Designing Your Life
Lifestyle Makeover
What would make someone leave his comfortable, known life and set out on a new and uncertain journey? I’ve asked myself this question many times in the past. In 2003, I left a very comfortable apartment in downtown Tel Aviv, quit my stable project management job, said goodbye to all my friends and family, and started a completely new life in Australia. In 2009, I quit a well-paying corporate job, sold almost everything I owned, packed a small backpack, left my beloved Australia and went on a 4 years nomadic journey around the world. And these days, I transition from being a...
Read MoreEliminating Online Distractions
“Man must shape his tools lest they shape him.” ~Arthur Miller Do you find yourself checking emails while working on something else? Do you log into Facebook multiple times a day, often spending aimless time on it? Do you sometimes feel an uncontrollable urge to just check Twitter one more time? It has happened to all of us. During a time when we know we should be doing something else, we find a reason to log into Facebook or Twitter or Gmail or… whatever – we may convince ourselves we’ll stay for “just a few minutes”, but instead we stay far longer....
Read More2012.. 2103
2012 is coming to an end and it’s time to take stock and reflect on what a year it has been. While the world didn’t end in 2012, it has definitely been an intense and full year for me. After more than 3 and a half years of being a wandering world traveler, my partner and I set our sights on having a home base that can support our future goals. This was not an easy task, suffice it to say. While we both love Australia Kyle’s family is in the USA and following many long discussions, a few intense debates, and multiple residency applications for each country, we have decided to...
Read MoreSupporting Your Big Dream
Sometimes you just can’t get your big dream off the ground. It’s not a matter of lack of knowledge; you’ve read just about every blog out there. You’ve tried countless “self-help” books and you’re still where you are. This happens to the best of us. Yet some people seem to almost magically advance their big dreams forward again, and again, and again. So what is the secret? Perhaps the following story can shed a light, Six Months to Glory “What have I done?” I thought to myself, starting at my laptop. The message on the...
Read MoreChanging Your Life Using Habits
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then, is not an act, but a habit.” Aristotle In April 2008, I was nearly drowning in AUD $33,598 of credit card debt. A year later I not only eliminated all my debt but had also built a passive income source that allowed me to travel the world for more than three years. What made the biggest difference you might ask? In one word, “habits.” I believe habits are the single most important factor between success and failure. Habits are the key to accomplishing absolutely anything in life. This post is all about what I have...
Read MoreMasterminding Forward
Are two minds better than one? The answer seems obvious but I’ve been asking myself this question throughout my life and could never find a definite answer. During my school years, both in high school and college, I’ve been invited to be part of study groups before big exams. At times I found them valuable but most of the time I avoided them as they were time consuming and ineffective. I’ve continued to wrestle with versions of this question throughout my professional life. As an IT manager I stressed the need for regular weekly management meetings but in the end,...
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