Study hard, graduate from college, find a well-paying 9 to 5 job, work hard for the next 40 years and retire happy. Well, there's nothing wrong with this life template but you might not realize that this way of living is actually quite outdated. The reality is that today, we are living in era of … Continue reading What Most People Still Don’t Get
When people disagree with you, how do you feel? I know, it can feel really exasperating at times. We naturally want everyone to agree with us because that would suggest that we are right. After all, everyone wants to be right. Who wants to be wrong? No, like honestly, who wants to be wrong? Firstly, … Continue reading When People Disagree With You
Successful people get it. They get that the problems they are facing right now, regardless of their severity, is simply part of a much larger picture. Think about what have we overcame? Severe economic crisis, two World Wars, plagues, asteroids, and terrorist attacks. And what is your problem again? Face with a road bump? Okay. … Continue reading Crawl Your Way to Success
“Aim for the moon. Even if you miss, you'll land among the stars.” But I say "aim for the moon", period. You see, when you aim for the moon, thinking that you can still land among the stars even if you miss, the most likely thing that will happen for most people is that they … Continue reading Aim for the Moon
A very interesting conversation with some friends came up today that led to the analysis of this idiom - Give an inch, take a mile. You might not know, the Chinese version of this idiom, "得寸进尺" (de cun jin chi), is heavily drilled into Chinese kids since young. Ask any Chinese kids in the streets … Continue reading Give an Inch, Take a Mile
joelchuabooks.com 