This is an open letter to two people. Author Steven Pressfield and, more importantly, to myself. I turned pro. Those three words, not I love you, have been the hardest to say. Honestly, I thought they’d never come. Mister Pressfield always talks about how you will know the moment you turn pro. It hits you.Continue reading “I Turned Pro”
Category Archives: Productivity
Help Me, Help You, Help Me
In the realm of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) there is the belief that every motivator has two sides, an “away” motivator and a “towards” motivator. An easy example of this is, you are going to ask for that raise and treat yourself to a weekend out if works out. That’s a little bit of an awayContinue reading “Help Me, Help You, Help Me”
There Is No Such Thing As A Stupid Person
“Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” –Marianne Williamson First, let me apologize if the final sentence of this paragraph comes off as arrogance. When I do come off as overly confident, it is almost always masking some form of insecurity. Having said that, I doContinue reading “There Is No Such Thing As A Stupid Person”
Learning To Swim
Since I’m a 31 y.o. dude, you’re probably thinking that my “Learning To Swim” title is an artistic reference to becoming free or liberated in something. No. I was a 31 y.o. dude that was very good at drowning! Brown people don’t swim. That’s the truth. Since we grew up in predominantly poor neighborhoods, no one has the luxuryContinue reading “Learning To Swim”
Life Experiments
So I’m learning a lot lately about productivity, lifehacking, and other self induced life changing experiments. We as humans are always looking for that next, get rich quick while losing 50 lbs. in a month, miracle. But what happens when you try something life altering and habit breaking not for your betterment, but just for the heck ofContinue reading “Life Experiments”
A Tad Overambitious?
I am making a resolution to myself to learn several skill sets or reach certain goals within the next month. This post will be fluid. What I mean is, as I go along with this, I will add updates to it. I am trying to excel at four different things that I have been struggling with for years in under one month. SoundsContinue reading “A Tad Overambitious?”
The Low-Information Diet
Once upon a time, like last month, I was always checking in on some type of screen. Whether it was on my computer or on my iPhone, I would regularly check Twitter every minute and my e-mail and facebook every five minutes. The reason people do this, I believe, is everything from feeling important to creatingContinue reading “The Low-Information Diet”
Just Do It? I Just Did.
So one of my favorite things to learn about is productivity. GTD changed my life. Life was once overwhelming; a never ending onslaught of to-do’s, wish lists, requests, etc., making my existence one unmanageable mess. I felt like I was awash in a blinding light, unable to see or move. Simple things like creating a “Next Action” list made that mountain intoContinue reading “Just Do It? I Just Did.”