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Blog postLet’s see how one romantic encounter can lead to becoming strangers again. Those are the steps we are going to discuss.
The first step is the meeting :
Probably one of the most appealing moment in a love story. You know how it is, you go to a party and you meet someone. Or you bump into a person on the street and shortly after there it is, that instant attraction. The connection is born and all of a sudden everything se -
Blog postFear is a major component of one’s life. Its an annoying companion yet it is here for the ride. Fear is looking at the future and see what will go wrong. What if my business fail ? What if my husband leaves ? What if Isis strikes ? What if I get sick ? What if I get rejected ? What If I end life as a failure ?
So much of our lives are lived in this constant state of worry and anxiety. The price you have to pay for living with those emotions might be too high. -
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In life we have little to no control on the vast majority of things happening to us and around us. However we do have some “control” over our actions and behaviours.
I want to make this clear. We do have genes and conditioning that predisposes us to act a certain way. We do react, most of the time, instead of act. We could argue for days, that there is no such thing as free will.
We could make a good case for it but those are debate -
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One of the most important factor of a successful life. Before we start we need to define what is confidence. Of course this is only my humble definition. I am not saying it should be added to the merriam webster dictionary.
Here goes, confidence in my opinion is the ability and capacity to feel at ease and at peace with oneself regardless of the circumstances. It is the skill that enables us to believe in our own potential, and destroy our doubt -
Blog postI want to start a discussion about the subject of self-healing. We have all heard stories about people who miraculously cured themselves with seemingly no hope of survival.
The placebo effect is well documented these days. A simple belief in a pill or a surgery can actually heal you or cure you to a certain extent, even though that pill was a placebo. Some studies have shown that people who are suffering from multiple personalities disorder can change their body ch -
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Haven’t we all heard since we were born, that we have to brush our teeth, at least twice a day for 2 to 3 minutes ?
The process of brushing your teeth is boring and trivial. We tend to forget and we don’t, we do it passively and oftentimes neglectfully. You have to do it everyday till you die. Unless you want to live without teeth which is kind of inconvenient.
The worst part about this, it will get more an -
Blog postA few years back, I was at home waiting for my girlfriend to get back. She had to work that day. A few hours went by and I heard her opening the front door. I can’t remember exactly how it happened but she started crying. Something was weighing heavy on her heart.
She had to tell me something. At that time she was modelling so a lot of times she had to work with other models both male and female. I will stop right there to say that she did not -
Blog postLast time I had a girlfriend, it was a few years ago and I lost her because of neediness/clinginess. To be fair I was going to a bout of depression and thought she was the angel that was here, to save me and inspire me.
It sounds corny but I did fancy her in such a light. I thought she was my muse and that she would change my life. She did change my life but in a very different way from what I had envisioned, at our beginning.
She was a -
Blog postHave a well-balanced social life
When I first arrived in Shanghai. I was 22, inexperienced and fragile. I had no friends yet, aside from my roommate who was my longtime friend but that’s was it.
My boss who was 18 years older than me, started fancying me. Long story short we started dating. She was a local. A successful businesswoman, charismatic, who had experience, friends and money.
I, on the other hand wa -
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In the first part we covered appearance, looks and body language. Now what we are going to talk about the core intangibles who matter just as much and if I am being completely honest - probably much more.
-Strength
No I am not talking about physical strength. I am talking about the ability of a man to cope with stress and handle difficult situations. Women are attracted to a man who when push comes to shove can show -
Blog postIn this first part we are going to talk about the appearance of a man. Women are known to be less visual than men. However it does not mean looks don’t matter.
They matter to a certain extent. And no matter where you are at. There is always something you can do to improve. Let’s start with the basic stuff. Remember to always go back to the fundamentals.
-1 Hygiene
It’s a simple concept and you would think tha -
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The dos and don’ts in a relationship for women
A relationship can be heaven or hell on earth. I think we should all strive to make our relationships more heavenly as opposed to hellish.
Relationships are tough and they are things we do that can hurt the way two people can grow together in harmony.
Let me list bunch of things you should not do and a bunch of things you ought to do in a relationship as a women. -
Blog postObviously we are all different and we all have different taste. However there are some universals that are usually held as attractive for most men because a woman attractiveness is based on her youth, health and fertility
#1 A wider waist to hips ratio
Though it is something we are not actually aware of. This ratio matters because it is a n apparent sign of fertility. A ratio of 7 : 1 -
Blog postI am a modern man so I know all too well the red pill movement, the mgtow movement and all similar trending male groups.. In recent years it is pretty easy to fall into the trap of women bashing as a man. It’s an undeniable fact that when it comes to modern society women have had it good for the last 20-30 years.
Feminism has given women opportunities that their contemporaries would have never dreamed of. Women are sexually liberated. Make their own mone -
Blog postWhen do you start cutting weight and how do you cut weight ?
This is a follow up to my gaining mass article. If you haven’t read the article just go back and read it.
Unless you already thinking of cutting weight.
Ok. Let’s start. It’s been 6-18 months. You’re big and you did it the long and natural way.
You have put on 20-40lbs on your skinny frame. You used to wear S now you’re wearing L.
It feels good but now you want to uncover wha -
Blog postHow to fall asleep ?
