”Real EQ is not just blindly following social standards; it’s do you understand emotions well enough to know their cause, parts, and future effects.” Reflection: Copying what everyone else is doing is not EQ, that is following. Changing who you are to fit in is not EQ,...
”Master yourself before you try to conquer the world. It’s those who know themselves who are successful.” Reflection: Those who charge ahead blindly before knowing themselves are the first to be eliminated. Their hastiness, ego, and lack of awareness of themselves is their chief weakness; one that...
”Think like a CEO, not like a worker. The details don’t get results, the big picture does.” Reflection: Having the mindset of a CEO is nothing more than understanding about the big picture. To be able to do what you need to do as a CEO within...
”Wisdom is an ability to successfully apply knowledge, knowledge without action is just an ego stroke.” Reflection: [vc_video link='https://youtube.com/shorts/GZ95OZFK4mQ?si=gAlwNKRgf5JCUEf_'] Wisdom is the application of knowledge. If knowledge is all you have and you're not actually putting it into action, well, it's probably just an ego stroke. I say...
”I’m not a fan of fake “toxic” positivity. It usually robs a person of the chance to grow through facing reality.” Reflection: Escaping reality only leads to an inability to handle such things in the future, and toxic positivity is simply a way of escaping reality. By...
”To be accepted by others, first learn to accept yourself.” Reflection: Beating insecurity is about learning to accept yourself, love yourself, and being yourself. That is the cure for the fear that you’re not good enough. Too many people seek internal love for themselves through external validation...
”Just because you can do something doesn’t mean you should. Our culture is obsessed with progress at the cost of well-being and survival.” Reflection: As a culture and society, we are absolutely obsessed with progress. The constant pursuit of “more”, and the costs be damned. The problem...
”The truth is uncomfortable to the coddled, it sounds harsh to the unready.” Reflection: The truth often causes pain which is why most people avoid it, especially if they’ve been coddled. Not only is a coddled person unable to face the pains of reality, but it also...
”Don’t let external things impact your internal peace.” Reflection: Buddha tried to point out that your attachment to your desires was the source of your suffering, and he was right. In our modern world, it’s our attachment to our comforts, conveniences, and luxuries that create struggle through...