Yup! I talked to myself for 30-days. With the month ending, March’s 30-day experiment of Positive Self-Talk comes to an end too! Why did I choose this experiment? Quick story time. It was a regular Monday morning and my two little nieces of age 1 and 2 came to visit me (They make me want to be a kid again!). Even though they were downstairs and I was upstairs working, they like to run around and yell gibberish – like typical …
Category: Personal Experiments
On a very typical day many years ago, I was sitting in the library with my head down to cram for the upcoming exam. Caught up in my own worries and fears, I failed to notice a high school classmate who could have benefited from my kindness – or at the very least acknowledgement. Luckily though, he came around the second time and this time I made the contact that I should have the first time around. You can read …
How did these personal experiments start? In 2016, after devouring countless self-help books, I realized that there is no shortage of personal development silver bullets and reading more wasn’t helping me. Where I fell short was implementing the best tips to achieve my goals. Personal Experiments are 30 day challenges to adopt new habits. Experiments are a way to apply and realize the benefits instead of just reading or writing about positive changes. The goal of these experiments is to …
This blog post is part of the Personal Experiments. These experiments are 30 day challenges to adopt new habits (instead of just reading about them). Problem – Making Excuses Most of the life’s valuable things are hard. Building a career, having good health, finding a good partner, and raising a family. Upon self-reflection, I realized that I was often complaining or making excuses about hard things. Solution – Take ownership Take extreme ownership (and no excuses) approach to your building …