It might seem easy for a lot of you but for me and others it can be a struggle.
You know how it is. You’re laying in bed. Bored. Thoughts are running through your mind. You want to get your phone because you just can’t get to fall asleep.
I know a lot of you can probably relate. It is annoying when it happens to you.
Your body is unwilling to collaborate and is unwilling to relax e -
Blog postBest morning routines ideas (the last one is the best)
What is the first thing most people do when they wake up in the morning ?
Most will probably go for a first trip to the bathroom and do what needs to be done.
Which will be followed by taking their smartphones. So far I think most people will agree that this is more or less what they do.
There are better, more inspired ways to start a day. Jumping -
Blog postWhat is the lazy way to visualise ?
Visualisation has a lot of benefits but it can seen as a drag and kind of unnecessary.
Well I can attest to the first part but it is not useless and can really be empowering.
I would not claim it as a miracle. Some people believe it can literally manifest a new life just by using visualisation.
I do not adhere to this type of thinking. However I would say that sometimes it is pretty damn close to magic.
I bel -
Blog postHow to truly listen
Listening, real listening is a skill, we fail to master.
We might think it’s just a passive act but it is so much more than that.
Plus it is not only limited to our ears. Listening go far beyond just acknowledging sounds.
Listening is an art we all need to improve and better to make our lives more complete.
How do you feel when you are truly being listened to ? You know it. You feel it. It is not something -
Blog postHow I gain muscle the long and hard way without steroids. How you can learn from my mistakes? Like a lot of men, I used to be very, very skinny and I did not like it.
Not one bit... By the time I reached my 22nd birthday, I weighed about 150lbs (68kg) at 6’2(188cm).
Needless to say, I was really underweight for my size. Unlike being fat, pointing out and teasing someone who is skinny is acceptable but not necessarily more bearable. -
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I was listening to Jocko Willink’s podcast and there was an article about If, the great poem by Rudyard Kipling.
In this podcast episode, he gave his interpretation of the poem. I thought I would do something similar since I have always been a great fan of this poem which is so deep in meaning.
Below you will find the full poem, follow by my interpretation.
If you can keep your h -
Blog postPoor me, lucky them? Or lucky me, poor them ?
Which one are you? Is any of them actually relevant?
Remember when you were a kid and your mother didn’t want to spoil you with another toy? She would tell you how many you had already and it was enough for the moment.
Then you expressed your frustration and she would admonished you and say how lucky you were because some kids don’t even have the luxury of playing with toys.
She wo -
Blog postWhat is done is finished
Your mind needs to let go and learn how to stop. Just stop!
We know that is all about the journey and nothing is never really completed. Once we are done with something, another thing comes along and fills up more space in our hard drive.
I know I have issues with this at times. I would be working on something and then I would move on to something else like taking a shower, eating, sleeping or workout while unfortunately, &nbs -
Blog postWhy you should give loving and kindness meditation a try ?
It sounds corny as hell. Believe me to this day, I still cringe a little bit every time I said it to myself.
However in my humble opinion, it is a very good practice to have in your arsenal. And it is also pretty simple and straightforward.
I usually do it before my breathing meditation to help me focus my mind, to ease in to the rest of my practice.
Below, I lay down one way of doi -
Blog postFollowing one’s intuition
This is something which is not so easy to grasp and even when you do, it is not so easy to act upon.
I “struggle” with it. I get so caught up into the thinking even though I know for a fact that the best answers don’t come through that door.
Have you guys ever been at peace, incredibly relaxed and all of sudden you get an idea, an inspiration an itch to do something... I know a lot of you can relate to it. -
Blog postBeing proactive and just doing it
I have to give credit to Nike because in my opinion, they probably have chosen the best slogan in the world.
Tony Robbins said that one of the aspects of succeeding and reaching one’s goal is to take massive actions.
Obviously, we do not take strategies and mindsets for granted. We do however, need to start at some point.
The problem I see in people and myself -
Blog postThis too will pass
Anything and everything will come to pass. The suffering you feel. The joy you feel.
Nelly Furtado sang “all good things come to an end” but actually she should have sang “all things come to an end”
Every elements of life are constantly changing, moving, decaying, reborn..
They say “no man can swim in the same river twice for it is not the same river and he is not the same man”
Everything is transient and ephemeral. Nothin -
Blog postTwo bad bricks
Look at the bigger picture
The following is a story from a book I read.
It happened in Australia when a group of Buddhist monks were building a temple with the generous help and support of the lay community.
One of the monks was given the task of building the wall. Day after day, he patiently laid the bricks with ciment. When he was done, 1000 bricks were laid.&nb -
Blog postWhat is it like to be in a meditation centre for 3 months?
A little over 10 years ago before I turned 20, I went and stayed in a meditation centre for 3 months.
Here’s my story.
I was living in Paris and had gotten a flat with my then girlfriend. It was right after the summer of my high school graduation.
I was about to start business school and was living the dream up to this point. But being a young adult kinda sucks.
I did -
Blog postHow to handle criticism?
Yesterday, I was going through some of the feedback I had for my articles. Most of it was good but some was harsh.
Nothing too serious though and yet it affected me. We all think that we are detached and immune till it happens to us.
It reminds me of the first time I started boxing. We all think we can handle punches, we can counteract and punch back.
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