Character traits that made you successful often also led to burnout episodes. These episodes of burnout were slowly destroying your self-confidence. While this may have seen worth it to achieve success, now this low self-confidence is holding you back – preventing you from pursuing the life you want and dream of. A couple of years …
By learning how to fail, C-students, now as adults, are able to take greater risks, pursue their dream, and not let judgement or fear of failure hold them back, while A-students – having always been praised for perfection – feel paralyzed to move toward their dream, having never learnt how to fail, but instead learned …
Imagine this: You’re 9 years old, just came home from school, holding up your recent math test to your parent, excited to show them you’re A, gleefully looking up at them, waiting to hear how proud they are of you. Instead you hear, “What happened to the plus?” The test is handed back to you …
From a young age, we’re convincingly sold the traditional idea of how our life is supposed to go. And we follow it. We spend a huge amount of time in school, striving to get the top marks. We get into an undergraduate program, work hard, and maybe continue on to a professional school or a …
You have this idea for your dream side hustle. It makes you so excited, just the thought of it makes you feel fulfilled and energized. But it’s so different than what you are doing now, it isn’t even what you went to university for. Isn’t that strange? What is everyone going to think if I …
Can perfectionism be a good thing? No. Ever? No. The story of the undergrad Why can’t perfectionism ever be a good thing? Because perfectionism is wanting the unachievable. The unattainable. I remember reading an article in Inc. about perfectionism, that tells a story about an undergraduate student. This undergrad pressured himself to get an A …
The thought of work-from-home inevitably sparks jealousy. It brings up images of working in pajamas, lounging on the couch, and sending a few emails, while the money comes dripping in. However, when forced to work from home during a pandemic, such as the one happening right now – COVID-19, we might find ourselves struggling. We …
Each book on this list is a book I have personally read and can attest to its value to expand your mindset! These books are impactful and unique and can expand your mindset in 2020! While each book works on a different aspect of our personality and self, each has the ability to challenge us …
Have you ever said this to yourself? I can’t do that.It probably won’t work.What if I don’t succeed? I don’t want people to think I’m stupid.I don’t want to look like a failure. What if I fail? How many have you ever said to yourself? I’ve said all of them at one point or another. …
