“Let’s do what we love and do a lot of it.” —Marc Jacobs If I think about how much we rush through life, I wish I could just press “PAUSE”. This year I’ve tried slowing things down and ended up spending a lot more time doing what I love. For me, that’s writing, reading, and …
Why do Germans and Americans—who are among the world’s most affluent—complain about life’s unfairness so much more than Colombians or Indians? It’s one of the questions I’ve been trying to answer over the past decade as both an expat and an immigrant. When we think of the key to happiness, I noticed that we often …
We all start at zero. Whether it’s a new career, a new skill, or writing your book’s very first draft. Trying to get back into social media, I feel like the awkward girl at the party, crashing other people’s conversations. To say I’m feeling uncomfortable is quite an understatement. And it was exactly the same …
We’ve probably all heard by now that it took Thomas Edison, inventor of such awesome things as the light bulb, thousands of tries to get his inventions to work. Failure is an essential part of success. So how did it happen that we’ve come to see failure as something that needs to be avoided at all costs? …
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“If it’s important you’ll find a way. If it’s not, you’ll find an excuse.”―Ryan Blair Time for some tough love! You probably don’t want to hear this. And I get it, I don’t like hearing it either. But if you’re tired of feeling stuck or your life isn’t the way you want it to be, …
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