Getting the right amount of sleep can be a challenge, especially with the speed and variables of modern life. Artificial light not only allows us to stay up later, it actually tricks our mind into staying awake. The fast pace of modern living leaves little time to slow down as…
You’re a well-fed servant. It’s not a bad life, but most of the time, you’re doing what food tells you to do. Tell me if it sounds familiar: someone is having a party, and all around the house are indulgent snacks. They’re everywhere. You know you don’t “want” them. You know…
One thing you’ll never find me without is a watch. Maybe it’s the trainer in me, but for years my day was run by time hacks, work bouts, meal intervals, and perhaps most importantly an imaginary must-go-to-sleep buzzer. For most of my single years, no matter how good the company…
How could another year possibly be coming to a close? I mean, it feels like I just had a birthday…in June. Remember how, as a kid, summers lasted forever? Now, with each year, time seems to speed up. A day flashes by and I think, “Here I am again, ending…
Recently, I was traveling for a seminar and struck up conversation with a cool dude on the plane. While we were sharing our goals and aspirations, he generously gave me the book he was reading, The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. The book was all about the principle that small daily…
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Today I’m going to discuss a distinction I like to make between two words — “expectation” and “agreement” — and how it relates to your journey toward a better life. First, let’s talk about expectations. An expectation is when you have a strong belief that something will happen. Expectation lives…
We all get stressed out. Sometimes stress comes on us fast. It’s situational, and if we’re in a good place, we can handle it quickly and not suffer from it in the long term. The kind of stress that really matters to our long-term health is chronic stress. It’s a…
I dropped my kids at their half-hour music lesson and said I’d join them inside in about ten minutes — I was going to meditate in my car. “What do you do when you meditate?” asked my eight-year-old son. “Is it like this?” He put his thumb on top of…
India’s alcohol market is the world’s third-largest and fastest-growing. According to a recent Euromonitor survey, it is projected to expand by 25% to $41 billion by 2022. Beer, wine, and spirits are the three major types of alcoholic beverages available. After whiskey, beer is India’s second most popular alcoholic beverage.…