Master the Art of Thinking. — Overthinking is a bad habit. And many of us pick it up because we’re not taught about thinking the same way we’re taught about walking, studying and getting a job. No one talks about it or how important it is in our daily lives, you’re just expected to know how…

Your thoughts aren’t bad, you make them bad — Negative thoughts aren’t bad. I know that’s difficult to believe, especially when they tell you things you don’t want to hear, like your business isn’t going to work out, you can’t trust your loved ones, or you aren’t a good person. It’s not your fault, they’ve been showing up your…

I stopped rejecting failure just because it hurts — “…nature has made both night and day.” — Seneca Life is made up of light and dark. Good and bad. Yin and Yang. This is a natural law, an unchangeable reality, yet folks prefer one over the other. People love compliments, it doesn’t matter whether it’s from a loved one…

Stop relying on the outside world for your well-being — Having people you can rely on is a wonderful privilege. Knowing that there are people who will always have your back is empowering because it gives you hope in difficult times. But when you constantly rely on people to help you through difficult times, you can become a burden. Your…

My path towards mastering my emotions and Emotional Intelligence — No one teaches you about your emotions, but everyone expects you to control them — how crazy! You don’t learn it at home like learning to walk or talk, nor do you pick it up as a subject at school, yet it’s a foundational skill that determines whether you’ll be…

We all face misfortunes, but to face them well is good fortune — Marcus Aurelius — It was my third year of university and things weren’t looking good I was asked to do a group project some months prior — a lot of people were happy about these projects because someone else could take over their workload, but this is why I disliked group projects, I…

Bottling everything up will not solve your problems — When I first walked into the corporate world, I had this hunger to grow and improve. I was so hungry that I prepared myself for early mornings and late nights. I was ready to take on whatever came my way and to become independent. One of my goals was to…

It’s all in the relationship you’re building with your emotions — Simon worked a normal 9–5 job trying to build a life around the corporate world. He topped his class in university, but what did that matter in the real world? The real world was less structured and less certain, and he was trying to find himself in that chaos. As…

Take responsibility for your self-lacerating behaviors before it’s too late — Some months back, I was reading Jordan Peterson’s 12 Rules for Life. All of the rules were helpful in their own way, but there was one that stuck with me for reasons I could not explain at the time. Don’t let your kids do things that make you dislike them …