Keep doing your unhealthy habits. Keep. Doing. Them.I used to try to immediately eliminate negative habits. Literally out of nowhere they would show up again and I would have to restart. I’d feel guilty, ashamed,…
The Biggest Obstacle To A Great Life
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How To Get Unstuck
When everything is absolute fuckness, you’re stuck and can’t get anything done – GOOD. It means you have higher standards and values for yourself and want to strive towards them. If you’re anxious, angry, sad, excited,…
[Interview] Oliver Manalese on Toronto Real
In this episode, we talk about how Oliver went from a young 19 year old working on an assembly line, going through the motion of the school-to-work path, to realizing that he had another option….
How Do I Find Myself?
You become what you are not, hate yourself for a bit, then run in the opposite direction hoping it’ll be different.In 2005, a portrait of me chugging a Corona with my gut sticking out made…
What Firing Twenty Strangers Taught Me
It was my first day and I had to fire twenty complete strangers. Okay, maybe it was more like 14.I was one guy in a two man operation right before the economic toilet we call…
Heal The Self, Heal The World
“OMG should I do it? Should I commit?” Janet asked.We’re both in transitional times in our lives and are already over-committed with endless projects and to-dos.Needless to say, it was not the best timing.Yet, we…
Oliver’s Summer Reading List 2015
[Photo by: Moyan Brenn]I was sending the bulk of my waking hours into a blackhole. I was in university to please my parents. My boring high paying job helped me buy things I didn’t need…
How Do I Improve My Self Esteem?
When I hit rock bottom I was left with zero sense of self. Everything I thought I was and was going to be, evaporated along with the closing of my first business. I had to…
5 Breakthrough Insights For A Personal Revolution
[Photo by: Moyan Brenn]Life seemed like a big joke. Like you’ve watched the same show so many times you know what’s coming next.I used to love politics. I was always hoping that one day, someone knew…