Ever heard the saying that the greatest barrier to success is your very own self? This sentence isn’t pop-psychology, there are concrete reasons why a person can spend their whole life working hard and yet be dissatisfied with the result. Find out why this happens and learn how you can dodge the bullet of discontentment. Show this post

I was looking at this painting by Hans Baldung Grien, a German Renaissance artist who lived from 1480 to 1545…. If you take your eyes off the naked bits for a moment, you’ll realize that this piece of art represents the transience of life. If you are a young adult, your view of the world is something like… Show this post

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So if we analyze the first approach - where the person is dashing all the way, pushing their way to the top; ignoring fun and friends in sacrifice of material success - the weakness I see is this person is in such a rush to get somewhere that they miss living their life.

They put all their hope and happiness in the future… Show this post

“Everyone believes the world’s greatest lie…” says the mysterious old man.
“What is the world’s greatest lie?” the little boy asks.
The old man replies, “It’s this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what’s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That’s the world’s greatest lie.”
(An excerpt from The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. A fable about following your dreams.)

Do you believe… Show this post