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6 Reasons Why YOU Should Consider Teaching English Abroad (& How To Do It)
For the past six months I have been living completely outside my comfort zone. Going to the grocery store was a challenge, finding my way around left me getting lost from time to time, and virtually everything in my life had been flipped upside down... And I absolutely loved it. I […]
How do we achieve and appreciate success?
Success is the topic of a thousand clichés, songs, and inspirational quotes; it’s conquering the proverbial mountain, or winning the proverbial foot race. It is elusive, yet we cling to the hope that, someday, we will acquire it. We not only pursue success, we crave it desperately as we climb […]
30 Challenges for 30 Days
It takes about 30 days to form a habit. The ones that are good for you require cultivation and determination. The starting phase is the (Hardest, especially if you want to change an old habit into a new one. This is why giving yourself a challenge for a minimum of […]
Work Should Be Like Sex: Finding Meaning and Engagement in Our Work
Work: Would you rather drown or have sex? In his book, Happier, Tal Ben-Shahar has two models of motivation: Drowning and sex. If you force someone’s head underwater, they are going to feel discomfort and pain. If, at the last moment, you release their head, he will gasp for air […]
10 Reasons You Should Never Get a Job
Note: This was originally published by blogger Steve Pavlina and is the first “guest post” on HE. If you would like to write an article for HighExistence, click here It’s funny that when people reach a certain age, such as after graduating college, they assume it’s time to go out […]
Slaves With White Collars
I was watching ‘Fight Club’ for the billionth time yesterday and the following scene got me thinking… “Slaves with white collars” was the phrase that struck me. Then I thought back to American History when I learned about indentured servitude and it all came together. According to Wikipedia, an indentured […]
Finding Your Bliss: A Quick Strategy
A major source of discontent in many people’s lives not knowing what they truly want. Yes, that mansion, beautiful spouse and two kids sound great, but that’s not what I’m talking about. This has been said before, so I’ll let the philosophers speak for me: Marcus Aurelias once said, “Everything–a […]
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