This essay expands upon my previous entry on fear of success.
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I once had a co-worker who hated her job. Her job stress was so much, that it was hurting her body. She wore those wrist supports to nurse her injury.
Her husband made enough money, so she didn’t need to work. She had [...]
We all want success, but actually many of us fear it as well. Why do we do that, and how can we break it down? Here’s one universal approach that will help you deal with a major portion of your fear of success.
One of my current challenges is to stop staying [...]
Note: this is a digest version of a longer essay. Also, refer to this post for the background information.
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We often talk about growth as not easy. Here, I’d like to share how that’s been true in my journey.
The challenge of growing is that you have to constantly reinvent yourself. I’m sure you’ve had experience where [...]
This is an observation I made on what it means to grow. If you think growing = getting bigger, then my take on it may surprise you. To fully appreciate this post, please refer to the post: How to Climb Up the Ladder of Healing and Growth.
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I know that [...]
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In a continuing discussion about children and learning, I’d like to share my family’s view and philosophy on this matter. It mainly deals with what we force our children to learn, and what we don’t.
The Fundamental
First of all, we recognize that forcing is undesirable, and is [...]
In a recent post, I discussed the nature of learning and growth with children. As a follow-up, I’d like to share my thoughts and our policy on how we’re approaching this issue of making our children learn something.
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The Fundamental
First, the obvious. Forcing anybody to do anything isn’t [...]
I didn’t mean to turn the previous post into a discussion about the state of education, but the ensuing conversation headed that way.
Particularly, my friend Laurie had a very pointed observation about what knowledge must be instilled in our children, even if you have to force them to. Here’s what she said:
Should students [...]
“Nobody will teach you anything. You have to teach yourself.” — Derek Sivers
Have you ever read a book, and got nothing out of it?
Have you ever taken a class, and got nothing out of it?
The other day, I was chatting with Robin and I had commented about how ironic that I was reading [...]
