“When in doubt, choose change.” – Lily Leung It was the year everything changed. I gained over 30 pounds of fat. Crashed my first car. Got kicked out of college. Growing up, I was always athletic. Losing weight […]
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“There is a kind of beauty in imperfection.” – Conrad Hall Benjamin Franklin famously tried to be the perfect person. He understood he had flaws, but he strived to change them. He created a list of 13 virtues
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I’ve suffered from eczema ever since middle school and it sucks. It has varying degrees of annoying and embarrassing symptoms. In my case, it would appear as either red splotches on my cheeks or arms (one of my
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Seven years ago I was sat in a pub beer garden. Sitting opposite me was my girlfriend. Tears were streaming down her face. I had just told her that I couldn’t visit her because my anxiety wouldn’t let
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I have always been around health and fitness. I can still remember by Mother doing Jane Fonda’s audiotapes on the floor when I was in preschool. Jane and my Mom advanced to VHS and I joined her “going
How I Turned Getting Kicked in the Teeth By Life Into an Opportunity. Read More »
So far, I’ve had at least three major turning points in my life, all of which applied to my career and personal happiness and none of which left me peace of mind, but rather occasional and overwhelming fear
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“Don’t just count your years, make your years count” – George Meredith Seven years of my life were spent completely wasted. But the next seven years of my life have been devoted to sobriety. As you might imagine,
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The time has come to challenge our obsession with doing everything more quickly. – Carl Honoré I used to be one of those people who rushes from A to B and has a day’s to-do list ten items
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“Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.” – Oscar Wilde We have always been taught to seek happiness through an optimistic future plan. You should not dwell on the past you can’t change because your future
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I sit at my father’s bedside listening to his breathing. The rhythmic gasps of the ventilator disrupt the stillness of his coma. A monitor glowing lime green displays his blood pressure, screaming when the numbers drop below safe
“You have within you, right now, everything you need to deal with whatever the world can throw at you.” ~ Brian Tracy Dealing with death is difficult no matter the situation. Unfortunately, it is something my wife and
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