Posts Tagged ‘Humanity’
How Horse Therapy Made Me A Better Entrepreneur
It was one of the most powerful lessons of my life.
Read MoreHow To Use Online Courses To Generate A 6-Figure Passive Income
I used to think that passive income was hard to make.
Read MoreTony Robbins Podcast – Creating A Community To Call Home, Discovering The Gift of Connection with Celinne Da Costa
I wanted to see how far human connection would take me.
Read MoreStop Idolizing Hustle Culture And Do This Instead
It seems that everywhere I go, people are suffering from the “hustle culture” pandemic.
Read MoreI Shared My Darkest Secrets With The Internet For 30 Days. Here’s What Happened.
Two months ago, I had a huge writer’s block as I was preparing the outline for my new book.
Read MoreHow Finnish Culture Can Teach You To Design Your Life
I have yet to encounter a country that understands the importance of entrepreneurial progress and life quality the way Finland does.
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Ichi-go Ichi-e
A Japanese Encounter in Nepal Think of all the people you meet in your lifetime. What if you recognized each of those encounters as irreplicable, once-in-a-lifetime opportunities, and gave them your utmost presence and attention? Literally translated into ichi (one) go (time) ichi (one) e (meeting/encounter), ichi-go ichi-e is an old Japanese proverb that means…
Read MoreHow This Costa Rican Business Makes Sustainability Profitable
Throughout my travels, I’m constantly on the lookout for businesses that can balance financial success with a consciousness of how their development affects the world around them. My recent visit to the developing beach town of Nosara, Costa Rica, revealed that it is indeed possible for a business to change and evolve to meet market…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Retrouvailles
When I think of a reunion, I imagine two long-lost lovers running towards one another, limbs akimbo as fireworks play in the background. But in reality, encounters between loved ones are much simpler and meaningful than that. Rooted in the word “retrouver,” which literally means “to find something again,” the French word retrouvailles is a…
Read MoreWhy I’ll Always Love Bali, An Island Paradise Like No Other
I’ve traveled to over 50 countries in six continents, and to this day, Bali is still one of my favorite places in the world. When I first arrived in Bali last year, I felt broken. Six months prior, I had left my corporate life in New York City behind, and was in the midst of…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Vale la Pena
Lazio, Italy Vale la pena is an Italian expression that has a direct translation but, as a native Italian speaker, I can tell you that it’s not quite the same. Vale la pena means “it’s worth it,” yet there is a keyword in the Italian phrase that is lost in the English version: pena, punishment. In Italian,…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Lagom
Skinnskatteberg, Sweden The Swedes are well-known for their minimalist, functional, and sustainable approach to living, and this is reflected in the untranslatable word lagom. Lagom means not too much and not too little: it’s just the right amount, and as the Swedish proverb goes, “the right amount is best.” Lagom asks us to create balance in…
Read MoreWords Beyond Translation: Saudade
No one had to teach me the meaning of saudade, because I’ve intimately understood it since I could speak. Saudade is a famous Portuguese word: countless articles have been written trying to capture its essence, but none of them have quite explained how it makes me feel. Saudade is a feeling of longing, melancholy, desire,…
Read More3 Ways Taking Risks Makes You A Better Person
How quitting my corporate job to travel the world full-time taught me to take risks and design the life I want from scratch.
Read MoreHow Screaming Helped Me Become More Aware
I spent a week dancing and screaming while practicing Dynamic Meditation. Here is what I learned from the experience.
Read MoreCan Having Less Possessions Help You Focus On What’s Important?
How living out of a carry-on freed me to focus on what’s important in life.
Read MoreHow To Fall In Love With Humanity Again
How to renew your faith in humanity, one connection at a time.
Read MorePersonal Freedom Should Not Be A Fight
I visited Dublin in the midst of my search for freedom from an old life. At the time, I did not know that I would soon decide to couch-surf around the world.
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