Success often takes sustained effort. No matter how hard you try, you can’t get in shape in a week. It takes adherence to a healthy diet and a consistent exercise routine. If you try to do too much too soon, you’ll likely hurt yourself by exposing your body to more stress than it can handle …
I’m a big fan of learning from failures. When I look back at my life, I see that some of my greatest growth has resulted from failures that I’ve had. But I’m frustrated by the way that failure has been glorified lately. It’s healthy to accept that failures will happen, and to learn from those …
I wasn’t naturally a good basketball player. I didn’t start playing the sport until 5th grade, and I made my 7th grade basketball team by a razor’s margin. Yet I was able to develop into one of the best players in my county by my senior year of high school. And by that time, a …
Often we can only truly understand something once we see it from different perspectives. My high school football years were a great example. I spent years training to be a high school quarterback. I went to camps and constantly seemed to be working to better read defenses and make plays. But alas, I ultimately found …
The word “or” is often used as a crutch. One of my favorite examples comes from Ramit Sethi. He talks about the college admission process, and an interesting answer on the FAQ page for one of the top schools in the country. The question that was posed was roughly, “Is it better to take an …
For the past few weeks, I’ve been carrying this coin in my pocket as a reminder. Not because I’m morbid, or because I like thinking about death. But rather because I want to make the most of the time I have while I’m alive. On the front of the coin there’s a skull, a tulip, and …
I grew up under the impression that life was a journey. That I was on my way to some finish line, with clear checkpoints along the way. But over the past couple of years, this mindset has come into question. Just a few months ago, I wrote an article that I called Embracing the Journey. …
When I graduated from high school, I had some options. I had the opportunity to attend schools that I had once only dreamed of, and I could’ve played football or basketball at a long list of universities. Yet I ultimately decided to forgo the chance to further my athletic career, and instead chose to simply …
I’ve written before about my past struggles with the interview process. When I went on the job hunt for the first time in college, I was terrible. I didn’t understand how the process worked, and I was incredibly ineffective at telling a compelling story during the interview. I used to think that job interviews were …
As a Michigan alum, I hate Michigan State football. I can’t stand their coach, and I root against their alumni in the NFL. I feel dirty just thinking about wearing green and white. But there’s one aspect of Michigan State football than I have to admire. More than any other team that I’ve ever seen, …