Somewhere in your community – quietly, steadily – there are people in their 70s, 80s, and even beyond who still hike mountain trails. Yes, they exist. Even if part of your mind whispers, “Come on… at that age?” They’re real. And meeting them on the trail can crack open your world in the most beautiful … Read more
Imagine your life as a series of annual updates. In Year 1, you were Version 1.In Year 2, Version 2.In Year 20, Version 20.In Year 30, Version 30.In Year 40, Version 40.And so on: 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 – each year, a new version. This isn’t just a cute metaphor. It’s a powerful way … Read more
As much as you can be excited to go to college, it’s also an intimidating experience for many. After all, you are a young adult who has only very recently graduated high school and might not have any idea of how to live alone. How things turn out in the first year of college can … Read more
Design Thinking positively impacts creativity. Design Thinking workshops empower business owners and staff in different ways to find new and creative solutions to problems. Let’s start by explaining what Design Thinking is. What is Design Thinking According to IDEO’s definition, Design Thinking is a human-centered, iterative approach for creative problem solving and innovation that draws … Read more
Having confidence is important in helping you feel better about various aspects of your life. Maybe you want to be more confident in your professional life, crush goals, and get a promotion. Or maybe, you want to boost your self-esteem and see yourself in a more positive light. Either way, taking the steps to better … Read more
Now that we’re full-on into the New Year, yet still, at its beginning, it’s time to see how well we’re sticking to the resolutions list we’ve made for ourselves a little while back. While making a resolution list in full enthusiasm and with an open heart is inspiring, unfortunately, it’s also no guarantee to help … Read more
Failure is one life’s toughest teachers and it’s always there to tell us a thing or two about what we did wrong. but how do you bounce back from failure? Often times, it feels harsh, unsolicited and downright hurtful. Other times it feels like it’s there, looking back at us from over our shoulders, always … Read more
Sometimes we are fast approaching the end of a chapter in our lives and headed towards the new one – a chapter that plunges us into the unknown, a chapter in the future that has not yet been written. But how to envision a better future and create a better self in new chapter? Ending … Read more
Ever since we leave childhood behind, we expose ourselves more and more to the world around us. We diversify and increase our interaction with the people we meet through work relationships, study collaborations, romantic interests, friends and family connections. The relationships are more often than not very complex and there’s a fine intertwining of emotions … Read more
Did you know that your innermost self is gifted with endless supplies of power and energy? Have you ever felt connected to them? If so, it’s probably only been a couple of times and you don’t know how to open those channels again. Not only do you feel great when you manage to tap into … Read more
We have all come across people who appear so fulfilled, happy and confident. They seem to have everything going for them, they light up every room they enter and are so full of joy. Just looking at them fills you with envy and curiosity. “How do they do it?”, you wonder. Is there some secret … Read more
Traveling is by far one of the best ways to become a better person. Though, in this day and age, it has been reduced mostly to lounging on a beach and setting aside your personal life for a few days. There’s nothing wrong with that, but it seems the true spiritual nature of traveling has … Read more
Job searching is a time-consuming effort and with the passage of time, it is easy to get disheartened with the process. If only it were easier. Well, if you are reading my other hubs on job searching, you should be finding it easier. Perhaps, this is the time when you need to simply re-affirm some … Read more
Are you deciding to switch an established career at a late-life stage of life is indeed a challenge?! We need to determine various aspects before making the actual jump, and this post is showing all in a nutshell. According to the USA Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average baby boomer from 18 to 48 age … Read more
Success! What an overused, misunderstood word! Many motivational speakers speak about what produces success. They promote varied ideas to gain it, such as writing goals, developing self-confidence, setting minds on objectives, etc. But they don’t tell what success is! Yes, writing goals is helpful — and keeping them in front of us. Rewriting them, adjusting … Read more