“If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.”
― Benjamin Franklin
Follow Your Curiosity
On one of my business trips to Holland, I met an interesting man. He was sitting one seat away in the middle aisle of the airplane. As I glanced over in...
“Fear is only as deep as the mind allows.”
– Japanese Proverb
Fear Is A Survival Mechanism
Fear is a vital response to physical and emotional danger.
I’m experiencing fear now as I write this article. And that fear is the fear of rejection - not being “good enough” for acceptance.
This fear is the cause of the fear of public speaking which is...
“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...
“Dance as though no one's watching.
Sing as though no one's listening.
Love as though you've never been hurt.
Work as though you don't need the money.
Live as though it's heaven on earth”
— Albert D'Souza
What You Have Forgotten
The moment you were born, you were whole, joyful, and free.
You were full of life, zest, and excitement to be living in...
“When you begin your transcendental training, focusing your best efforts, without attachment to outcomes, you will understand the peaceful warrior's way.”
― Dan Millman
Strive for Excellence
My life’s philosophy is to always live with integrity and do my best in every situation. As I am exploring opportunities for earning additional income, I have found myself in a series of job interviews.
In addition...
"You gain strength, courage and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You are able to say to yourself, 'I have lived through this horror. I can take the next thing that comes along.' You must do the thing you think you cannot do."
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Choose to Act Despite Fear
It was...
“Do the work, every day, you have to do something you don’t want to do. Every day, challenge yourself to be uncomfortable, push past the apathy, laziness, and fear.”
― Tim S. Grover
Do the Necessary Work
Growing up, I never liked writing or reading. Reflecting back, the main reason for those negative feelings was because of my lack of interest in...
“It’s your choice, NOT your upbringing that creates your reality.”
― Dain Heer
Identify Generational Patterns
As farmers in rural China, my family and I lived a simple life.
We raised animals and planted vegetables for food.
Although we didn’t have much, we were healthy, fulfilled, and content.
That all changed after moving to the U.S.
Immediately, we felt a sense of lack in comparison with...
“A man must love his father and yet be free of his father’s expectations and criticisms in order to be a free man.”
— David Deida
Your Biggest Influence
As a first-generation immigrant, I'm highly influenced by my parents. Growing up in a rural village in China with a small rice field with no running water, I experienced poverty.
Although my family didn’t...
“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...