Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!You are not here to try. You are not here to be the person others want you to be.You are here to be yourself, with all your qualities and faults.It’s not your responsibility to worry whether others will like you for who you really are, or hate you for the same reason.It’s your duty to be yourself. That’s it!Some people will…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!“To live fully, we must learn to use things and love people, and not love things and use people.” ~John PowellThis sounds remarkably basic, doesn’t it?Yet, so many of us get it wrong. We stick with using people and loving things.There’s nothing wrong with buying the latest laptop model, or a brand new car. The problem begin…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We all want to accomplish more, reach new heights, overcome our challenges. We want to be better, to do better things.But we often forget that it will take time, dedication and patience.Wishing to be a better person won’t make you one. Wishing to have a better job won’t land you a new career opportunity. Wishing to visit a …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!There is something that I like to call: the “grass is always greener”, syndrome.We all suffer from it at some point in life.The absolute truth is that the grass is, and always will be greener where we water it.It’s alright to admire the grass on the other side of the fence, absorb their beauty. Let it inspire you.But never …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Have you ever said yes, when you really wanted to say no?We’ve all been there. Maybe it was a favor for a friend or family member, maybe it was a work colleague.We feel bad for saying no. Mainly because we don’t want to hurt, or cause discomfort to others.We’d rather feel bad ourselves, so we say yes and then deal with the …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Have your ever noticed how when your feeling happy, or motivated, you automatically know that you’re not going to feel this way forever?Now try to remember a moment where you felt depressed or sad. These negative emotions tend to make you feel like this is who you are, permanently.This is a false belief. You are not your em…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!If you’re honest with yourself, you can think of at least a few moments where you caught yourself playing the victim.This is human nature.When we were kids and wanted a candy, or a toy, we knew exactly how to start acting in order to get it. Or at the very least, throw an amazing performance.As we grown older, the natural o…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!From time to time I witness a situation where the person involved could have simplified it, by simply using a little bit of brain power.The thing is, we’re so used to doing what do, the way we do it. Sometimes we are not open to learning new tricks or more practical ways to get things done.Keep an open mind, and experiment.…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!“Be brave enough to start a conversation that matters.”The title of today’s episode comes from this fantastic quote by Margaret Wheatley.But what does it mean?To me, it means being bold, having the audacity to challenge the status quo.It means nonconformity.Not being satisfied with average, chasing after something bigger an…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Nothing is permanent!I always remind myself of it. Specially when I see people behaving like they’re on the top of the world. Ruled by their inflated ego.They believe this is a permanent state.I see younger women going through life as if they’ll never get old. If you’re going through a dark season, it won’t last forever. Th…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!You were born to thrive, not to just merely survive.Whether you believe it or not.That’s the truth.We are all here for a reason, some may figure their calling or mission sooner. Others will take longer to realize it.I know that talking about finding your calling, passion, or mission, is not amusing to some of us.It’s a pers…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We live in a society where the bad is always on the spotlight.That’s one of the main reasons why I have stopped watching the news. It doesn’t matter where you live, chances are that if you turn your TV on right now there will be something bad, violent or tragic being reported.I’m not here to recommend that you isolate yours…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!There’s a slight chance that you will frown when you hear me suggesting that you take tiny steps.I’m not suggesting you to dream small. And I’m definitely not suggesting that you should give up pursuing big goals.That’s not the case.I just want to remind you that even the wildest journeys have to start somewhere.We’re usual…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today I come with bitter news, are you ready?You’re not going to please everyone.I know, crazy right?Kidding aside, this is something we have a hard time accepting.We try our best to be friendly, or to offer an amazing product, or book, or whatever it is. But it doesn’t matter how hard you try, there will always be people w…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!I have recently wrote an article for a blog, where I talk about giving up on the need to always be right.I mention how the need to be right is directly related to an inflated ego.I also listed a handful of signs that could help you check if your ego is under (your) control.Here they are:You feel the urge to interrupt people…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!There’s a saying that goes like this:“If the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning is eat a live frog, then nothing worse can happen for the rest of the day!”In his book, “Eat that frog”, Brian Tracy says that the “frog” should be the most difficult item in our to-do list. We all have that frog, the item we are…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!In the past few years I have noticed that more and more people are dedicating themselves to the art of looking busy.I find this to be silly. Don’t fall for this.Take care of