Discovery. I walked into a sunlit bookstore in Brooklyn that had a large skylight which filled the main room with sunshine. I was just browsing, not sure of what I was looking for. It was 2009, I was living in New York, working at Bain & Company and suffering from unrequited love. I was being […]
I first learnt about Tony Robbins Unleash the Power Within (UPW) in 2012 when Oprah attended, walked on burning coals, and filmed it for Super Soul Sunday. I didn’t know then that I would follow in her footsteps six years later, when I got the chance to go to UPW Chicago in July 2018. Preparation […]
We are one and a half weeks away from carnival! At this point, I’ve built as much muscle as I can from going to the gym; how toned I look on carnival day will depend on how I eat. From what I’ve read, the best way to shed some flab in two weeks is by carbohydrate cycling. Carb cycling […]
I work a lot as a freelancer. The outcome of my life is now directly correlated with what I do on a daily basis. There is no more middle man to hide behind. As a result, my days have had to become more regimented to get everything done that I want to do – activities […]
Last week, I wrote about the process for traditional publishing versus digital publishing. This week, I wanted to introduce people to the self-publishing journey of my good friend, Kaneisha Grayson, who has written her first book, Be Your Own Boyfriend. Women are so often socialized to wrap their self-worth in their relationship status. Be Your […]
As knowledge workers, we live in our minds a lot. We sit in front of the computer screen for most of the day, working on Excel, or Powerpoint, browsing the Internet, and consuming endless amounts of information. Our exercise consists of walking across the street to grab lunch, walking to the coffee machine, or overworking […]
I read an entire book while waiting for election results last week. The book is called Getting Unstuck: A Guide to Discovering Your Next Career Path and is written by the Director of Career Development at Harvard Business School – Dr. Timothy Butler. All newly admitted students to HBS have to take Tim’s psychometric evaluation before […]
Hope everyone votes in the U.S. elections today. No matter who you vote for, it is important to exercise your right to choose a leader to represent you at the highest level. ***** Each year in November, writers around the world gear up to participate in Nanowrimo – National Novel Writing Month. The challenge is […]
In January 2012, I came across a blog called Mr. Money Mustache. MMM is part of a community of blogs that promote the Early Retirement philosophy – using a very high savings rate to retire after relatively few years of working and receiving a ‘decent’ income (in American terms). For example, MMM uses compound interest […]
One of my favorite blogs is Study Hacks by Cal Newport. Cal tries to figure out why some people lead successful, enjoyable, meaningful lives, while so many others do not. One of the roadblocks Cal defines is something he calls deep procrastination. Deep procrastination is not just about putting off work until later. It happens when […]