“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” ―  Maya Angelou Embrace The Waves On my recent trip to the big island of Hawaii, I sat on the beach and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Time slows down as I am fully present, feeling the sun rays striking my body and...
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."  – Walt Disney Synchronize Your Present and Future Self After reading an inspiring book or watching a motivational video, I immediately feel excited to implement what I’ve learned. For example, I may have seen an instructive clip on an exercise movement. And during the moment, I’m extremely energized and...
“To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.” – Buddha History of Meditation Meditation originated from ancient Hindu traditions of Vedantism...
“Listen with curiosity. Speak with honesty. Act with integrity. The greatest problem with communication is we don’t listen to understand. We listen to reply. When we listen with curiosity, we don’t listen with the intent to reply. We listen for what’s behind the words.” ― Roy T. Bennett Eliminate Filler Words In 2016, I joined an international non-profit organization called Toastmasters....
“You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it.” – Maya Angelou Revisit Your Definition of Success After starting every new job, I had to create a different routine and...
“Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.”  ― Lao Tzu The Journey is the Reward In October 2017, I hiked up Mt. Whitney, the highest peak in the lower 48 states in the U.S.  The night before the ascent, I ate a nutritious dinner. Shortly...
“Feelings are just visitors. Let them come and go.” ― Mooji Nothing Lasts Forever The only constant in life is change.  No matter where I am, everything around me is continually altering. When I go outside, the temperature is different from when I ran in the morning to the time I walked in the afternoon. This type of change applies to everything in life. Even...
“I believe that life is a journey, often difficult and sometimes incredibly cruel, but we are well equipped for it if only we tap into our talents and gifts and allow them to blossom.” ― Les Brown  Take Necessary Breaks On one of my recent bike rides, I rode around my local neighborhood. During the adventure, I warmed up on the flat...
“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.” ― Buddha Vipassana Vipassana is a self-transformation meditation technique to purify the mind. It's a process that trains the mind to see things as they truly are, not as how they should or shouldn't be.   This technique builds a deep connection between the mind and the body emphasizing...
“Accept yourself, love yourself, and keep moving forward. If you want to fly, you have to give up what weighs you down.” ― Roy T. Bennett Letting Go With Acceptance One of my biggest life epiphanies has been this: I allow life to continuously flow by choosing to let go of things (and people) that are no longer compatible with me. There could be...