I originally made a video about a time management technique of splitting your time into chunks. I want to elaborate on what was said, and add in a 5th Chunk that wasn’t mentioned in the video. There are countless resources out there that discuss the topic of “Time Management”. One of the key things I’ve learned in […]
Read more "The Ultimate Time Management Technique – Split Your Time into CHUNKS!"Adapting to new environments is something I’ve become accustomed to doing in the past decade. Compared to “Joe Smith”, I’ve been travelling quite a bit, and I’ve made it a goal to travel to one new city or country every year. Every time I’ve visited somewhere new, that sense of not belonging and feeling like […]
Read more "The Power of Verbal Communication – Why It’s Okay to be an Outsider"You’re really motivated to start a new self-fulfilling routine. In the past you’ve always found a way to stop yourself from working out. Not this time. Watching the new TED talk about the benefits of exercise completely reignited your motivation! You put in an alarm at 5am, and you tell yourself “I’m going to wake up […]
Read more "Developing Self-Discipline – Why Motivation is Unreliable!"For someone who promotes positive thinking, this may sound a tad cynical. Narcissism is generally perceived as a negative characteristic, but my experience with becoming more narcissistic has brought me more good than bad. I’ve taught myself how to say no, how to love my self, and how to put myself first. I’m learning how to value my […]
Read more "The Inconvenient Truth: Nobody Gives a Shit About You (And That’s Okay!)"I’ve previously talked about why you should stop wasting your free time and the importance of maintaining momentum. Tony Robins is the most popular Personal Development coach and Motivational speaker in the world. In a recent Twitter Post he stated: “Will You Create A Masterpiece or Interpret Life Through the Paintings of Others?” This reminded me of […]
Read more "Will You Create A Masterpiece or Interpret Life Through the Paintings of Others?"I’m on my way back from Montreal after an amazing performance by AC/DC. I’m writing this while I’m on the bus, so I’m still on that “post-concert” high. Their performance was outstanding to say the least! What I wanted to talk about was how the fact that these guys are all in their 60s and […]
Read more "It’s Time to HUSTLE – How Going to an AC/DC Concert Inspired me to Push Harder!"The quote “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” has been overused by trying-to-be-catchy pop songs, but the meaning of that quote holds much truth. I’ve recently found out that my long-distance girlfriend isn’t able to visit me during the summer as we’ve previously planned. When you’ve been waiting 13 months for your girl to […]
Read more "Be Tough and Ride Out Life’s Toughest Temporary Challenges!"The concept of Micro-Procrastination is fairly new among millennials. We’ve heard many times that millennials have shorter attention spans. Procrastination is defined as “the practice of carrying out less urgent tasks in preference to more urgent ones.” As we’ve moved into a faster and more connected world, what we do now to procrastinate has evolved into […]
Read more "Micro-Procrastination – This is How You’re Wasting Your Time (Without Even Realizing It)"Reactive people are controlled by their feelings. If your feelings are controlling your actions, it’s because you’ve abandoned your responsibility of your own actions and empowered your own feelings to control them. Stephen Covey talks about the Circle of Influence and the Circle of Concern in his book 7 habits of Highly Effective People. This can […]
Read more "Circle of Influence vs. Circle of Concern – How to Use Your Time and Energy More Effectively!"“It is in the improvident use of our leisure, I suspect, that the greatest wastes of American life occur.” – Robert Park Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience is a book by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (ranking as the #1 most complicated name on Earth) that discusses how we can discover true happiness and greatly improve the […]
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Marwan AlShafei 