Mindfulness made me the person I am today. When I graduated from college four years ago, I had absolutely no idea how to live. I was torn into opposite directions by (i) my own fleeting ideas, (ii) my family’s expectations and (iii) my friends’ opinions. It felt like living a life of internal conflict was …
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Every day, you pursue self-improvement goals connected to your career, relationships or fitness. But I’m not sure whether the “goal approach” is equally useful for developing self-awareness. I feel like the latter should be more of an exploration than work. That’s because you can’t plan the course of getting to know yourself. Building a business …
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“We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change.” — Sheryl Sandberg For about every obstacle you struggle with in your life, you might have heard this advice: If you want to change your life, you need to change your thinking. And it makes perfect sense, …
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Admit it: you want to be in control. It just feels better to have a sense of agency than to be a helpless victim. But complete control is hard to attain. We live in a largely unpredictable world. How many times have you seen things going in the direction opposite to what you wished for? …
People say it’s impossible to fail at meditation. You just sit down and breathe. Whenever your mind drifts away, you gently pull it back to the present moment. That’s it. But it’s certainly possible to feel like your meditation sucks. How do I know? Because I’ve been feeling it for a few months now. Having practised mindfulness for more …
In 2019, I neglected my social life. Apart from a few weekends away, I didn’t do much to stay in touch with people. If it wasn’t for a few amazing friends who kept reaching out to me, I guess I would have been completely isolated. Imagine this: After a few years of living all around Europe, …
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“I don’t care if you live or die.” Jonathan Gravenor heard these exact words from his young daughter over dinner. And, it wasn’t just a random family quarrel. That day was one of the toughest in Jonathan’s life. A few hours earlier, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. When he shared the bad news at …
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Once you decided that more mindfulness is good for you, there are certain things you can do to nurture it. Most of us already discovered that being present in the moment is, more often than not, a beneficial state of mind. Next thing we know is wondering how the hell do we invite that state into our …
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Recently, I attended a group call about self-improvement, journaling and habit building. In the beginning, we did a round to introduce ourselves. A young girl’s presentation immediately grabbed my attention. As soon as she said her name, she started talking about her struggle with building habits. She said she already meditates, but would like to …
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“Me, a natural leader? Are you kidding me? How could somebody so shy and introverted possibly lead others?” That’s what I said three years ago, after my first-ever coaching session. The feedback I got from my coach was that I was naturally predisposed to be a leader. But this wasn’t coherent with how I saw myself. …
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