“Does a relationship squash your motivation?” “Can you simultaneously feast on immense career success, while enjoying great personal success in your relationships as well?” These are pressing questions for a lot of entrepreneurs and people chasing dreams. So many entrepreneurs whose sole focus is chasing a big personal dream may be afraid of getting into relationships because they think it will distract them, and make them weak and unmotivated. Ultimately, they might feel they won’t have enough of themselves to give to a romantic relationship. They’re afraid a relationship will take them off their course, their competitors will out-hustle them, they won’t achieve their goals, and they’ll end up resenting…

To bear and not to own; to act and not lay claim; to do the work and let it go: for just letting it go is what makes it stay. ―Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching A few years ago, I came to a crossroads. I was slacking a bit with my studies, though I thought I was doing just fine. I was very dedicated, though I also got easily distracted. You could say I was taking my studies for granted. It was time to take my Oral Exam. It was July 2013. I took the train to Brown University in Rhode Island. I left in the middle of the night…

Here are some familiar feelings that folks in happy human relationships experience every day. Amaan Singh In a world where deceptions are more prevalent than any other feelings, having a partner who’s as deeply in love with you as you are with them, is nothing at all less than a blessing. Getting a loving partner forever means that you will lead a happy life always, and realizing that is a huge stress reliever. We don’t imply that happy couples do not really know what the term argument or misunderstandings signifies, in reality, they too dispute on a regular basis, but they do not extend the fights. So, here will be…

I’ve been studying how to learn, as I try to teach myself new skills…and absolutely love learning new things. But I keep running up against a few key problems: 1. Becoming overwhelmed. The more you learn, the more you see there is to learn. The beginner doesn’t know how much there is to study, but as you start to explore, you find new caverns, and they are immense. Then as you explore those caverns, you find even bigger ones. It can become overwhelming, and lots of people eventually give up because of this feeling. 2. Failure feels bad. If you want to learn to play chess, you’ll lose a lot…

Do you know people who live underneath a black cloud? These are the type of people who constantly complain, or are worried that something has or will go wrong. This incessant worrying regardless of the subject creates this negative energy that follows them like a black cloud. You listen to these people for a little bit, but after a while, you start to tune them out. Until, finally, you can’t take it any longer, and you look at them and say, “this is just an ordinary day, and you act like the world is unraveling.” The antidote to this negativity is gratitude. The Price of Negativity The problem with those…

Implementing the ketogenic diet in your life could completely change your body’s physique and your thoughts about the impact of the food you eat. Costea Lestoc — Are you feeling lethargic and low on energy? Do you feel bloated and suffer from issues such as indigestion and other disorders such as IBS? Have you ever stopped to consider that it might be the food you are eating, having this impact on your body? Today’s modern diet features refined foods high in sugar, salt, and trans-saturated fats. These nutrients are detrimental to your health and are the leading dietary cause of heart disease, obesity, and hormonal disorders. Cases of obesity and…

Red flag: “I lost my voice in the relationship.” SFIO CRACHO/Shutterstock“Early in our marriage we fought a lot about me not ‘respecting him,’ so over the years I was being programmed to think that the problem was me having something (anything) to say when it came to making decisions for the family. The quieter I got, the less we would fight. To him, we were perfect. He even suggested we be marriage mentors with the new found ‘zen’ in our marriage. But when I got tired of being silent, it all fell apart. It wasn’t until after counseling that I realized everything about me would always be too loud under…

I know you wavered in your decision to seek out a widowed support group. In your heart, you felt you’d lost the man you married, but would anyone else? Would the ladies in the group who planned a funeral or a memorial service understand that although you didn’t have to wear a black dress as they lowered your spouse into the ground, you know grief and what it feels like for the man you married to no longer be there. You feel widowed, though based on the traditional definition of the word, your title is different. Even among women with similar circumstances, there is debate as to what title is…

Be honest: Does having kids ruin your marriage? Tatiana Ayazo/Rd.com, Shutterstock Asking the question that’s on all potential parents’ minds, this person is seeking the Internet’s collective wisdom about procreating. The questioner also depressingly adds, “Most married couples with kids that I know are like platonic roommates. I feel like kids are like little intruders in your relationship.” But the Internet immediately found the flaw in this question: “Well, you’re asking for honesty here the is the first problem, no parent is actually going to come out and say having kids ruined their marriage.” Guess this will remain a mystery! It’s not just marriage that suffers: Here’s what parents of…