Everything you purchase, acquire or receive has some sort of hidden cost. You won’t see or know about it — that’s the whole point, so be skeptical when someone (be it a person or a company) gives you something for “free”. Free has a different connotation for the giver. Often times, there’s a monetary, emotional, psychological or … Continue reading Hidden cost
Tag: life
Practice
If you want to become proficient at something, you have to put in the time and effort when you’re learning something new. It doesn’t get any easier. Your practice will show when the moment of true comes whether it’s in sports, a college evaluation, or at your workplace. I recently purchased a new table tennis … Continue reading Practice
The logical step
Taking the logical step is often difficult, very difficult. Thinking between what you think is correct versus what feels correct versus what is correct involves partial gut feeling and partial cold-blooded thoughts. You have to prioritize. Think of one [priority].Think about what fits into your plans now as well as in the long term; how … Continue reading The logical step
Seriously?
Should your life be your work or your work be your life? Some people don’t have any sense or understanding that work isn’t life. We were never created to let our work be our life. Not now, not in a million years. Obviously, most people find a life purpose and meaning through work, but there … Continue reading Seriously?
Decision-making
Sometimes you have to face it. And by sometimes I mean everyday, so you better be fresh to make the right decision. Maybe not the best, but the one you think outweighs the alternatives. You know what helps? Getting enough sleep, going for a walk or run, and knowing the outcome you want from this … Continue reading Decision-making
Family
Spend time with them. Take care of them. Enjoy them. For they’ll be there when nobody is anymore.
Pick a book
A book is your friend and it helps opening up your mind and broadening your horizons. A book is an inexpensive method to get into some of the greatest minds, visionaries and most resilient people history has seen. You can learn the hardships they went through and how they overcame them. Pick a book of … Continue reading Pick a book
Attached to…
What are you attached to? How many tangible and intangible things are you attached to in your life? For better or worse, we’re usually attached to items like our money, gadgets, clothes and shoes, cars, houses; and more often than not, we’re also attached to people in our life: parents, siblings, relatives, partners, friends. There’s … Continue reading Attached to…
Add-ons
These are the things you often don’t take into account. When you purchase travel tickets you spend in hotel, transportation, food and fun experiences. When you buy a car you have to add gas, insurance, repairs and maintenance, emergency cases, tolls, cleaning. When you buy a new camera you need to spend on lenses, straps, … Continue reading Add-ons
Gotta ask
On the same line as taking chances, there’s one thing most people rarely do: asking. It’s often difficult to approach someone and ask them something we want or need, especially when we feel it’d be acceptable to do so. Also, knowing that there’s very little to lose if we ask. However, there’s something holding us back. We’re … Continue reading Gotta ask
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