your pain is not your problem
pain sucks. it hurts. no one wants to feel or know pain. but like all things in the intelligent design of human beings, pain is useful. it serves a purpose. two key reasons we feel physical pain is because our nervous system is signaling that (a) we are damaged and need repair (re: a broken arm) or (b) damage is inevitable…
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- posted at 10:05 am
- January 16, 2011
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my birthday request to all of you
happy 2011! as always, when i’ve been gone for a while i feel bad. the new promotion, new engagement, and vacation has had me tied up. but no excuses. all i can say right now is that, it’s been a long time; i shouldn’t have left you. but it’s 2011 and i am going to turn a new leaf in consistency (per…
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- posted at 1:51 pm
- January 7, 2011
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you never know how much you have to be thankful for…
…until you start counting. earlier this week, one of my coworkers shared a wonderful idea. this summer she started counting her blessings, literally. she created a list of all of the things she had to be thankful for over the course of the year. as you can imagine, as days went by the list continued to grow because she either…
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- posted at 4:32 pm
- November 19, 2010
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be water, my friend
though i never studied martial arts extensively in the classroom, i did spend a lot of time reading about the philosophies behind many martial art styles. in all that i read, the philosophy that was the most impactful on my life was that of bruce lee, who had developed an artless form. the core idea behind bruce lee’s fighting style…
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- posted at 12:26 pm
- October 31, 2010
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2 words that will ensure your success
a few fridays ago after work i found myself in a conversation with some of my coworkers about my new promotion and one of them hit me like a ton of bricks when he handed me his simple yet powerful advice, “be you.” i’m not in love with the phrase (actually i think it’s rather cliche, misused, and overused), but right…
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- posted at 6:57 pm
- October 11, 2010
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inspiration of the week: we are what we choose
check out jeff bezos, ceo of amazon, commencement speech, “we are what we choose.” seems like jeff and i think a lot alike. “Tomorrow, in a very real sense, your life — the life you author from scratch on your own — begins. How will you use your gifts? What choices will you make? Will inertia be your guide, or…
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- posted at 8:38 am
- September 1, 2010
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