Ever heard the quote, “hard work beats talent when talent doesn’t work?” Originally said by NBA all-star, Kevin Durant, this is a perfect example of utilizing a growth mindset — meaning your success can be cultivated by your efforts. When you operate from the opposite perspective (called a fixed mindset) …
Read More »How to Deal with the Pressure of Never Having Enough Time (and Why It’s Total BS)
If you’ve read Tim Ferris’ 4-Hour Workweek, you can just jump to the end of this post. For everyone else, I invite you to take a closer look at your relationship with time. Especially those of you who are too busy to spend, oh, I don’t know, 5 or so …
Read More »A Viewer Spotted a Lump on Her Neck. Now, She’s Having a Tumor Removed.
When an eagle-eyed viewer noticed something on the broadcast journalist Victoria Price’s neck during a televised segment last month, the woman sent her a short, cryptic email. “Just saw your news report,” the viewer wrote to Ms. Price, an investigative reporter for WFLA-TV in Tampa, Fla. “What concerned me is …
Read More »4 Retailers Now Having Going-Out-of-Business Sales
Photo by Willy Barton / Shutterstock.com The coronavirus pandemic has changed our lives in many ways, some temporary and others likely permanent. Brick-and-mortar retailers have been hit particularly hard by shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, with another company filing for bankruptcy protection seemingly every week. Many of these retailers plan to …
Read More »Eyeing A Google Home Or Pixel Phone? Google Is Having A Sale Of Up To 50% Off Till June 21
Tech junkies would be pleased to know that the Google online store is having discounts of up to 50 per cent on smartphones and home gadgets. If you have been looking to get your hands on a home assistant device or just want to upgrade the gadget you are using …
Read More »Having ‘The Talk’ With My 80-Something Dad
I was mentally prepared for the call I would receive someday notifying me of my elderly father’s death from one of his many chronic ailments. I would allow emotions to wash over me like a waterfall, then spring into action contacting family, friends and the funeral home. What I was …
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