kinds of things without knowing what motivation is. Motivation is simply the reason (or reasons) for acting or behaving […]

Health & Fitness, Self-Knowledge, Stoicism

How I Address My Fear Of The Coronavirus

March 12, 2020 No Comments

Fear is a complex emotion. It can help us or hurt us. I usually write about the latter effect. Most of us live with unnecessary fear and worry about the future or past. We tend to overthink and allow fear to paralyze us. As a […]

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 […]