When first conceived, there are certain aspirations that are so big and daunting that they seem virtually impossible to achieve. But if it’s an idea that has awakened your passion and inspiration, you may have a hard time letting it go. Your thoughts may keep returning to it again and again, trying to come up with a plan to make it happen, but instead you only get more confused and frustrated because you simply can’t

Have you ever been with a group of people, but felt alone? Imagine everyone knows each other, are talking to each other freely, and laughing over inside jokes, while you stood awkwardly feeling like you are invisible. How did it feel? Pretty bad, right? Now imagine if someone reached out to you and made a special effort to make you feel included. How amazing would that feel? When we are on the “inside” we tend

In the movie The Matrix, Morpheus tells Neo that he is trying to free his mind. He reminds him that he can only show him the door, and that he must choose to walk through it. Have you ever looked for solutions, studied books, asked for help, and still felt stuck? This is especially common in the self-help industry. We want to improve our lives. We want to change something. Yet, we are stuck. We

Have you ever felt like you’re behind? Or that you have to hurry up and get everything you want, because otherwise life will fly by and you will be too old to accomplish the rest of your dreams? We often get caught up in time, age, and deadlines. In our twenties, we feel like we have to live it up, go on every adventure as possible, and build the foundation of an amazing career. We

We all wish we could go back and change something that happened in our past, but we also know that there’s no way we can time travel (at least at this point in time). So, rather than focusing on the past, what if we shifted our focus to altering our present to bring about a better future? No matter how much we wish we could change the past, it is more beneficial for us to

When you’re facing a tough challenge, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed, frightened, and helpless. Even if you have made it through tough challenges before, you still might feel uncertain about your ability to pull it off again. You may find yourself frozen in fear, uncertain of your next step. Or you might do the opposite and start scrambling to find a solution. While both of these reactions can be helpful at times depending on the

Do you often spend a good amount of your time pursuing and obtaining things that you think will make you feel happier? It may be more money in the bank, comfort and convenience, better living conditions, or prestige and accolades. There’s no doubt that these things can make you feel good for a little while. But before you know it, you’re feeling a gnawing sense of emptiness and you’re off to find the next thing

This famous quote spoken by Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) was said at the end of Back to the Future Part 1 and in the beginning of Back to the Future Part 2. Doc makes a grand entrance in Marty’s driveway with his Delorean time machine. He tells Marty and his girlfriend that they must go with him into the future. He says it concerns their children. They agree and while in the time machine, Marty