by Cory | Dec 17, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
98% is hard. 100% is easy. -Peter Cook There’s a freedom and flow that comes when we are 100% committed to something, without doubt or hindrance. All of our energy can be directed fully. The mind states of doubt and hesitation are exhausting and draining. For the...
by Cory | Dec 16, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Mindfulness and Flow are not the same thing. Mindfulness and Flow are two hot topics that people mistakenly conflate. At the most basic level, Flow involves losing self-awareness, and mindfulness involves maintaining self-awareness. An article by Sheldon et al....
by Cory | Dec 15, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
We’re all at different stages of wisdom. We’re all at different stages of wisdom in our lives. A child will likely not have the same understanding of social cues that an adult has. An adult will likely not have the same level of freedom and inhibition that a child...
by Cory | Dec 14, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Embrace the little openings to make a change. When I look back on my life, I’ve found that positive change happened in big moments and also the accumulation of small moments. The big moments garnered quick change, shifted my mindset and helped me see things...
by Cory | Dec 13, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
Life is worth the fight. Why is life worth living? When Viktor Frankl used to work with people who were deeply suffering and considering suicide, he would sometimes ask a highly provocative and startling question: “Why haven’t you done it yet?” It was jarring and...
by Cory | Dec 12, 2017 | Coffee With Cory
What we want is different from what we need. The brain plays tricks on us. It’s evolved to associate pain and pleasure to certain things. It’s why public speaking can be so daunting and sugar can taste so good. But just because we may want to avoid public speaking or...
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