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Fri
17
Dec '10

A Day in the Monetary System

Yesterday I went shopping in China with my girlfriend Jen because she wanted to pick out a new camera. We thought we were being pretty smart about it. We spent about 2 hours researching online, looking at tons of camera review sites to find out which ones were the best for our price range. We [...]

Sun
5
Dec '10

101 Ways to Overcome Shyness

Shyness can hold us back in many areas of our life. Overcoming our fears, and our anxieties while building courage frees us to live the kind of social life we want. The following list contains 101 ways to overcome shyness.

Thu
2
Dec '10

How to Break Out of Your Shell

Today I am happy to release my new eBook: How to Break Out of Your Shell. After overcoming my own shyness in life, a process which greatly increased my happiness, I decided I wanted to share with others how they could do the same… but in a much more efficient way. This book is 135 [...]

Sun
21
Nov '10

The Power of Dreamers

“You may say I’m a dreamer, but I’m not the only one.” Imagine ~ John Lennon – A lot are said about dreamers in our time. Often they are ridiculed. They are thought of as, hopers, wishers, who are simply full of childlike thinking. Dreamers are told to get real. They often hear statements like: [...]

Tue
16
Nov '10

New eBook Coming Soon

The reason I haven’t posted so much recently is because I’m working on my new ebook titled: How to Break Out of your Shell This book is about overcoming shyness, conquering your fears, building confidence and transforming your life in general. So far there is going to be 16 chapters covering everything from overcoming social [...]

Thu
21
Oct '10

5 Essential Precautions when Travelling or Living Abroad

I think travelling is very safe, and most of the safety tips you will read on the subject range from probably unnecessary to a little paranoid. Bad things do happen however, so it’s important to take some simple precautions that can get you out of a bad situation in the rare case it arrives. The [...]

Fri
8
Oct '10

Relationships and Compatibility

For the past month and a half I’ve been living with my girlfriend here in Beijing. This is the first time I’ve lived with a girlfriend, and sharing a small room in a small home with someone 24/7 has been great at times but also quite difficult at times. The experience however has taught me [...]

Thu
30
Sep '10

The Power of Decisions

I think it was Tony Robbins that once said: “Our power to make decisions is what proves we are alive” It’s what separates us from the plants and shows that we have a mind. When we’re faced with a challenge or problem in life deciding upon something is the first real step to overcoming it. [...]

Wed
22
Sep '10

How Much We Don’t Know

Recently I’ve decided I don’t want to get another job where I work for a company. From now on I plan to only work for myself. In that spirit I’ve gotten my first English private tutoring student to make some money while in Beijing. He works for a Hi-Tech American company and once a week [...]

Thu
9
Sep '10

Don’t Create Negativity

In life I believe that you shouldn’t live by other peoples rules, and you shouldn’t care what others think of you, but also that you should hold yourself to your own standard of rules for how to live. One important rule that I try to live by and I suggest you try to live by [...]