Eric Thomas on Youtube is Awesome

Some people need to listen to Eric Thomas on youtube. He has a cool video called "You are limitless". Everyone needs to hear that message because they are times you might feel you can't do something just because you haven't seen someone do it. Listen to inspirational videos by him and others. Feed your spirit with the right food that can get you through pain of making sacrifices as he clearly says in one of his videos, "At any moment, sacrifice what you are for what you will become". He is legit and not just any kind of speaker.

Thoughts on New Year's Resolutions #3

A common resolution for students might be to get higher grades or excel on a standardized test like the SAT,  TOEFL, GMAT, GRE, MCAT, PCAT and so on. You need to remember that you are more than a grade. Do your best and don't forget to maximize your academic strengths. Don't waste on your time on your weaknesses that might take a lot of your time and blind you from your underlying academic strengths.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #8

#8 Find at least one person who can encourage you to accomplish your resolution. You don't have to let the person explicitly know they are like your motivator. It's up to your discretion.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #7

#7 Remember that you aren't perfect and don't let your resolution become the yard stick to measure your worth as a person.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #6

#6 After you figure out when to begin living out your new year's resolution remember to be realistic. Anticipate challenges and make a back-up plan.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #5

#5 After you are sure that you want to make a new year's resolution. Ask yourself when will you begin to go about the resolution. Will you start in January, June, or November?

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #4

#4 After you are sure that you want to make a new year's resolution. Ask yourself how will you make the resolution a reality.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #3

#3 After you are sure that you want to make a new year's resolution. Ask yourself what should the resolution be about.

Advice on New Year's Resolutions #2

#2 After you are sure that you want to make a new year's resolution. Ask yourself why you should make the resolution.

Self-Jeopardization and you

You need to take time to understand who you are. Think about what makes you mad, sad, angry, happy, passionate and more. If you neglect the art of self-awareness you run the risk of jeopardizing your life by doing things that aren't you.

Seeking Perfection

When people act weird don't ignore it. People have reasons as to why they act the way they do. It's no use being in denial. At the end of the day, we have to accept the fact that no one including ourselves is perfect and work on improving ourselves and others.

Self- Accountability and You

Check yourself before you wreck yourself. Stay in your Lane. I heard someone say them and I thought Wow this is deep. We need to develop self-accountability.

Getting Through the Meat and Bones of Critiques

One of the marks of excellence is using criticism constructively. Looking at things from another's viewpoint is a great way to improve whatever product you have which could be yourself, a business, a project, and the list goes on and on. Sometimes people give their critique in a manner that it is so painful and even insulting sometimes. The best thing you can do is cancel out any profanity they used in getting their points across. Those are bones. Leave the bones alone as they say and take the meat. There is some value if you look hard enough.

How To Be a Better Communicator

Communication is a critical skill in any area of your life. A lot of stuff that come out of us will either have a positive or negative influence on the receiver. Here are some things to help improve your communication skills:

• Listen to yourself before and while you speak
• Change your tone as you move from idea to idea
• Don't forget to smile and let your personality shine

3 Ways to Improve Yourself

Self-improvement and self-help materials are becoming very popular. In this day and age of globalization everyone wants to be the best. Here are some tips to help you get where you want to get:

• Acknowledge that you have the potential to be better today than you were yesterday
• Find people who believe in you and lean on them consistently for support until you can fly alone
• Actively pursue multiple opportunities and kiss failure and despair goodbye