The Danger of the Comfort Zone
I like to read the stories of great people, and recently I read the story of Andrew Carnegie. It’s an inspiring story; I learned a lot from it. Here I’d like to share an important lesson I learned from it…
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Realizing Your Potential: A Lesson from History
I love reading books from different fields. One that I read recently is Abundance by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler. It’s a book about how technology can help us enter an age of abundance. In the book, there is an…
How Theodore Roosevelt Earn a Brown Belt in Judo, Wrote Multiple Books, Read 4 Hours a Day, and Won the Presidency, All At The Same Time
Note: This is a guest post by Michael Rank of History in Five Minutes Podcast In the late 1800s, a doctor visited a wealthy couple in New York to examine their sickly son. He was severely asthmatic, a condition often…
The Magic of Well-Used Spare Time
The way you use your spare time could change your future. This idea came to me when reading the story of MJ Demarco in The Millionaire Fastlane. Demarco is a businessman, but before that he was a limo driver. What…
The Essential Trait for Overcoming Challenges
Like it or not, we face many challenges in life. That’s why you need a trait that can help you overcome them. The trait is being resourceful. I learned about it when I read an essay by Paul Graham, the…
What You Must Do to Boost Your Personal Growth
Do you want to boost your personal growth? If you do, then what you must do is this: expand your comfort zone. The fact is, we all have a narrow world where we feel comfortable. Life is easy there. You…
4 Essential Lessons for Your Self-Improvement
As you might know, I have a background in software development. I majored in IT, and computer programming is one of my passions. I’d like to share with you some self-improvement lessons I have learned from the world of software…
Start Building the Learning Habit for 2015
If you want to reach your full potential, there is one thing you must do: building the learning habit. Knowledge is power, and it’s your responsibility to expand yours. One resource that I have found useful for that is Blinkist.…
Evaluation Mindset: A Powerful Tool to Improve Your Life
As you might know, I joined Toastmasters a few months ago. My motivation is to improve my public speaking skills while also expanding my social circle. I’ve learned many things from the experience. One of them is what I call…