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Why is it so hard to find a job that provides you money and joy at the same time ?
I think about it constantly, sometimes too much. For me the perfect job is the one that is aligned with your mission. If you think it doesn’t serve you anymore, you should drop it. I have read tons of books about motivation and purpose, but none of them have helped me so far. However, it gave me some clues I am starting to get. Some of these clues are extreme ownership, gratitude and the constant search for purpose.
Do you know what I am starting to think? That not only me but most people like to be or act as victims. As Eckhart Tolle says in his book ‘The power of now’, " When you are not happy in the position you find yourself, you have three options, accept, change or move away of it, anything else is suffering”. When you blame other people you are not in control. So, it's better to take charge for everything that happens in your life. Everything that happened, happens and will happen to me is due to my decisions in life. When you think this way, you can change your situation for better or worse. This is the definition of extreme ownership.
At fist this change of mindset made me feel bad. I blamed myself for everything that happened. It’s a blessing and a burden too big to carry alone. As result, I became bitter inside. Thankfully, it just lasted until I came across with some gratitude practices. Gratitude can be a sweet medicine for lots of issues. I know I have deviated a little from the topic, but I promise that this last paragraph will connect the dots.
Purpose is the last piece of the puzzle. When we are born you are fed exclusively of breast milk, it has all the nutrients the child needs. Later, your mother introduces you to some other food. Until now, milk was unique taste you have ever had. Consequently, you loved it. Now you can decide what tastes better and what do you prefer according with your preferences. The same happens with your life purpose and passion, you might not know what it’s until you experiment other options.
To sum up, changing what you can or accepting what you can’t avoid unnecessary suffering. Extreme ownership gives you the ability to change your current situation and learn from your mistakes. Gratitude can cheer you up, gives you energy and light you up in hard times. Purpose is in constant change, so, don’t settled until you find your true one. Finally, you will never accept less then you deserve at your job.
Do you agree or desagree with my point of view?
Feel free to comment, correct or modify whatever you want.
November 27, 2019
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This content violates our Community Guidelines.October 2, 2018
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Enjoy ever moment in your trip even when homesick.
Travelling is an unique experience you'll remember for the rest of your life. Why do you focus so much on what you're missing instead of focusing on what you're winning? What I've learned living 13000 km away from home is that people and material stuff will always be there for you when you return home and nothing will have changed, except you. Live in the moment, not in the past or future. I know everything I said seems abstract but I’ve learned it all after being immersed in a totally different culture. The distance from everyone I knew plus the sensation of never being totally comfortable were the best things that ever happened to me. I learned many things about myself I didn't know before. The idea I am trying to convey is that our mind makes things worse than they really are. Do not go along with your thoughts or identify with it but observe and let it go. There is nothing else then the now.<o:p></o:p>
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A Brief Biography of Tim Ferris
Timothy Ferris was born in July 20, 1977 in east Hamptom, New York, U.S. Tim Ferris is a famous enterpreneur, author, investor and advisor. He has spent 3 year of your life travelling while taking care of his business remotely. Tim Ferris is also well known by his many hobbies.
Tim Ferris reached the spotlight after selling his first company called BrainQuicken and publishing his first book the four-hour workweek, based on the experience gained on this period. He founded BrainQuick, a supplement company, in 2001 and sold it to an English company in 2010. In 2016, Ferris had over 80 million downloads of his podcast “The Tim Ferris Show”, which granted him the title of the “Oprah of Audio”.
I personally got to know Ferris by his bestseller the four-hour workweek. In the book Timothy makes a very interesting, and for some of us mind-blowing, introductions to concepts such as The new rich, the three currencies of life, and the 80/20 rule. A downside I found is that it is mostly destined to entrepreneurs that are facing problems with time management and effectiveness. Despite being somewhat dense and complex, I strongly recommend you reading this book. The four-hour workweek is a paradigm shift about what is truly being rich. Besides The four-hour workweek, there are other titles are worth reading like Tools of Titan and His newest book Tribe of mentors.
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What kind of food do you like?
What kind of food do you like?
I really enjoy home cooked food. The dish that our mom or grandmother would cook. These are the best food I would wish for. A simple and flavourful chicken with mysterious seasonings carefully added in a perfect amount, accompanied with a not greasy fluffy rice and creamy boiled beans. Finally to finish, mashed potatoes and cabbage salad with diced tomatos.
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It is ok not knowing everything!.
What happens with most of people when they are asked about something they don't know?
