For many people, optimism has different values. When I decided to add the word ‘optimist’ right next to my name, I did it because I wanted to brand myself. But over the years I’ve discovered that people see optimism differently than I do and what others see is somehow wrong and has nothing to do
Have you ever been in a situation where you just finished work and had a few hours left to invest in something else? Have you ever had a whole weekend available at your disposal, to do whatever you wanted, but on Sunday evening you realized you didn’t do anything? There are moments in our lives
For a second, imagine you are in a situation where you have to stay calm but you react in anger. Or you have just to listen but you talk constantly. Let me help you with that. Here’s a situation: Let’s say you and your best friend have a pact which forces both of you not
In the interactions I’ve had with people, I’ve noticed that when they encounter an obstacle, people usually condition themselves to that obstacle. But sometimes it’s not even an obstacle involved and people are doing the same thing. Oftentimes, by simply conditioning ourselves to something, we end up limiting whatever we could discover. When I’m in
Oftentimes, when we're giving advice or trying to help someone to do something, we live (without realizing it) the life of the person we're trying to help. For example, there are many parents who encourage their children to go to a certain college, either because they didn't get into that college or because they believe
Growing up is something I used to hate. Somehow, I still don’t like it but I’ve accepted that I’m only growing older and started focusing on what I’ve learned along the way. The lessons you’re about to read are things I’ve learned until now and that I find vital for living a decent life. And
Since I’ve known myself, I’ve always wanted to learn more and be good at doing things by myself. When I was a child, I remember that I wanted to do lots of things but nobody wanted to join me. And the more I was interested in doing things, the fewer people wanted to spend time
Start paying attention and stop cutting corners! “You should start paying attention to your experiences and how much you’re getting out of them.” That is something I’ve been telling myself lately because in the last two years I’ve been in many situations where I’ve had various experiences and quitting most of them after a specific
Have you even been in that moment where you needed to be a little more energetic and didn't know how to get that extra energy? For me, quotes do exactly that. Every time I need to get inspired, I search for quotes. Having this in mind, I wanted to research some optimistic quotes from
The right people are actually those who are able and capable to match your needs. Otherwise, they wouldn't be the right people - they would be just people who can partially help you. The right people are those people who can match your needs. How do you actually find those people? First of all, you