your work with dedication, do what you have to do.People who often complain about being busy all the time, about not having time to do anything, are po…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!When you decide to trade expectation for appreciation, you automatically get rid of a ton of extra emotional weight.When you keep expecting things to happen a certain way, and they don’t, you’ll often find yourself frustrated, sad, or even angry. And the worse part is that you will feel all of these bad emotions because you…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Sometimes it’s hard to find the right words to say, that’s the perfect moment to stop searching and simply use the words that you have.This also applies when you’re insecure about your next step, your next move. Uncertainty doesn’t need to be as bad as we picture.When you’re not sure, trust your instinct and then get busy d…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today is a very special day, I’m celebrating 50 episodes!I’m grateful for each and every one of you.I appreciate you for giving me a bit of your day, every day.Since I’ve started this project, I’ve never stopped to check the metrics. A couple of days ago, while sorting topics for upcoming episodes, I decided to check my ser…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!When someone tells us to keep going, to keep pushing it, saying things will eventually get better, is when we tend to resist it the most.We are already in a bad spot, everything seems to be falling a part. We’re paddling agains’t tidal waves, our little boat is hardly afloat.I know how it feels, but this is exactly when you…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Investing in yourself goes way beyond the monetary value.There are many great ways to invest in ourselves.And the good news is that you don’t need to spend a lot of money.There are plenty of rich people lacking investment in themselves.The investment varies, but it could be as simple as reading a book per month, or dedicati…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Failure is a topic that I used to avoid at all costs. Even talking about it was painful to me.I had the wrong mindset.Today I know failure is part of the equation. It’s safe to say that there’s no way to achieve anything remarkable in life without having failed.We all fail.Even the people you admire have failed, and will po…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today I want to talk about something that used to be a recurring thought of mine, the “I’m too old now” mentality.This is one of the biggest villains when it comes to chasing your dreams.Of course there are certain things that I can’t do. I’m currently 35. And I know that it’s too late for me to become a fighter jet pilot, …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Setting goals is something I was really terrible at. And when you’re terrible at setting goals, you are likely not going to reach them.I’ve read many blog posts and books on goal setting. And still couldn’t get it right.So then I’ve decided to change from goals to to-do lists. And this is basically how this very own podcast…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!90% of the people asking this question have no idea what personal development is.They have this false belief that personal development is for the likes of Gandhi, Eckhart Tolle, Buddha.They believe you must become the saint figure in order to learn how to become a better person. Which quickly translates into not having fun.…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today I’m going to tell you something that has the potential to change your life, are you ready?Today is the best time to start on a diet, start a new hobby, move to a new place, end a relationship, take a vacation, find a new job…Whatever it is, it doesn’t matter. Stop avoiding doing what you have to do.I know it may be so…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!There are certain topics that I refuse to discuss online. Politics, sports and religion are sitting at the top of that list of forbidden topics.I do, however, talk about spirituality.With that being said, I want to recommend a really nice book, and movie. It’s called The Shift – Taking your life from ambition to meaning, fr…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Oftentimes we get our heads stuck in the past. We think of what could have been.What if we did things differently?I’m not going to talk about the past, because I talked about it back in episode 15.Today I want to talk about the present, this moment… the now!I know that when you hear someone saying that you should focus on t…

“Travel is the only thing you buy that makes you richer.”I love this quote! Traveling is so incredible, that even when it’s bad, it’s awesome!The experiences from traveling are always remarkable. I always cringe when I hear a story along the lines of how someone has never left their hometown, state, or country.I understand it can be quite complicat…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Remember the lyrics? Don’t worry, be happy!Whenever I hear this, I automatically think of the children. They have this amazing super power, of not giving a crap. Not worrying about something they can’t control.We, adults, are too evolved to live a worry-free life, right?I find it funny, because the more we focus on a proble…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Some people go through life on a permanent state of dis-ease. You probably know at least one person like that. They are constantly thinking and worrying about getting sick. They avoid going out because it’s too cold, or too hot. They know the local drugstore better than the average person.It’s really a shame to see people s…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!I can’t even tell you how many times in my life I’ve kept searching for answers that only I was able to provide, and to make it even more interesting, I knew the answers all along.We have a little sensor called intuition, or inner GPS (as Henri from WakeUpCloud.com likes to call it).This little bugger works fine. But we hav…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Are you hitchhiking on someone else’s dream?I believe we’re