A career that energizes you instead of depleting you does not land on your lap. You build it. He had a lucrative career as a doctor or a researcher. And yet, he ditched everything for the unpredictable life of an author. He had graduated from Harvard Medical School. He had done a post-doctoral fellowship study …
Category: Self-Improvement
How To Know When To Quit
Here are ways you can stop banging your head against a wall and instead walk through an open door. Yes, yes. Persevere. Endure. Push forward, steadfast. Don’t ever quit. Except, sometimes quitting is good for you. What is this effort and pride — without any reward — costing you? Are there amazing things you could be doing with the same amount …
Don’t Run From Vulnerability, Embrace It
You should stop trying to seal your heart. Remaining in emotional solitary confinement costs us. There is a cost to making your heart neatly sealed, safe from the joys and sorrows of life. I never heard my dad talk about his feelings. He never told me he loved me in words. He sucked it all …
Delightfully Discovering This Interesting Person You Are Through Exploring
Nobody will be able to find the you, you are looking for, for you. In high school, competition among students helped us to know our friends better. A teacher would pick a student and ask about his close friend. What is his close friend’s favorite food? Favorite sport? Favorite color? What does he like? Is …
Sometimes You Have To Talk To a Grieving Man To Get Back To What Is Essential In Life
Inspirational story on the power of love. “Sometimes our light goes out but it is blown again by an encounter with another human being. Each of us owes the deepest thanks to those who have rekindled this inner light.” Albert Schweitzer Last week, I received a new trainee who was going to join my class. …
Almost No One Gets To Do A Job To Eat A Slice Of Chocolate Cake
You are there to do the difficult work. My trainees surprised me the other day. A giant, delicious-looking, mouthwatering, chocolate cake was waiting for me on my desk. I was stumped. Sometimes, you get good surprises like this. Your students are happy with your teaching they are surprising you with a chocolate cake. That you …
What My Artist Friend Teaches Me About Life
Life is something you can create, rather than something that happens to you. Her workspace is a beautiful mess. I have no idea how she creates art from what I am looking at. There are brushes all over the place. Some paintings are half-started. There are gigantic canvases and small ones. Only a small number …
Let Love Guide Your Work in 2020
For your work to thrive, there should be a spring in your step. “I have looked in the mirror every morning and asked myself: ‘If today were the last day of my life, would I want to do what I am about to do today?’ And whenever the answer has been ‘No’ for too many …
My Top Ten Blog Posts of 2019
How Do You Love? 9 Red Flags In Relationships The Way My Grand-mom Loved Her Husband — Especially When Death Was lurking At Their Door Best Tip Ever: You can ONLY Change YOURSELF! It Is In Your Pain That You Find Your Greatest Potential The Perks of Being Emotionally Intelligent 14 Tips To Make Your …
I Hope You Are Devouring Life
I hope your heart is unsealed, taking in all the joys and sorrows of life. I hope whatever has or will happen in your life, no matter what chasms you cross, heights you scale, or how many people you love and are loved by, when all is said and done and you take that final …