Last week, I wrote about the Quitting Framework by Steven Bartlett, commenting on both the simplicity of the framework and a thought-provoking statement: "Quitting is for winners." The essence is that strategic, well-considered quitting can improve your life, especially when hardships aren't leading you toward your goals. While writing about the value of strategic quitting, … Continue reading The Sunk-Cost Fallacy: Your Energy Is Not Lost
Asking for help can be incredibly challenging. It exposes vulnerability, forcing us to admit we can't solve something on our own—at least not as quickly or easily as we'd like. There's a discomfort in this, especially if you're used to handling things independently. Personally, I have often taken the solo route to solving a problem … Continue reading The Strength in Vulnerability: Why Asking for Help Is Key to Personal Growth
Just a couple of days ago, YouTube recommended me a video titled “I’m 57. If you’re in your 20s, please watch this.” It’s not the first time I've been recommended a video like this. In fact, similar titles seem to pop up frequently—each urging a group of 20- or 30-year-olds to pay attention to someone's … Continue reading Stop Feeling Like You Are Behind On Life.
What do Matthew Dicks, Hal Elrod, Tiago Forte, and James Clear have in common? Each of these influential figures in personal development experienced (sometimes multiple) intense, life-altering events that profoundly shaped their perspectives and approaches to growth and resilience. And each individual wrote an amazing book which they attribute - in part - to these … Continue reading From Adversity to Growth: Learning from Personal Development Experts
Itching for Growth 