Often we can become so consumed with the fear of failure, that we stay stuck within the confines of our comfort zone, stunting our growth and limiting our potential. I want to tell a story of one person who saw his failure as opportunity to success. Brian Acton was a software engineer who graduated from Stanford. Acton worked first at Apple and then at Yahoo for around a dozen years, until in 2007, he decided to travel to South America for a year with his friend and colleague Jan Koum. On their return, both of them applied to Facebook and Twitter for … Continue reading How to get out of comfort zone: why failure is a good thing!

Chanie Gorkin wrote a very interesting and inspiring poem. Today was the absolute worst day everAnd don’t try to convince me thatThere’s something good in every dayBecause, when you take a closer lookThis world is a pretty evil place Even ifSome goodness does shine through once in a whileSatisfaction and happiness don’t last.And it’s not true thatIt’s all in the mind and heartBecauseTrue happiness can be attainedOnly if one’s surroundings are goodIt’s not true that good existsI’m sure you can agree thatThe realityCreatesMy attitudeIt’s all beyond my controlAnd you’ll never in a million years hear me sayToday was a very … Continue reading If Things Are Not “Looking Up”, Change The Way You See Them.

Have you heard of Ho’oponopono and the Hawaiian therapist who cured an entire ward of criminally insane patients, without ever meeting any of them or spending a moment in the same room? It’s not a joke. The therapist was Dr. Ihaleakala Hew Len. He reviewed each of the patients’ files, and then he healed them by healing himself. The amazing results seem like a miracle, but then miracles do happen when you use this method, or Dr. Len’s updated version called Self I-Dentity Through Ho’oponopono (SITH). I had the pleasure of attending one of his lectures a few years ago … Continue reading A powerful Hawaiian prayer

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When it matters, you can push yourself to do it. When you look at your goals and think, “Meh, I don’t really care,” you’re not going to fight your way out of a slump. Why would you? So drop the stuff that doesn’t matter to you and set goals that you truly can’t live without.This is what works for me, and it’s what works for other high achievers too. Continue reading When it matters