Live Switched-On Journal
Win the Mind Game
Life is a mind game. You can win the mind game by developing your awareness and training your mind. Winning the mind game makes your life fun and valuable to the world. So go for it.
Why Following Your Passion Business Can Lead to Disaster
What could be more fulfilling than following your passion business, so you never feel that you are working? And if you pursue what you feel passionate about, riches will come automatically, right? 'Follow your passion' does indeed sound fabulous. And perhaps you have...
Systems versus Goals – Yes, Systems are Better but Why not Have Goals too?
Systems versus goals - having systems is superior to having goals when aspiring to succeed. This key takeaway resonated enormously ever since I read Scott Adam's 'How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big.' And the book contained a second tenet, equally...
Why There is Nothing Wrong with Wanting to Be Rich – Only One Condition
If you are like me, realizing that there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich took some effort. A serious effort. Originally from Northern Europe, I wasn't alone. Back in high school, it was quite fashionable to discard the pursuit of money as outright ugly....
Reduce News Consumption for Better Productivity, Health and Happiness
Reduce news consumption for better productivity, health, and happiness, are you serious? What flies in the face of popular opinion does make sense. But it takes conscious will if not sacrifice to experience the benefits of not being plugged into news and social media...
Why Consumerism is a Trap and How to Avoid it
Yes, consumerism is a trap. But things might not entirely be as they seem. Ever since Thorstein Veblen's 1899 classic 'Theory of the Leisure Class,' many have denounced consumerism. And many calling out consumerism thought they were culturally sophisticated or morally...
The Power of Visualization – How to Make Mental Imagery Work for You
The Power of Visualization is Fascinating. But it Can Be Elusive too. Visualization often goes hand in hand with the law of attraction. And in its worst interpretation, the law of attraction suggests that you create imagery of what you desire, infuse emotions, and...
How to Conquer Fear Now to Avoid Common Life Regrets Later
Knowing how to conquer fear is crucial when you want to live switched-on. Because fear and desire are the primal driving forces of our behavior. These emotions are hard-coded into the lower regions of our brain to protect the survival of our species. Hence we seek...
The Role of Belief in Success and How to Make it Work For You
It is hard to overstate the role of belief in a great many personal developments and self-help systems. David J. Schwartz, for example, writes in one of the genres biggest classics The Magic of Thinking Big 'Believe it can be done. When you believe something can be...
Timeless Lessons for Life in Musashi’s Martial Art
Miyamoto Musashi's (1584 - 1645) timeless lessons for life have never ceased to inspire martial artists and students of life alike. Many believe that he was the greatest swordsman who ever lived, but it's his philosophy of life that continues to resonate into the...
Why Not to Drink Alcohol – A Personal Account
I never make my sobriety a topic. Unless people ask when they notice I don't drink. And since alcohol is so pervasive, the question comes up ever so often. So here is my take on why not to drink alcohol. Along with a bit of personal story to make it more relatable. I...
The Surprising Benefits of Being an Outsider – Aka Secrets of Perspective
Discovering the benefits of being an outsider equals a quantum leap in personal development. Being an Outsider is Scary for most People - For a Reason It is a quantum leap because it is counterintuitive and against our psychological need to belong. Being an outsider...
Discover Your Personality Type And Then Forget It Again – Know Thyself
Finding out your personality type is an essential step in self-exploration. Apollo's oracle at Delphi encouraged visitors to 'Know Thyself.' In the blockbuster movie 'The Matrix,' the Oracle confronts Neo with the very same phrase 'Temet Nosce,' Latin for 'know...
The mind game involves the tricks our minds play on us to keep you stuck in a limited outer reality others determine.
Common tricks the mind uses are fear, judgments, preconceptions, limiting beliefs and habits.
Win the mind game and live switched-on.