How to move forward with your life. — I am hearing from so many sources so many elegant pieces of advice, usually with a number attached. Maybe they are useful for you, maybe not quite so. They are useful, if they are universal or if they correspond to the life stage you currently go through. If however, you…

What happens when we give in to temptations — and the most common ways to resist them. — Intro We all wish to accomplish different things in life. And we all have problems that make it difficult for us. They have many faces, they have many names: distractions, desires, temptations, procrastination and “if thou wilt make a man happy, add not unto his riches but take away from his…

Two things There are two primary reasons people often struggle with meditation practice. First, it relates to our natural inclination to prioritize urgent tasks over important ones. Since people usually perceive forming a new habit like meditation as non-urgent, they delay or postpone it indefinitely. “You sit there bored and…

A different approach to goals — If you have been successful and consistent in setting your goals and executing them, here is a bunch of ideas you will not want to look into. If, however, you have been struggling, please read on. For five years, I have been guiding my clients on their way to making…

Inne podejście do osiągania celów. — Jeśli do tej pory udawało Ci się ustalać jakieś cele i je konsekwentie realizowałeś, to kilka pomysłów poniżej wymienionych raczej nie będzie Ciebie interesować. Jeśli jednak było to wyzwaniem, zapraszam do kilkuminutowej lektury. Od kilku lat pracuję z klientami pomagając im zmienić zwyczaje. Zazwyczaj na początku omawiamy wszystkie potencjalne korzyści…

It’s a lifetime game. Have you ever played a game that you couldn’t stop playing? I almost dropped out of my studies when I started playing Civilisation. I couldn’t abandon the kingdom I built over a few nights to study economics, and commuting to the university was entirely out of the question. Defense of my cities against these Roman legions was…

Is what you get from your day worth giving it away? — There are a few songs that make me sad and make me think at the same time. Ella Fitzgerald sings one of them. “Every time we say goodbye I die a little Every time we say goodbye I wonder why a little” Although I believe Ella’s song is about a…

A challenge that you have doesn't negate all other good things I’ve had a beautiful practice today. It was first about focusing my attention where I felt my breath best, and the second part was about expanding my attention to the whole body. It teaches me that even though there are many challenging, even painful moments, I can still see that there’s so much more in my life. All those good things are still there; they don’t disappear. It’s just helpful to realize that. Then suddenly, my challenge is just a part of the vast emotional landscape. There’s still so much to enjoy as days go by…

On life procrastination and DEADlines I turned 50 two months ago, and my country's statistics say I have more or less 24 years ahead of me. I am talking about life expectancy. “A life expectancy is just an average period of time you might expect to live based on assumptions…