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How to Find the Motivation to Change Your Life

There are two major forces that give us motivation to change our life: Pain and Desire. Pain. When I was growing up, I hated being poor. It was my pain. I despised the lack of everything. Food, a regular bed and a lack of a safe environment to live. The pain to get out of those circumstances compelled me to study, gain knowledge, learn skills, look for a job and work hard. Pain worked because it forced me to do […]

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How to Stay Optimistic During Tough Times

There are 1 billion search results for the phrase, “How to be positive” on Google. A close second is “How to be optimistic at work”. It makes me wonder: Does it help to be optimistic in times of change and uncertainty? And if so, how do we stay optimistic during tough turbulent times? Does it help to be optimistic? I believe the answer is YES.   Here’s why: Being optimistic allows us to get up and try again. Like most […]

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5 Things We Must Accept to Move Forward Towards Success in 2015

We all have goals we want to achieve. Get into a nurturing relationship, get a better job, be fit, start or grow the business or find meaning among the chaos of life these days. Setting resolutions, goals or dreams over these years I’ve learned that the hardest part is the battle I have with myself. It’s not the outside world that destroys our momentum forward created by the New Year or the lack of time or lack of resources. It […]

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How to Stay Calm in the Midst of Chaos: 3 Tips to Regain Control and Be Strong in Stressful Situations

Whether we’re at work facing a difficult situation or at home trying to put the kids to bed, stress can come upon us in an instance. It can be easy to lose control and composure when we’re facing chaos because we get emotional and find ourselves overreacting. Often it is triggered by a sensation that we are helpless or do not have control of a given situation. I have often lost my temper with my kids while trying to put […]

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How to Overcome Fear: 15 Ways to Break Free and Move Forward

We fear the unknown, the unpredictable, the randomness. We fear a dead end job. We fear a low salary in a field we’re about to pursue. We fear losing a loved one. We fear a business climate filled with turbulence, change and disruption. We fear a life without meaning. We fear failure. Fear sucks the life out of us. It doesn’t have to be rational or true to make us afraid. Often fueled by an overthinking mind that gets stuck […]

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