living in one of the most exciting times, ever. Information is abundantly available, we’re all connected.We have access to our heroes, we see their goals, accomplishments and dreams. They share what and how they’re doing.This is pretty amazing! It’s definitely an e…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!You’re already naked. I really love this phrase, taken from an amazing speech given by Steve Jobs.What is keeping you from doing what you want?And I don’t mean only radical changes, such as quitting your job and travelling around the globe.What’s stopping you from doing the little things that make you happy? The things that…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!This is something that hit me like a train in the past 2 months.We no longer create. We have decided to leave this to artists and writers. All we do is consume the creations of others.This is NOT ok. We are creative beings.I took the plunge and decided to start creating. The result is this podcast, a free eBook, a blog and …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We live in a culture where starting over basically means that you’re broadcasting to the world that you have failed.For this reason many of us will keep pushing, even when deep inside we know we should just stop and start anew.We don’t want to be that person, you know… the one who failed.Don’t let your fear stop you from ki…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Intention creates direction. I love this!It may sound like woo woo talk to you, depending on how you perceive it, but it’s certainly not.If you keep focusing on the bad, the negative – will you become a happy, positive and all around nice person?I seriously doubt it. I could bet not many people would like hanging around you…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We cannot control most of the circumstances in our lives. But we can, and should, control the way we react to it.We all face bad situations, problems and challenges. It’s all part of the deal of being alive.How we react when facing such moments is what really counts.We know it’s impossible to live inside some sort of protec…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today is a special day, 1 Minute Tips has reached its 30th episode!It feels great to have reached this milestone. I know this may not mean much to you, but this is definitely a huge accomplishment to me.When I started this little project I was hesitant about coming up with content on a daily basis. I was afraid I was going …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!On episode 19 I mentioned how important it is to keep learning.Today I want to talk about the importance of filtering the information we consume. In a not so distant past I heard about the term “information diet”, and the concept of it instantly made sense to me.So what is the so-called “information diet”?I’m pretty positiv…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We fail by default more often than you think.But what do I mean by failing by default?It’s pretty simple, let’s say that you have an exciting idea for a new business. After spending a considerable amount of time thinking about this idea, you’ve come to the conclusion that it should stay as it is… just an idea.This is failin…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Get off the blame train. This was a very destructive habit I had, I’d blame everyone and everything for all my problems.The fault was always theirs. I did nothing to deserve this or that outcome.If you can see yourself in my shoes, please start paying attention. Playing the blame game is a terrible habit, and you should rea…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!We should always be expanding our minds, our relationships, our barriers. But for some us, all it takes is a person with a negative, or mean attitude to drag us down.When I say that you should refuse to shrink, I mean that you shouldn’t lower your standards or act in a manner you don’t approve, just to please others, or to …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Today’s episode is about facing the fear of not being good enough.Learning a new language isn’t exactly easy. This varies from person to person. I personally have always liked English, even when I knew nothing about it.I thought it sounded amazing in movies and music. So that’s where I first started to learn more about the …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Have you ever had that feeling, specially when you’re writing a blog post or want to express yourself to a loved one, and you’re just not sure if you should say it?You wrote a message, deleted and re-wrote it for a hundred times, and you’re still hesitant about posting it.You thought of at least a dozen ways to say it, but …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!You are not alone. Just take a look back, over your right shoulder.Just kidding! :)When we’re stuck with a problem, the first thought we come up with is that we’re screwed, a close second thought is that we’re alone.So now we’re screwed and alone with a big problem!Both thoughts are false, well you might really be screwed. …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!When I came up with the title for this episode I thought it sounded a bit weird at first. But this is exactly what I meant to ask.When do you feel free?This is a powerful question. If you answer it with honesty.What are the moments when you really feel free? Free of fear, free of the shackles, free of judgment.Do a small ex…

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!Remember when you were little and your parents told you to be a good boy, or girl. And to do unto others as you would have them do unto you?This golden rule seems to disappear after we grow up. I’m pretty sure we keep it parked in the back of our minds somewhere.It’s there, but since it’s no longer mandatory, we don’t care …

Welcome to 1 Minute Tips!The way I experience my life will never be the same way you experience yours, and vice-versa.We can go watch a movie together, or read the same book. My experience will be unique to my own life. The same is true about yours.That’s why I believe we shouldn’t judge our experiences.A perfect example to illustrate my point of v…