My Best Self 101 Blog
Innate intelligence and talent can’t be sole predictors of success because skill-building effort is required—which is great news! You can’t change your genetics, but you do have power over the effort you put into learning and accomplishing. Being successful and achieving your potential in life requires the exertion of your own will and energy.
Have you ever gotten really worked up about something - something that made you super nervous or anxious, or super angry - and someone told you to “just breathe”? If you’re like me, that just may have made you even more nervous or frustrated in the moment. It’s not like you weren’t breathing already, right? How was that going to help? Well, let’s talk about why “just breathe” is actually some really good advice.
I remember riding the train that afternoon. I had only been awake for a few hours and was still in a shocked daze. I remember staring out the train window, feeling an absolute emptiness. In a moment I will never forget, I realized that no one on the train knew what I was feeling. No one knew my father had passed away that morning.
Few things are worse than not getting enough sleep. Sleep deprivation can make it difficult to remember things, perform tasks, or feel happy. However, even when you’re trying to get enough sleep, it can be difficult if you don’t know how. In this post, I’ll go through four habits that you can develop to consistently feel well-rested.
