Entries from January 2009

Friday, January 30th, 2009

The Roger Federer Guide to Becoming Great at What You Do

Roger Federer. Perhaps the greatest tennis player ever to have lived. Watching him play tennis is something similar to what it was like watching Michael Jordan play basketball or what it would have been like to watch Michelangelo paint pictures. When I think of Federer I think of words like discipline, focus, poise, accuracy and [...]


Tuesday, January 27th, 2009

How to Deal With Anxiety at Parties and Social Gatherings

photo credit: Amre Ghiba Parties and social gatherings are a part of life. They are intended to be happy occasions where friends and colleagues get together to catch up and unwind. However, there are a lot of people out there who hate going to parties because they experience high level of anxiety. I used to [...]

Saturday, January 24th, 2009

13 Photographs of the Most Inspiring People from the Last 100 Years

Sometimes you need a hero. Sometimes you need to be able to say, “What would [insert your hero's name] do?” in order to overcome a difficult obstacle. Sometimes just picturing your hero’s face in your mind is enough to keep you going. I believe that images are very powerful life tools. For this reason I [...]


Friday, January 23rd, 2009

How to Become More Patient With Friends, Enemies & Circumstances

photo credit: b_heyer “He that can have Patience, can have what he will” – Benjamin Franklin Would you like to become a more patient person? Are you constantly snapping at friends and family for seemingly meaningless issues? What about your enemies? Are you ever patient towards them? Did you get angry the last time someone [...]

Monday, January 19th, 2009

My Four Special Places That Revitalize the Body and Soul

photo credit: ~FreeBirD®~ Ancient cultures from around the world all share something in common: they all understood the important relationship that humankind shares with the Earth. The Tibetans discovered and frequented scared power spots that were known to make the mind more suitable to meditation. The American Indians found mountains and rivers that were sacred [...]