The first step in fixing a thing is to know what a thing is. Over the years, I’ve done countless psychological tests to try and figure out who and what I am. My strengths, my weaknesses, where I am awesome and where I fall down. Sometimes these give me a map to improvement and sometimes if [...]
There’s an idea that psychologists have long known: what we focus on expands. The more we concentrate on something, the more it fills our world. This can work to our advantage or lead to our downfall. Here’s how to use this notion for good and dominate your week. The Weekly Plan Plan Your Week in Advance: [...]
Thirty days ago I wanted to re-develop a writing habit. Read on if you want my process for doing just that, From how I come up with ideas all the way to publishing them. By the time you finish reading this, you will know exactly step by step how I go about it. I can't spell, [...]
I hate it when things don't land properly... Recently, a group chat with friends turned into a discussion about TV series that fail to deliver satisfying endings. It's an oh-so-common situation these days. Anyway, one friend’s comment stuck with me: “Enjoy the journey, the destination usually sucks.” This got me thinking about life as a journey [...]
Let me share something that has profoundly changed my life: understanding how the Reticular Activating System (RAS) really works. Yep, it's a bit of a mouthful, but stay with me. When you fully understand what it does and how to wield it on your terms it can truly unlock your potential. What I Figured Out Our [...]
It is a well-known fact to those who know it well that your desires and fantasies make you miserable. If that first sentence doesn't stop you in your tracks and say "Hold up Snowy, I come to you for some ideas, advice, some motivation or inspiration... What is this ####???" Fear not dear reader what follows [...]
I am the worst kind of communicator, well in my natural state... You see there are four levels of communication and more often than not I default to the lowest level. In the novel "The Wise Man's Fear" one of the characters suggests that it is stupid to say 10 words when one word will do. [...]
There is an incredibly destructive disease that puts fear into the heart of man... What is this fear I hear you ask? I will get to that in just one second. Before I do I want to ask you a question... How many ideas do you have for changing your future for the better? If you [...]
Exponential technologies are coming (AI, Robots, Rocketry, Gene-editing etc) they are going to change the world! You have 3 options. Get run over by watching it happen. Try and Keep up. Future-Proof Yourself. It is about option 3 we are going to discuss. Right now we are in what Peter Diamandis calls "The deceptive [...]
You have your Vision for the future but now what? Everyone and their uncle will tell you that you should have a vision. In fact, without a vision people perish, that's what is said in the good book. Oh, and Steve Jobs was a visionary so it must be a good idea. Look this is not [...]
