Start Again Today
It’s almost the New Year—or maybe it’s not. The date doesn’t matter because a new year isn’t the only fresh start we get. My birthday feels like my personal New Year. The Jewish New Year comes in the fall. The Chinese New Year follows the lunar calendar and lands around late January or early February. […]
Turning Struggles into Strength
What makes a story inspire us? What kinds of stories motivate us to keep going? It’s not usually the ones that go, “He was handed the company by his parents” or “She stumbled into success without trying.” We’re drawn to the stories of people who struggled, adjusted, pursued, and faced rejection over and over—yet still […]
Your Only Competition Is You
A few years ago, I signed up for a triathlon. It was labeled a sprint—a “quick race” by triathletes, with half a mile of swimming, 10 miles of biking, and 3 miles of running. For me, this was huge. I’ve never been a runner—actually, I’d call what I do jogging at best. On a bike, […]
Managing the To-Do List
Today, like you, I have a list of things I need to do. I have to get out of bed. I have to get dressed. I have to feed myself. I have to exercise. The list goes on. We all know that feeling. And as the list builds, so can feelings of dread. The more […]
Make It Manageable
When I start to feel overwhelmed by my day’s tasks, I try to remind myself: if the task feels too big, it’s not the next task. It needs to be broken down into smaller, manageable steps. Any project I need to complete, any goal I want to reach, is really a series of smaller tasks […]
Make Everything Easier
Every now and then, I take my laptop to a coffee shop to get some work done. I’ve also taken it to parks, campgrounds, friends’ places, rooftops, and more. While I have a perfectly good table at home that even turns into a standing desk with the push of a button, changing my environment increases […]
Broaden Your Imagination: How to Pursue Your Goals
Sometimes, I think up big ideas—pursuing a singing career, starting a podcast, launching a business. All of these ideas seemed impossible until they weren’t. What makes our goals possible is us. It might sound woo-woo to say you can be what you want to be, but even though we all have limitations and real human […]
Destroy Your Distractions: Master Your Focus and Achieve Your Goals
Have you ever gotten lost in a YouTube scroll hole, emerging hours later with glazed eyes and zero memory of how you ended up watching so many videos? Yeah, me too. My attention can feel like a runaway train, constantly getting hijacked by distractions and leaving me feeling scattered and unproductive. It got me thinking: […]
