#545 – When can distraction help you move forward?When your brain falls into habitual thought patterns of worry and fear, the only way out is to find a new, different thought. But habitual thoughts come in clusters. So, once you get a "this isn'...

#544 – How can you retain your power when your Ego wants fear?Fear (without an imminent physical danger) serves no purpose: it won't make you smarter or safer. It'll just sour your experience and shrink your life.But fear is a learned habit difficult...

#543 – What part of you enjoys the struggle?We're taught that effort is worth medals. That we deserve a reward only when we work "hard." And of course, that "pain" is the path to "gain."I was recently struggling through a downward dog pose, when some...

#542 – Why is your life so perfect?It's hard to believe, I know. With everything going on around us, who could consider their life perfect?I do.Not because my life is all spa days and Michelin-stars restaurants. Not because all my dreams are fulfille...

#541 – How will your life improve when you start "following the aliveness?"Did you also confuse dedication with sacrifice? Commitment with martyrdom? Perseverance with pushing through?Yesterday, I realized how wrong I've been about life all along. Ye...

#540 – What is keeping you from complete peace?Are you addicted to fear because you believe it'll protect you from ruin?I am, and I do, every time I believe the lies my Ego tells me: "No job = ruin.""Living off your savings = ruin.""Missing one gym d...

#539 – What changes when you remove the fear?The biggest paralyzer in decision-making is fear. Faced with a decision, we believe it's our duty to ensure it leads to a specific outcome. And so we run every possible scenario until we know what the righ...

#538 – What do you need fear for?Well of course, you don't need it; fear is just an Ego thing. It brandishes it whenever you're about to free yourself from its grip.Yesterday, I received several pieces of fantastic news. "Let's shoot some fireworks,"...

#537 – Why are you so successful?The main reason we withhold our self-confidence isn't modesty––it's the fear of looking foolish.Last night I attended an NYU Alumni event hosted by NYU's Tandon School of Engineering. On my way there, I remembered the...

#536 – What will you achieve by focusing your attention, intention, and resonance?What you see with your own eyes seems irrefutably true, doesn't it?Months ago, when my son was still in jail, I wrote about the naiveté of believing the truth...