Forget your age for a moment. Tell me, what did you want to be before everyone else started telling you what to want? “The child is father of the man.” William Wordsworth When I was in middle school, I was…
In 1987, an ambitious young chef spent every spare moment studying French cookbooks and working in Paris kitchens. Gordon Ramsay wasn’t satisfied just cooking other people’s recipes – he was determined to master the craft from the inside out. Starting…
You’re not famous, and that’s unlikely to change. More than 100 billion people have lived and died on Earth—really, how many of them were famous? So, why treat your hobbies like they’re for an audience that frankly does not exist?…
Don’t ask yourself what the world needs; ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go and do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive. Howard Thurman Have you ever found yourself completely absorbed…
Uninformed Optimism to Informed Pessimism Most of us have experienced the thrill and joy of learning something new, whether it’s a language, a musical instrument, a coding language, or even a new sport. For me, recently, I ventured into the…
Stoicism in the Ring When it comes to the world of combat sports, the physical strength, agility, and technique of a fighter are undeniable pillars of success. However, something deeper often remains unsung—the philosophy that guides the fighter, both in…
Let me share with you the story of my friend, whom we’ll call Alan. Alan had a stable job as a software engineer, working for a renowned tech company. But there was something missing, a void that couldn’t be filled…
A secret the 1% know but the 99% don’t What is the Highest Value in your life right now? It could be related to your work, or it can be something else too. It could be something you picked up from…
All of us want to become better. Better for ourselves, better for friends and family, and better at work. Yet why does growth seem so hard? It’s not like we don’t know what’s good for us, so why do we find it…
How I went beyond “all talk, no game” and learned to be brave enough to be disliked What happens when we think of doing something new? This isn’t something everyone else is doing that you can do too. I am talking…
