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Advice

Over-Dreaming

March 8, 2010

The other day I read this quote by Will Smith:
Being realistic is the fastest way to mediocrity.
Sorry Will, but I disagree.
Realism has bad press, but it’s the best mindset to get things done.
We love to repeat over and over about how you need to stick to your dreams, about how you can accomplish anything you [...]

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The Golden Rules Of Mentorship

March 1, 2010

Holly Hoffman is having a round-up table on mentors at her blog Work Love Life. This is my entry on the topic.
The Rule of Diversification
Mentors are not gods.
They don’t know everything, nor they need to for the mentorship to work.
A mentor is not supposed to guide you in every aspect of your life, just on [...]

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Mindset Design

February 26, 2010

Mindset design is the most important personal improvement you can strive for. And it should follow the same rules any other kind of design does.
People constantly say that they “don’t know what they want.” When it comes to work, relationships, even hobbies, people parade their inability to choose as a positive quality. Or at least, [...]

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The Human Equation Conflict

February 24, 2010

A person considers himself as important and valuable as the sum of his tangible and intangible belongings.
Tangibles
How much money you make, which car you drive, where you live, the clothes that you wear, the food that you eat, the places you visit. If you summed the financial value of all the tangible things in your [...]

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The Mistaken Priority Of Happiness

February 19, 2010

Happiness is the wrong goal.
If you are living your life looking for happiness, you’ll feel disappointed with the results, and here’s why:
1) There are more tangible things to look for (often not discussed in those happiness books and speeches): laughter, material possessions, sex, intellectual growth, free time, and more. These are much better symbols of [...]

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Self-Stall Read

February 11, 2010

A friend said to me:
Reading a book has never hurt me in any way.
True, reading another book or another post can’t hurt.
But it can stall.
The question is simple: are you motivated?
If not, then you can read yet another self-help book that echoes the same message over and over.
If yes, then stop reading. You’ve read it [...]

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Love Is Irrelevant

February 4, 2010

Two days ago I guest posted at Ophelias’ Webb,  a blog run by Elisa Doucette.
You can subscribe to Ophelias’ Webb here.
Elisa, one of the nicest girls I’ve met online, reached out to me to write a post about love for her blogging series “All you need is love.” I don’t usually write about this kind [...]

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