Well this feels weird…Here I was at the start of a new year, doing what I’ve been doing religiously for over half a decade: setting SMART goals for the year ahead. This method helped me fulfill my childhood dreams, achieve professional accolades, and grow a loving family. But for some …
After turning 35 this year, I revisited the life lessons I wrote after turning 30. I was surprised at how well they have stood the test of time, not sure I could come up with better ones today. So instead of writing a new set of lessons, I’ve added five …
And how can you become one of them? The auditorium was packed. People from all across the country had come to hear the answer. The presenter spent half an hour introducing the speaker, listing his accolades, priming the audience for hours of discussions. Finally, William James appeared on stage. “They’ve …
What’s wrong with me? I should be ecstatic, filled with the joy of achievement. But this is just… anticlimactic. After six years of med school plus another six of residency, I had achieved the greatest goal of my medical career. The Board Exam is the most important and most difficult …
Here’s the problem: you don’t know how to sell. Even worse, you hate selling. It feels sleazy and icky. If we’re honest, you wouldn’t buy from someone like you either. I know the feeling. Although I don’t sell stuff for a living, I am a creator. I want to sell …
What does it take to achieve something great? After years of studying the lives of legendary figures — the kind of people you read about in history books — I finally have an answer. And I can tell you right now, it’s not what you think. Hard work, passion, discipline, …
A push, a bang, a crack, followed by sharp, intense pain. The kind of pain you only feel when a bone breaks. That’s how I began my vacation. This was the only week off in six months. I had a head full of plans and a list full of things …
In my early twenties I embarked on a mission to find the perfect balance between work life and personal life. I knew first-hand what the lack of such balance does to a family. So I set a hard deadline for myself: the moment I would start my own family. That …
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I used to believe that life is the result of a series of choices. Made in the spur of the moment or after careful deliberation, forced upon us by action or inaction, I thought the decisions we make determine the life we live. Boy, was I wrong. Before moving further, …
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Simplification is the road to perfection. The more you simplify your life — the decisions you make, the things you focus on, the objects you can’t live without — the more you will enjoy it. Do less, but better. Instead of going wide, go deep. It’s the only way to …