“There is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it’s because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It’s your mission on earth.” In the book The Alchemist, a Shepard boy named Santiago encounters a series of events that…
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Finding Your Baseline
Our baseline is the average of how we feel on a day to day basis and is heavily influenced by the habits we’ve held throughout life. If you’ve always eaten a food you have an intolerance to, your baseline is going to be way below what feeling good actually could be. So say you have…
Is Philanthropist the Highest Position in Western Culture?
Western and eastern cultures have many distinct differences, one of which is the highest position one can reach. In the East, the highest state you can reach is enlightenment. However, in the West, we aren’t taught to believe enlightenment is possible. So with that ruled out, what is it we pursue? Judging from the Western’s…
How happy will money make you?
Does money make you happy? Well, no, obviously. The feeling of happiness comes from neurotransmitters in your brain… so money cannot actually MAKE you happy. But money can purchase novel experiences which leads to the release of those neurotransmitters in your brain. However, novelty wears off quickly, so your returns are greatly diminishing. Another, bigger,…
Marketing A Problem Free Life
A tactic often used in marketing is to show you the lifestyle you think you want to live. These commercials use actors whose lives appear to be without problems, trials or tribulations. They are always smiling, hanging out with beautiful people, with their perfect children, just loving life without a care in the world. Here’s…
Your Environment’s Impact on Habits
Over the past couple years, I’ve been pretty successful at creating and implementing habits to propel me towards my goals. The more you perform a habit, the easier it becomes. It’s like a knife carving a piece of wood. Each time the knife goes through the groove, the deeper the grove becomes. Once a habit…
How I Made My First Dollar Online
Today is a huge milestone for my entrepreneurial journey. I finally made my first dollar online! It feels great to FINALLY break through that mental barrier of associating money with jobs. Up until this point, every dollar I’ve made has been through working for someone else. So how did it happen? About four months ago…
Why Haven’t I “Succeeded” Yet
I’ve always had an interest in entrepreneurship. Not from the stance of trying to build the biggest company in the world and crush the competition. Or even from the stance of trying to IPO a company and retire at 35. I’ve figured out my interest lie in researching and experimenting with ways to make life…
The Achievement vs Fulfillment Paradox
There seems to be a paradox between achievement and contentment. On one hand, it’s important to move forward in life by figuring out what you want, setting goals and achieving them. But the motivating force behind that is you want something you don’t have so you are discontent with the current state of your life. …
The Bright Lights of LA
Recently, I spent some time visiting friends in Los Angeles and was totally blindsided by the culture shock I experienced. I’ve been to LA many times before, but as I get older and more socially astute, the social dynamics of LA were a spectacle to behold. The Draw of the Mega Cities It’s well known…