Memento Mori: The Antidote to Fear
A deep dive into how you can use the Stoic concept of memento mori to use mortality as a motivator to live fully.
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Mindset & Insights
The Mindset of Champions: How Obsession Separates the Best in the World From Everyone Else
Achieving greatness means becoming obsessed with the details everyone else ignores. Learn about the mindset of champions and how obsession can help you unlock your potential to become the best in the world.
How Getting Fired Catapulted Me into Entrepreneurship
30 days notice and no job prospects, during a pandemic. One psychologist’s journey to find fulfillment through entrepreneurship after being fired.
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Voices of the Mountains: When Losing Your Accent Means Losing Your Identity
An exploration of why we lose our accent to fit into the world of doctors and entrepreneurs, and one psychologist’s journey to reclaim it.
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A Quick Story About Which is Better: EQ or IQ
Years ago, I sat in a room waiting to be interviewed for a psychology program. On paper, I was the least qualified in the room. Everyone else had tons of work experience, was older, had high GPAs, was well dressed, and the epitome of a young professional. Not me. A week later, I got a
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How To Do A Year-End Review To Set Yourself Up For Success
In psychology, we say “past behavior predicts future behavior.” You can apply this to your own life by doing a Year-End Review instead of wasting your time creating elaborate New Years Resolutions you’ll abandon in 3 weeks. If you want to know how to do a year-end review to set yourself up for success, ask
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If You Want To Be Effective, Be Authentic: Lessons Learned Carving A Niche As A Psychologist And Coach
“Take your tongue ring out, even if it’s a phone interview!” my supervisor barked at me as I prepared for an internship interview. It was the last hurdle to obtain my doctorate in clinical psychology. The last 10-ish years of my college career hinged on getting — and finishing — an internship. No internship =
Writing Advice For Beginners: It’s Okay If You Suck At First
“The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” —Stephen McCranie The first article I submitted to a website never saw the light of day. It didn’t even get a response, and I don’t blame them. It was atrocious — the kind of article you take out back, shoot, light on fire, then bury in
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Memento Mori: A Lesson On Dying And Doing What You Love
One of my friends died today. He was diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer two weeks ago. Over the past few years, he’d switched from practicing law to working on his dream: writing a book. His family started a GoFundMe to help cover medical and funeral costs; part of the write-up before he died said:
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To A Disciplined Mind, Everything Is Fuel For Your Fire
Applying Jocko Willink’s “Good” philosophy for a better life
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