Making Adversity Okay
You live in your skin every day but do you really know who you are? Your inner essence? Or do you really know what you’re capable of? Maybe it’s time to find out! Quite possibly this could be
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Unpopularity Contest: The Trials of a Recovering People Pleaser.
I am not a people person. I can be more honest than that: I don’t really care for most people. I don’t hate people, of course. I don’t wish them harm, or take delight in their misfortunes. I’m
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How I Stopped Letting My Problems Eat at Me (and Started Solving Them Instead)
It would be a huge understatement to say that I was a sheltered child. I grew up in a very loving home. I was homeschooled throughout my entire childhood. My social circle consisted of my very large immediate
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How I Abandoned Everything in Search of Myself
“Those who know where the treasure lies, joyfully abandon everything else to secure it.” – D.A. Carson It wasn’t supposed to be like this. I had gone through the motions that most others my age went through – high
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A Limitless Definition of My Value
“To define is to limit.” – Oscar Wilde My mom cried when I told her I didn’t want to play basketball in third grade. Not that I remember my reason for not wanting to play, but it was
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5 Lessons on Being an Introvert in a Loud World
Nobody realizes that some people expend tremendous energy merely to be normal. – Albert Camus I’m a writer, a presenter, and a teacher. My talents, at least the latter two, are best put to use in situations where
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An Actor’s Mindset: How Improv Has Changed My Life
I was never an outgoing kid. A series of unfortunate events during my high school years, whose perpetrators undoubtedly know of my longlasting distress, left me emotionally crippled. I was shy to the point of becoming unable even
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How I Conquered Self-Doubt and How You Can Too
Ever since I was a child I struggled with self-doubt. That feeling that you aren’t good enough, that you can’t accomplish anything, that you’ll never be successful or happy. I wrestled with that feeling every day, trying desperately
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My Transformation from Corporate Hostage to Full-Time Traveler
It’s two years since I made the decision to change my life. Two years since I took a leap from the supposed security of an executive career and comfortable home. Two years since I started prioritizing happiness and
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The Balance Between Being Content and Striving for More
I recently volunteered at a charity event run by a good friend of mine who’s trying to start a non-profit. By all accounts, the event was a success and went very smoothly, but my friend felt frazzled by
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From NFL Football Star to Yoga Fanatic
“Yoga is about clearing away whatever it is in us that prevents us from living in the most full and whole way.” – Cybele Tomlinson When I was eight, my father signed me up for a football competition
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