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You set a goal, a very ambitious goal.  You have a desire to reach new heights, and this desire has always been within you.  You’re determined.  So determined that you make a plan, a very detailed plan to achieve this goal.  Then you go at it.  Perhaps you derive your value from what you achieve. […]

“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” – Napoleon Hill I know what it’s like to feel betrayed, lonely, helpless…Broken. There were times in my life when I was truly alone, times when I had nobody to confide in. The pain of loneliness is real,

“Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” – Vincent Van Gogh Ever heard of the butterfly effect?  In the simplest of terms, it’s the phenomena in which a small change in a large, complex system has large effects on that system. Whether we’re talking about one’s finances, relationships, or career

“When a person can’t find a deep sense of meaning, they distract themselves with pleasure.” – Viktor E. Frankl When we think about our existence through a bird’s-eye view, it’s rather difficult to pinpoint a universal purpose to us being here. With no predefined reason to explain our role on this planet, many of us

“You are not controlling the storm, and you are not lost in it. You are the storm.” – Sam Harris Everything happens for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. Everything happens for a reason. All throughout my upbringing, this phrase has been said to me. Initially, I assumed the mental model to be true,