In my blog post a few weeks ago, “If You Want to Be Happy, Then You Have to Be Happy”, I spoke about how if you wait for things to be better before you’re happy, then you are making yourself miserable now for a future that either will come (and you’ll have been miserable for no reason up until then) or will never come (and you’ll always be miserabl...
Read More"There are plenty of fish in the sea." "Everything happens for a reason." "Maybe this was a blessing in disguise." I know, I know...it sucks hearing these clichés when you'd rather be sulking. Your significant other left you. You lost your job. You are facing a career-ending injury. You've been betrayed or hurt. You don't understand why, ar...
Read MoreHow much of life is controllable vs. uncontrollable? 50/50? 75/25? There are a multitude of articles and videos analyzing the degree with which luck factors in to success or not. Some of my favorites are: The role of luck vs. skill in sports "Coin flipping" (aka luck) vs. skill in stock market picks
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