A couple months back while I was living in Peru I had my passport stolen. It was one of those regretfully stupid moments where I let my guard down and naively forgot I was out in the public place. Funny enough just a few days before it happened I had been wondering what the recovery […]
Most of you have probably heard the ancient Greek story of Icarus. If you haven’t heard of it, here’s a quick summary: A father gives his son, Icarus, wings made of wax and feathers. He warns him about flying too close to the sun because it will cause the wings to melt. Icarus ignores his […]
Last week while playing against the Milwaukee Bucks, Kevin Durant of the Golden State Warriors lost all control. After receiving his first technical foul for vulgarity towards the referee. He had another drive to the hoop in which he thought he was fouled once again but this time decided to get right in the face […]
In the world of psychotherapy, there is a practice known as Exposure Therapy. This is a common exercise for treating many anxiety disorders and phobias that people are plagued with. These can be simple things like the fear of shaking someone’s hand or, more commonly seen, the fear of public speaking. As a means of […]
There is a common problem that many people face when they encounter the pain associated with failure (especially when it is a direct result of their own actions). They begin to fall prey to the illusion that they don’t have what it takes or that they are simply incapable of doing things right. But when […]