“The things you do today affect not only today. They build you and prepare you and position you for all the days that will come.” ~Ralph Marston Everything you think, say, and do influences what your future will be. What your future will be also influences the future of others. Knowing this truth gives you [...]

Illustration by Bruce White “Use the force” is what many Star War’s heroes have said. But what exactly is the force? The force is what’s created after we’ve repeated a behavior enough times. For example, if you go to bed early and wake up early enough consecutive times, this behavior will then come naturally to [...]

Imagine you’re in the middle of a jungle, 20 miles from civilization. You must find your way back to civilization before running out of your two day supply of water. Could you imagine if every couple moments you took out your canteen and poured some water onto the ground? Doing the above would be absolutely [...]

Being perfectionistic doesn’t increase your effort. Ironically, it decreases it. If everything has to be just right for you to exert effort, you’ll never do so because things are never just right. Not for you. Not for me. Not for anyone. Your mind will always find reasons why now isn’t the right time to pursue [...]