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Advice that will put you on the path to success; tips, tricks and nuggets of wisdom from trusted experts and motivational mentors.
Your emotion is (not always) valid.
Have you ever regretted doing or saying something you wish you didn't? I think everyone has already experienced this. One morning, I regret saying (texting) a long Slack chat to my coworker to defend my argument. Although I tried to be polite, I wonder why I didn't do it shortly, casually, or take it easy. Later I realized that I was hungry and sleep-deprived. It affects my mood, thoughts, and emotions.
By Ria Rayani4 years ago in Motivation
We have a dream
By the age of 23 I was controlled by negative emotions, which made me see only the dark side of people. The only oasis of peace and quiet was offered to me only when I read or wrote. But things weren't going to stay that way because I found out the Secret.
By Ioana Stefania4 years ago in Motivation
Give it a rest.
In an 2003 interview, Director Hayao Miyazaki defined what he believed the concept of “ma” to be. The Kenji sign for the word translates as room, space or pause; but in his own words Hayao describes it as “(intentional) emptiness, If you have non-stop action with no breathing space at all, it is just busyness. Instead of every movement being dictated by the story, sometimes people will just sit for a moment and be. In his movie Spirited Away, there is a famous train scene where the main characters sit for two minutes and nothing important happens. No dialogue, no action or character development, just a moment of reflection. This moment, the space in-between the busyness, is “ma”
By Hayley Coleman4 years ago in Motivation
To Sleep or Not to Sleep
I have a love-hate relationship with sleep. At nine o’clock every evening, my household winds down. My husband goes to sleep. My dogs curl up and snuggle in bed. My daughter sits at her desk, heads down on wrapping up her homework for the night.
By S.B. Pedersen4 years ago in Motivation
A New Me in 2022
I am not one for resolutions. Nor am I the type of person who enters writing contests, but as 2021 came to a close and for the first time that I can remember I was struggling to stay awake and not at a party with friends, I realized 2022 might be a different year. This thought was confirmed on January 6, when I turned 35 and I adamantly refused a night out in favor of staying home.
By matthew Warren4 years ago in Motivation
The Abridged Diary of a Workaholic
September 16,1967. Ten days ago, I started my sophomore year of high school. Not yet 15 years old, dad decides it is time for me to start working at The Depot, a restaurant where he is employed. As the name implies this upscale steakhouse is a converted NY Central Railroad depot on the Erie Canal. Until today, my vocational pursuits include mowing lawns and running a pop-up soda stand on the 14th tee of a local country club. A budding entrepreneur, I cajoled each of my family members to purchase a discount case of soda (one case per customer) for five cents per can. I, in turn, sell them to golfers on hot summer days for fifteen. It is my first lesson about supply and demand. Knowing I am embarking on my first real job as a busboy makes me excited and anxious. It is work with regular hours, a boss, and a paycheck with a stub documenting my social security withholding. Getting and holding a job is one more “rite of passage”, another step closer to being a grown-up. Nepotism gets me the job, but holding the post is another matter. Each weekend, I must prove I deserve another week.
By Alexander J. Cameron4 years ago in Motivation
I Almost Lost My Voice
I was always a quiet child. Almost easily overlooked, if it weren't for my frequent anxiety attacks. I grew up in a home where children were to be seen and not heard. I specifically recall my father saying "shut up, you're a child and no one cares about your opinion." That memory sticks with me because it was at that moment that I started to lose my voice.
By Charlmayne Alto4 years ago in Motivation
