Tabula Rasa

Celebrate adversity Most people hide from difficulty and internal turmoil. You don’t need to travel to the other side of the world to find yourself. Remember this: your problems will always travel with you. I even like to take it one step further. When something bad happens to my…

Change your conception of yourself and you will automatically change the world in which you live. Do not try to change people; they are only messengers telling you who you are. Revalue yourself and they will confirm the change. Chance or accident is not responsible for the things that…

Struggle Is Good Never say “I can't take it anymore.” Say “Bring it on!” Don't Complain Complaining is the biggest waste of time there is. Either do something about it, and if you can't, shut up about it. Always Strive For Something When you wake up in the morning,…

Long ago, when working as a teller for Wells Fargo Bank, I learned a valuable life lesson: my mood dictates my reality. Sometimes it seemed as if every customer who came to my window was an asshole. They were rude and idiots and I couldn't stand them. Other times,…

[...] I have noticed that my mind always has a tendency to paint over difficult emotions with aversion to what is actually happening and grasp at some other experience. I see that it is kind of like shooting myself with a second arrow. Once I remove that arrow, I…

Carl Jung exhibited the sort of serene wisdom that is usually reserved for the reclusive-hermit-sage. Yet, he arrived at his personal “wholeness” not through the traditional route of Christian grace or Buddhist meditation, but through scientific and psychological means. Delving into his own troubled mind and reflecting on the…

Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it. If nothing…

Los pasos Estos pasos están especialmente recomendados para aquellas personas que tienen dificultades tanto expresando, como sintiendo o manejando las emociones, factores que hacen que esta se vuelva menos controlable y en ocasiones más intensa, pero sin embargo sirven igual para cualquier persona. Para manejar la emoción sí o…

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Have a firm handshake. Look people in the eye. Sing in the shower. Own a great stereo system. If in a fight, hit first and hit hard. Keep secrets. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen everyday. Always accept an outstretched hand. Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend…

Every problem you have is your responsibility, regardless of who caused it. Managing one's wants is the most powerful skill a person can learn. Whenever you're worried about what others will think of you, you're really just worried about what you'll think of you. You can't change other people,…

12 Useful Psychological Life Hacks Smile and keep eye contact. While in conversation smile at the other person and keep eye contact more than 60% of the time. When a group of people laugh, each member of the group will instinctively look at the person they feel closest to.…

Be brave. Even if you're not, pretend to be. No one can tell the difference. Don't allow the phone to interrupt important moments. It's there for your convenience, not the callers. Don't be afraid to go out on a limb. That's where the fruit is. Don't burn bridges. You'll…

Prepara lo que vas a decir A veces las discusiones surgen de sopetón, sin que tengas tiempo de pensar siquiera que vas a decir, pero generalmente sabemos en qué situaciones pueden aparecer, y no es mala idea que nos preparemos de antemano. Antes de iniciar una discusión piensa cuidadosamente qué…

Help others Either you can be someone who needs help or someone who can give help. Stop taking things personally Take the message for what it is and stop analyzing yourself every time your actions don't work out right. Practice Make a CONSCIOUS effort to step outside your comfort…

1. Create your own emotions If you want to be enthusiastic, act enthusiastic. Emotions work backwards too. You can use that to your advantage. If you are stuck in a negative emotion then you can often shake it off. Change your body -how you move, sit and stand- and…

Empathy Why? Because we all have our demons, and being able to recognize that everyone is fighting their own battle (regardless of how trivial it may seem to you) is a formidable skill to have, in my opinion. It allows for understanding, which often paves the way to friendship,…