Be happy, but never satisfied Created by the author — original image from BruceLee.com Bruce Lee crammed several lifetimes worth of wisdom into his short life. Nearly 50 years after his death, he’s the first name that comes to many people’s minds when they think of a martial artist. He was born in the US
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A zen lesson from Master Han Created by the author — original image from Pexels Joe Hyams, a Hollywood biographer, and martial arts legend, was on the verge of quitting his training after one tough session. Master Bong Soo Han pulled him aside, “You will never learn to do any endeavor properly unless you are
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Let the Silicon Valley legend teach you to pitch Created by the author — Original image from WikiMedia Commons Guy Kawasaki has listened to hundreds of entrepreneurs looking for funding. In his words, “most of these pitches are crap”. He knows a thing or two about how to market effectively. He was a member of
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Lessons from the Japanese concept of ‘ikigai’ Photo: Thomas Barwick/Getty Images Years ago, during my time in Japan, I went to a bar with an elderly dojo master after five hours of intense karate training. We were soon joined by a rival teacher, and the two men, who had trained together as kids, began sharing
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Tackling myths with data A photo of the author, created by the author With only 5.7% of writers earning over $100 in June, I can comfortably say I’m in the top 1% of writers. This doesn’t make me extraordinary, I’m nowhere close to the people earning $30k per month yet I am a realistic story
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Not all entrepreneurs are privileged Created by the author — original image from Pexels My dad arrived in London aged 7 and could barely speak English. My grandparents had little except for the dream of a better life for their children. Half a century later he owns the majority stake in a nearly 100-year old business with clients
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Don’t allow yourself to be misled Photo by Marvin Meyer on Unsplash If you’re like me, then you read lots of articles all claiming to be able to fix your problems. It gets confusing and it’s hard to know what to trust. Not all advice was created equal so you need to be critical in what you
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#1 Instantaneous Self-Induced Napping Created by the author — original image from Pexels Are you tired of reading the same advice? So am I. You can’t expect to stand out if you’re trying to do the same things. Do you want to be productivity drone #92342? It feels like people choose to run on the track
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And not feel guilty Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash Everything in moderation but helping is an exception, right? This isn’t true and too much can be bad for both you and the person you care about. It’s time to admit helping others can be a toxic addiction. It comes down to the why. Why are you helping?
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Traditional advice doesn’t hold for all young people Created by the author — original image from Suzy Hazelwood/Pexels How many times have you heard the same rigid advice about money? But they don’t know you or what your unique situation is, especially if they were your age 30 years ago as the world is entirely
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