To become the person you want to be, consume the right information. For example, you want to become a jazz musician. By all means, study everything about jazz music — songwriting, theory, techniques, melodies, jazz music icons, and so on. Or if you want to be an actor, study everything about acting — the fundamentals of … Continue Reading →

“What does it mean to be a Christian?” I asked them. They hesitated. One of my bandmates tried to answer with bomb-carpeting definitions. Dissatisfied, I asked again, “No. I mean what’s the simplest definition of being a Christian?” He hesitated, “It means follower of Christ.” “So what’s wrong if we just let our audience decide whether … Continue Reading →

Last 2018, I opened 22 books and finished reading 14 of them. (Twenty eBooks and two audiobooks; a variety of fiction and non-fiction — philosophy, psychology, art, business, self-improvement, and guides). I’m still shuffling the other 7. Yes I would like to finish reading them hopefully. But I don’t feel the pressure anymore. If the … Continue Reading →

People will hurt you. They will bring you down. Even if you care for them, they will not care back. Even if you love and admire them, they will not love or admire you back. Worse is that nobody will truly know what you feel. Your family, your coworkers, your friends, your spouse… they will … Continue Reading →

I compare myself to other people. When I see how successful others are, I feel bad not having that kind of success. I want it badly. I want to be famous and rich. Why can’t I be like them? I always play as the victim. Look. I don’t have a decent job because I don’t have … Continue Reading →