“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.”
– Gilda Radner
Unconditional Love
Taking care of dogs has been one of my favorite volunteer activities since transitioning into the professional world. Regularly, I would go to the animal shelter on the weekends to play with them.
In early 2018,...
“Remembering that I'll be dead soon is the most important tool I've ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life.
Almost everything - all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure - these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important.
Remembering that you are going...
“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...
“It is quality rather than quantity that matters.”
― Seneca
Create Your Own Way of Being and Living
For me to be my best in the world, I live by my code of living - my manifesto. It’s a continuous work in progress. Currently, here are the nine laws I live by:
I perfectly accept my imperfect self. I’m already 100% complete,...
“You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backward. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something – your gut, destiny, life, karma, whatever. Because believing that the dots will connect down the road will give you the confidence to follow your...
“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.”
― Napoleon Hill
Appreciate Harsh Adversity
After I left my job in 2016 to start my venture of helping others, I had the intention of making it grow into a profitable business.
But as I have discovered, rarely does life unfold the way I want it to. It has mysterious and insightful...
“When you want to succeed as bad as you want to breathe, then you'll be successful.”
― Eric Thomas
Practice Relentless Commitment
The single reason that has allowed me to stay on the journey of lifelong personal development is having a powerful, intentional, and selfless purpose - to become my best so I can help others become theirs.
But despite that strong motive...
“All streams flow to the sea because it is lower than they are. Humility gives it its power. If you want to govern the people, you must place yourself below them. If you want to lead the people, you must learn how to follow them.”
― Lao Tzu
Honor Humility
From a young age, I have constantly been learning. But it has...
“Masculinity is not about being the biggest, the fastest, the strongest, the one who sleeps with the most girls, and the one who has the most money. The one who has the most accomplishments is not the most masculine. In fact, it is often the men who covet these things most who are covering and compensating for the greatest...
“If you really have your own identity you’ll keep on doing what you think is really right for you, and you’ll also understand the next step you want to take.”
― Helmut Lang
Letting Go of Your Identity
In 2016, I was lost as I didn’t know what I wanted to do in life. But deep down, I knew what I was doing...