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Baby steps
Baby steps It’s all about baby steps I still remember these words from my grade 8-9 basketball coach 1% better every day Whether that be personal life, academics, career, health, or basketball 1% better every day Don’t worry about being a millionaire overnight Celebrities aren’t made by one movie (they usually did several crappy movies… Continue reading
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Do you believe in Karma?
I truly wish karma existed Then there would just be an overseeing universal power, called “Karma” that would hold every individual accountable for their actions More accountability and more responsibility put more weight on our words and actions Then we start to see how important it is to pause and reflect To think before we… Continue reading
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patience
The name of the game is patience If you approach life with patience, everything becomes more liberating Forget about getting rich overnight Abs don’t show up after working out once And knowledge compounds When you approach life with a perspective of improvement rather than an urgency to beat everyone else in an arbitrary race, you… Continue reading
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Self-judgment
I truly believe that judgment of others is oftentimes just a self-projected judgment. That is, when you judge others, you actually learn more about your internal self rather than the person you are attempting to judge. She’s ugly He’s so fat The way he walks is weird When you project these feelings onto other people,… Continue reading
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Different circumstances
Today I went to Milton Herschel School and man this school is the coolest thing I’ve ever seen It must be over 4 times as big as Vilanova’s 250 acre campus Children lived in mansions which houses up to 14 kids The school where they took classes looked more like a tiny college And there… Continue reading
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Big fish, small pond
When granted the opportunity, it’s much better for your own self-esteem and personal success if you choose to be a big fish in a small pond, rather than a small fish in a big pond. Here’s the issue with being a small fish in a big pond. Sure, you’re in the big pond now, but you’ll get eaten.… Continue reading
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Philosophy makes you more sad
One of the most popular maxims in the world of philosophy, granted to us by good old Socrates, is that “the unexamined life is not worth living” Surely, the unexamined life is less interesting. But does it make a person sadder? To be a true philosopher, you must contemplate life and approach your transcendence. Simone de… Continue reading
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An ego boost
Sometimes we need an ego boost. Although confidence is sometimes mistaken as ego or boastfulness, it’s important to make a clear distinction. Overconfidence is bad. Moderate confidence is good because we need it to fuel our desires, our passions, and fuel action. So give yourself an ego boost once and a while. Compliment yourself. Tell… Continue reading
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excited
Past two weeks I’ve been quite stressed out about life about education vocation career but now I think I can turn that stress into excitement excitement for the future to do things to use my failures as motivation to create meaningful work there’s always an opportunity to turn negative energy into positive action and I… Continue reading
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Life is a Grocery Store
I’ve been having some life dilemmas recently Regarding my education, career path, vocation, existentialism… and I talked to a professor at Villanova today who is the head of the Honors department and he gave me this great analogy: A lot of people think of life as a sprint. But life isn’t a sprint. It’s a… Continue reading
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