My best tips for staying consistent with your meditation habit — “Meditation is like a gym in which you develop the powerful mental muscles of calm and insight.” — Ajahn Brahm “Inhale. Exhale. Watch your breath. That’s all you have to do.” I used to hate these words because it feels damn near impossible to do if you have a busy…

They’re hard to spot if you don’t know what to look for. — Have you ever seen someone and said: “Damn, I wish I had their confidence?” Me too. Then, the guy walks past you and you wonder if you’ll ever have the balls to wear a bicycle helmet in the grocery store. Being confident both feels great and is a self-fulfilling prophecy…

Steal some great ideas for yours. — “If you hesitate to learn from others, you will never learn anything new.” ― Raaz Ojha Three years ago, I sat in a grey cubicle with coworkers whose facial expression showed the same mixture of boredom, fatigue, and agony as mine. Today, I woke up to chirping birds and chuckling…

How to get out of your own head. — If you always try to find ways to please others, you lose yourself. It’s trying to find balance on an exercise ball while sixteen different strings pull you in all directions. You’ll fall straight on your face while everybody tells you “you should’ve done…” However, it’s hard to just stop…

I won’t be mad if you steal them. — A few years ago, my life consisted of a run-down shared apartment, past trauma that ruined my confidence and relationships, and the prospect of slaving away in a cubicle. Today, I have to pinch myself because where I am feels too good to be true. Living next to the beach…

Life-changing advice from Tim Ferriss. — I have a hard time saying this, but… I’m afraid. We all are, whether we like it or not. We’re afraid of rejection, failure, and vulnerability. Evolution hardwired it into our brains as a survival mechanism. But these fears hold us back like a bondage rope a Hogtied model, even…

Stop breaking the writing flow, overcome blank page syndrome, and kiss your biggest distraction goodbye. — My first article took me two full days to write. Today, it takes me two hours. This means I can bang out two drafts in a single morning. The math is simple. Faster writing = more content produced = more results It’s not because I learned to touch type. I…

There are two types of happiness, too. — I don’t know you, but I know you want to be happy. We all do — but painful experiences taught me what we think makes us happy often doesn’t. I’ve spent many years partying, sleeping with girls, eating greasy food, traveling the world, and flying sky-high on drugs. Did I…

Facing the truth is uncomfortable, but necessary. — Few things are as self-destructive as perfectionism. I’ve spent hours thinking about my work, rearranging small tidbits, and waking up in the middle of the night with my thoughts racing. It’s a fine line between healthy and unhealthy obsession. If you’re a perfectionist, you know it keeps you from making…