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Mindful Consumption: A Conscious Move From Consumer To Creator.
To Live Is To Consume Our existence revolves around consumption. From the food to the drinks we ingest, through to the books we read, and the movies we watch, down…
The price you have to pay
“It is unreasonable to think we can earn rewards without being willing to pay their true price.” -Epictetus These were words of a Greek philosopher, Epictetus, a man who devoted…
The Swamplands of Limiting Beliefs
A few weeks ago I was at a coffee shop telling a friend how much I wanted (I’m sure I said needed) a new MacBook. Mine had died, I was…
How to know when to push yourself
How do we know when to push ourselves? How do we know when it’s time to cut ourselves some slack or take a break? This has been a big question…
The secret sauce to freedom, happiness, and inner peace
Some things are in our control and others not. Things in our control are opinion, pursuit, desire, aversion, and, in a word, whatever are our own actions. Things not in…
Dante on motivation
Before there was Nike, there was Dante: ‘Now you must needs,’ my teacher said, ‘shake off your wonted indolence. No fame is won beneath the quilt or sunk in feather…
Step away from the guilt
I stumbled upon this quote from The Alchemist , one of my favourite books by Paulo Coelho: “The mere possibility of getting what we want fills the soul of the ordinary…
It’s all in your head
One of the reasons I’ve never been a big fan of labels is that they limit you. They close down the potential of possibilities. You are many things. You’re a…