Posts by Sam Alvarez
Which foreign language to learn when you’re just starting out
“Which foreign language should I learn?” If you’ve been asking yourself this question, I can totally relate to it. I ask myself this exact question at least once every week. The problem is that there are so many options available these days, and each language seems cooler than the other. Paralyzed by the multitude of…
Read More10 easy ways to learn a language in less than 10 min per day
Have you noticed how the gym is noticeably emptier compared to January? Yeah, it happens. People get excited at the beginning of the year and start going to the gym five days a week. But come February, they start dropping off the radar. Soon, one missed day becomes two, which becomes a week, and before…
Read MoreThe biggest roadblock in learning a new language (and how to overcome it)
It takes courage to walk up to a stranger and start a conversation. Even more so when you know the stranger doesn’t speak English. But the whole point of learning a new language is to be able to have meaningful conversations with people from different countries and cultures. Isn’t it? However, most of us find…
Read MoreWant to learn a new language this year, then start here
“I am definitely going to learn a new language this year.” If learning a new language is one of your new year resolutions, then bienvenido, benvenuto, どうぞお願いします, bemvindo, willkommen, 歡迎光臨, bienvenue, welcome! You are about to step into a world that you never knew existed. It is the same world that you see and hear…
Read More3 ways to get closer to finding your life’s purpose by treating it as a journey
Isn’t it amazing when you hit upon the solution that just feels right? It is like the opposite of everything you are dealing with right now. The stress, the overwhelm, the constant feeling of being on edge, it all starts fading away and you can visualize your new life with perfect clarity. It gives you…
Read MoreFinding meaning and happiness in life by connecting with others
Isn’t it exciting when someone invites you to a party? Don’t you start feeling all warm and fuzzy inside anticipating how much fun you’re going to have? You know what my reaction is when someone says, “Hey, I’m just going to meet a few friends for drinks later. Do you want to join?” I’m already…
Read MoreTaking the first step toward finding more happiness and abundance
We’ve all been there, haven’t we? Saying “yes” to everything for fear of missing out and then feeling pulled in a million different directions with all the commitments, hobbies, and social events? It’s not like we don’t know at the moment of saying “yes” that it’s going to stretch us thinner than we already are.…
Read MoreHow to Stop Drowning in Overwhelm and Start Living With Purpose
Do you feel like you barely have enough time to eat and sleep, let alone spending some quality time with yourself or your family? Ever wonder how you got stuck in this situation? Do you feel like you’ve created a life that’s sucking you dry from the inside, but you just don’t know how to…
Read MoreHow To Stop Living For Others And Reclaim Your Life’s Purpose
Whenever I had been told, “you should be thankful for what you have,” I would get a strong urge to smack that person across the face. In their eyes, I had crossed off every item on the how-to-live-a-successful-life checklist. I had a luxury apartment, a nice car, a highly-paid and prestigious job, and my social…
Read MoreHappiness, productivity, abundance, and the ONE thing to rule them all
Sometimes we look back and it feels like we’ve not achieved anything, in spite of having hustled and ending up completely worn out at the end of the week. In times like these, happiness and abundance, that we so desperately seek, seem so far away that it just doesn’t feel like it’s worth the effort.…
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