During a long drive, I was listening to Jack and Diane by John Cougar Mellencamp. The first time I heard it, I was in my teens. The song was a hit and was pretty inspiring.
The funny thing is that song has a different meaning later on in your life. Younger people worry less about time and . . . → Read More: Living The American Dream
It’s said that life is like a ride in a roller coaster.
You start the ride going up slowly… all the sudden you go in a drop, bounce back up, have some smooth ride and so on. Basically, there are ups and downs — some really highs and some really lows.
I kind of like to compare life . . . → Read More: Life is Like Rowing A Boat
The road to achieve success is a hard and long road. There is no guaranteed short-cuts. But, there are a lot of paths, and you want to choose the quickest one.
I don’t think life makes everything easy. You are the only person who can make it easy. No one else.
Thinking back, I can see how my . . . → Read More: The Quickest Way to Achieve Success
I would rather be lucky than being good – that’s what I hear a lot of time…. I, on the contrary would like to be good than lucky.
Why the difference?
Being lucky is easy. It doesn’t require much effort… or any effort.
You have to work to be good. It doesn’t matter how talented… it takes some energy, . . . → Read More: Putting Effort and Being Lucky
Any formula that will guarantee a perfect life is doomed to failure.
As human beings, we cannot measure up to this high expectation. It’s a perfect road to stress, tension and unhappiness.
Looking over my life… perfection is not necessary to live a happy and fulfilling life. The human race got along well despites all the shortcomings. Through . . . → Read More: The Perfect Way to Failure
You can have success and be happy with your life. It might look hard. It might look very complicated.
But, it doesn’t have to be.
We all start life with almost the same opportunities. We learn to walk… learn to feel… learn to communicate. We have about the same chance to success.
You might look at those famous actors . . . → Read More: Want Success? No Talent… No Problem
When I was in high school, my math teacher asked my class if we would take a million dollar or just a penny on the first day, double that penny the next day, then double the previous day’s pennies and so on for a month.
If was pretty obvious that almost everyone wanted the million dollar instantly.
It . . . → Read More: Achieve Success Little by Little
I studied science in college. A lot of Chemistry, Physics and Math classes were taken every semester. It was very challenging and time consuming.
When I was in school, sometimes I regretted science. It took a long time to read the chapters since I had to do the exercises and each exercise consumed a lot of time . . . → Read More: How can Science Help You Find the Key to Happiness
I have a good friend who I can depend very much. I trust him with my life.
Let’s call him Jack. Jack is about 7 years older than me. He is about 6 foot and 200 lbs. He walks very slowly and speaks with a deep and moderately slow tone of voice.
I, on the other hand, walk . . . → Read More: How Can You Slowly Achieve Your Goal Quickly
Think the last time you lied to someone you really cared. How did that feel at that time? How about after a few days?
Did you regret it? Would you do it again if you had the chance to do it over?
I have to admit that I’ve my share of telling lies and being dishonest to someone . . . → Read More: Why honesty can Be a Life Saver