First, they either pretend they know what you asked or recal something alike but not the same. Second, they give a sheat answer and expect you to belive that it's true. Finally, In case you desagree with their point of view, they get extremely pissed. Wouldn't it be better if they just say "I don't know. I'll look for further information and when I have a resonable aswer I come back to you."
Some people believe that only because they had a similar experience, the same result will applies to anyone else. When the truth is that they should hear and analise each experience, no matter how similar from their experience it is, as a brand new information and just then act in an answer.
Don't be ashamed to say I DO NOT KNOW. If you knew everything, what would be the reason to talk to someone else?.
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Extra care while driving in Johannesburg South-Africa. (corrections please, especially puntuation)
Guys, take extra care with the taxi drivers in South - Africa. They don’t respect any rules and don’t care about the life of the people they transport. If you’ve never been to Johannesburg, you might not be familiarised with the car they drive. They drive white vans with a yellow stripe that runs all over the car and are known as taxists. These taxists are often speeding, breaking signals, cutting everybody off and pulling over in unusual and dangerous places. I saw several accidents on the road involving them. Unfortunately, I also had a bad experience with one of these taxists.
It was late afternoon of my first day in Johannesburg driving a rented car. I was heading to the Soweto Towers to go bungee jumping from the top of the twin towers. Actually, I was few meter from my destination when a f***** taxi driver pulled over all the sudden without indicating to get some passengers on the sidewalk. I was around 40 km/h in a two-way-street, so basically, I had to options: side swipe the tax or the car coming on the right opposite direction. I took my decision and hit the brakes, stepping on it as long as could, and when I was only one meter from the tax I left the car go, inevitably, hitting the taxi. At that time, the only thing I could do was stop in a safe place and check how bad the damage was. Thanks god nobody got hurt and the damage wasn’t serious, a broken left-side-mirror and a scratch that went from the passenger’s door to the driver’s door.
When I got off the car to talk to the taxi driver I could notice he wasn't walking straight. At first, I thought he got hurt ,but as I got close I could feel a strong smell of alcohol. I tried to talk to him but I was wasting my time, he not even had a driving license. In addition, I didn’t want to spoil my trip, so I got his phone number and took a photo of his license plate number.
Basically, I am sharing this story only because I don’t want this to happen with anyone else. If wasn't for this car crash, my trip would've been perfect. Although I very recommend Johannesburg, Cape town was the best place I've ever been.
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Independent writing task from TOEFL
It has been said "not everything is contained in books" .Compare and contrast knowledge gained from experience with knowledge gained from books. In your opinion which source is more important? Why?
In my opinion knowledge gained from books is slightly more important than gained from experience. It is a controversial subject that has created many debates over human history. Both sides have points to be considered and both worthy to be seen. However, I support the book value for the reason that books speed up the learning process.
Books speed up the learning process by giving you an insight of the subject you want to learn. A good example is when someone wants to start playing an instrument such as an acoustic guitar. At first, one decides to learn playing guitar because he has listened to someone playing and became involved in the melody or ability of the instrumentist. Secondly, one wants to buy his own guitar or borrow it from someone else. Eventually, he begins playing it. In his first contact with the instrument, he tries to shape his first chord, but he fails, his interest goes down a little bit. And now, he has to move on to the next chord, his interest goes down even more. He begins questioning his own ability, judging whether he is capable to master it. It happens because he does not have the big picture of the process. Playing an instrument requires discipline and time. In this aspect, a book could help him to stick to his goal, giving him a larger view of the instrument and the time that it will take to be accomplished. He could save time reading a book when he does not have an instrument on hands or is unable to play it.
On the other hand, It is undeniable that experience has been playing a big role in this process. Experience can be also defined as constant practice (repetition) and it drives someone to master an activity. Furthermore, In the matter of playing an instrument it is fundamental.
To sum up, It is not easy to take a side to knowledge from books or experience since both are quite convincing and show good supporting ideas.Nonetheless, I am inclined to the broaden benefits that books can provide based on the faster learning method. I believe that they have to be equally respected and used to build a great life-style.
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Outline, Column or mind map method which one is the most effetive structure for TOEFL note taking?
I've been studying effective ways of note taking for the TOEFL and they mostly present three different structures: The outline method, column method and the mind map method. However, the problem is that I don't know which of them is the most effective or when I should use them.
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Are Based on, rest on, rely on and lean on synonyms?
I have been studying some verb preposition combinations with 'on' and I came across some combinations very close in meaning, they are: Based on, rest on, rely on and lean on. Someone would explain me the difference between each one? Are they all synonyms?.
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