If you want nothing, you have everything. You’re in control, and no one has leverage over you. Not businesses, advertisements, societal “norms,” people, or desires.

Real-Life Examples

How often do we witness people buy the new car, only to watch them constantly work to pay for it? They have to keep working, and if they don’t, their car will be repossessed (not to mention their credit will get f*cked up).

Then we have women who wake up earlier every single day just to put on makeup. Because they perceive wearing makeup will present them more attractively to the world, and it will…

Two excuses I thought to myself were the following:

Excuse #1: I can go tomorrow.

Excuse #2: My legs are still sore, so another rest day would be okay since today is leg day.

But I decided to go to the gym anyway. I had to neglect and not act on my feelings because I would have been further away from my fitness goals if I had given in to my feelings. Furthermore, a little less discipline here and there adds up over time and can carry over into other aspects of our lives.

“[…] it’s tempting to throw discipline…

After graduating from The University of Georgia with three degrees in Political Science, Psychology, and Women’s Studies, I decided I wanted to earn a minimum of 20K for each of my degrees. There was no sound logic behind this except for the fact that I graduated with some student loan debt, and I wanted to ensure I could pay off my student loans with ease by having a sound salary straight out of college.

Don’t Be A Victim of Limited Thinking

This [70K] salary was not normal for a typical graduate around the time I graduated (and I don’t think it is now). But I didn’t let…

Brief Context

One of my close friends — for over 10 years — and I recently started chatting about racism and equality after all of the events took place in 2020.

What bothers me about some of her opinions and information is that she gets them from only white people or Candace Owens (who only offers a skewed view on racism). Furthermore, she does not really have any Black friends (except one other she told me about), and I know that she will never truly understand what many Black people go through because her circle is limited to mainly white privileged people.

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Invest ASAP

Some people recommend you pay off your debt before getting involved with investing. However, you can’t get back time. And time is the greatest gift for investors because of the magical term: compound interest.

Don’t wait to invest. Invest now. Max out your Roth IRA, and if you find yourself earning too much to invest in a ROTH IRA, max out your employer 401k. If you don’t have an employer, get a brokerage account, and start investing in mutual funds.

Investing is too serious a business to not participate in. Get started ASAP. You don’t need to be an expert…

Say These Affirmations Aloud:

1. I have the gift of peace.
2. I have the gift of serenity.
3. I am emotionally stable.
4. I am emotionally strong.
5. I am emotionally transparent.
6. I am emotionally available.
7. I am free from worry.
8. Things are working in my favor daily.
9. People and life treat me well.
10. I am grateful for my life in its entirety.
11. Peace, love, and kindness are surrounding me.
12. I have a strong mind, body, soul, and stomach.
13. I know how to relax, breathe, and be one with nature.
14. I am in charge of how I respond to life.
15. Nothing can disturb the peace I have…

As the title of the book states in the image above: Small habits = big change or results.

We Are Creatures of Habits

We are creatures of habit, which is why it is easy to engage in both beneficial and less beneficial habits continually. Every day we are making decisions based on habit, and it’s tough to change a habit you’ve implemented for the long haul.

One of my goals is to stretch daily. Usually, I do, but other times, I don’t. The more days I take off from stretching, the harder it becomes to get back going again. Do you know why? …