“If you aren’t getting rejected on a daily basis, your goals aren’t ambitious enough” – Chris Dixon Much of the trajectory of a typical human life is guided by fear, often a fear of rejection. And the form this guidance takes is of limiting one’s opportunities and accomplishments. This fear of rejection is a relic… Continue reading Don’t Fear Rejection
“The word ‘safe’ is an adjective meaning secure and a noun meaning an enclosed locked container. If you’re living the adjective then you’re living the noun”.–Steve Pavlina Comfort is easy. We fear uncertainty, loss, pain,and so we seek to cushion ourselves against the rawness of life by spending our lives in artificial, climate-controlled boxes safe… Continue reading Get Out Of Your Comfort Zone
Life doesn’t live itself well. Like a ball rolling downhill, the default life takes the natural, easy, safe path. At the bottom of the hill lies mediocrity. Living well requires effort: to push past fear and engage with the world, to invest ten thousand hours in mastering a skill, to overcome inertia and become the… Continue reading Get Motivated
Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind. – Dr. Seuss According to most studies, people’s number one fear is public speaking. Number two is death. Does that sound right? This means to the average person, if you go to a funeral, you’re better… Continue reading Don’t Worry About What Others Think of You
