It can be exhausting working to improve yourself while hearing about all of these simple easy techniques to accomplish goals but not seeing how you could fit them into your life. You have to give yourself some space to be able make mistakes and start to build out the ideal routine. Life is too complex, …
Are you where you want to be in life? I think the answer for most of us is no, at least not entirely. That was definitely the case for me (still is in many ways) before I realized that for my life to change I had to change. All change begins with a desire for …
Fear peddling is unfortunately very common place today as a sales tactic (honestly has probably been around for quite awhile). Working to get you to fear something or some idea to get you to riled up to vote against a group or but some product you need to live is manipulative and ultimately destructive. This …
This statement is something that has crossed my mind too many times to count. Anytime I am working to learn a new skill it can feel like I am simply just not capable of making in real progress in the given area. It can feel like you are just wasting time and need to move …
It is hard to achieve goals. Every time I start working towards some new goal I am quickly reminded how long it actually takes to make meaningful progress. I find myself setting different time frames to try and accomplish a goal I always seem to over estimate the rate that I can actually get stuff …
I got my first stripe in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu after six months of training and it feels really good. Knowing that all of my hard work has lead to being recognized and taking a step forward however small is quite satisfying. I have come to love this sport and I am really grateful to be …
It can be quite the challenge to add anything new to your life when you already have a slew of responsibilities. With a full time job and a growing family it has not been easy for me to integrate BJJ into my life as much as I would like to. It is honestly strange to …
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A story that I used to tell myself was that other people were just better than me at things and that was why they could do it and I couldn’t. For example I used to have a really hard time focusing on difficult problems and assumed that other people didn’t have to deal with those …
For anyone who is trying to achieve any large objective it can be easy to reach for new heights and end up losing some previously established routines. It can be hard to then take the time to reestablish these routines even when they are foundational for health and continued effectiveness. For me it always seems …
Is it failure to switch between different projects every few months? Is it failure to push your deadline back another week? Is it failure to not write a new blog post everyday? When you are pushing yourself to grow and get more and more accomplished you have to continuously evaluate your approach. I find that …
