I always appreciate the beginning of a new year because it is essentially a clean slate. We can hit the restart button on everything, including: At this point, it’s become a tradition of mine to list the valuable lessons I learned at the end of one year that I will take with me to the…
The Four Agreements: A Practical Guide to Personal Freedom is a personal-development book written by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book talks about ‘agreements’ that you can make with yourself that will help you improve your life and become a happier, more complete person. They are: The book itself was an enjoyable read, and all four agreements…
There are two popular thoughts in the realm of self-improvement that I consistently hear. Initially, the two ideas sound contradicting to each other. Both are great points on their own, but I have struggled in the past to see how they can be true at the same time: Be (confident as) yourself Work towards improving…
Throughout this journey of personal development, there will be times when we hit rough patches. There are so many different goals we want to achieve and so many different processes we have begun to improve ourselves. This can be an exciting new challenge to embrace, and the pure adrenaline of excitement may be enough to…
The following is my personal experience with meditation and why it is such an asset to implement in your life. Benefits Meditation has powerful effects on the mind, body, and soul. The benefits I have found from meditating are unparalleled to anything else I have ever experienced. Especially when you factor in the time vs….
What is your New Year’s resolution? A New Year’s resolution is supposed to be a self-improvement tool to help you build good habits, like financial responsibility or reading. It can also be used to get rid of bad habits, such as smoking or biting your nails. Some of the most popular New Year’s resolutions in…
I have high hopes for 2021. With 2020 (possibly the strangest year of all time) wrapping up, I am looking forward to the new year. Despite its craziness, there is still a lot that I learned in 2020 that I plan on bringing with me into 2021. Here are 21 valuable lessons that I will…
Growing up as a jew who never received 8 Hanukkah presents a year (yes mom and dad I’m still salty about that) I always loved the holiday season regardless. There is something about the holidays that brings me glee. Even though we didn’t celebrate Christmas, it would bring us closer together since there was literally…
