I remember it like it was yesterday. I was twenty-two years old and had just moved to Los Angeles to start my first legit job out of college. It was a city where I knew…
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Willpower is overrated
To me, success has always been linked to willpower. I was never the strongest swimmer, yet I’d usually win when other kids started to feel tired. I was never the fastest runner, yet over the…
Lower Your Own Bar
Not too overgeneralize, but I think that oftentimes in American culture our goal is to always have more. More income, a bigger house, a nicer car and just all around better stuff. As someone who…
Ignore The Default Settings
In life, there are default settings everywhere you look. When you buy a new phone, notifications are automatically turned on. When you sign up for a social media network, they’ll automatically send you daily updates…
To Live An Interesting Life
I grew up in a fairly small town in Germany. A steel town. A worker’s town. A town where your path was determined at a fairly young age and then usually provided you with a…