Today, April 15th is my birthday! I turn 28 years old and what a strange 28 years they've been. I have to be honest though, I've never been big on birthdays. Even when I was younger, the reminder of death seemed to outweigh the joy of gifts. Thinking back to the past few years, I… Continue reading This Birthday Will Be Different
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Breaking out of the old you
Who we are Who we are is a combination of the way we think, the actions we take, and the things we believe. Who you were is who you've been, and who you are is who you will be. The most important thing in making lasting changes is to make a concerted effort to catch… Continue reading Breaking out of the old you
The Power of Failure
"If you aren't failing, you aren't trying." -Woody Allen For far too long I was afraid of failure. I thought that the more I failed, the more of a failure I would become. So naturally, I did my best to avoid failure. What I didn't realize is that I was cementing my path to becoming… Continue reading The Power of Failure
How Suffering Leads to Greatness
"I'm a big believer in doing something that sucks every single day of your life." -David Goggins Greatness demands suffering. We see people achieve incredible feats, such as running an ultra marathon (100+ miles) or a publishing a scientific breakthrough. We may think that person is just extremely gifted or a genius. That very well could… Continue reading How Suffering Leads to Greatness