Category: Real Talk


  • Demythologizing Success

    Introduction Youโ€™ve Been Thrown Into the Worldโ€ฆ Now What? Us vs. โ€œTheyโ€ Befindlichkeit Discloses the World Demythologizing Success & the Other Demythologizing Material Possessions Conclusion & Key Takeaways Introduction For the 45+ adult, the drive to appear โ€œsuccessfulโ€ becomes, a fortiori, more catalyzing than the underlying inner conflict of envying others. Why? The answer is…

  • Discipline vs. Willpower

    We have an obligation to ourselves to become all we can be; at a minimum. As such, we must clear up a common misconception: Willpower and self-discipline are dissimilar. The distinction is critical: Conflating willpower with self-discipline is the main reason most people fail to build lasting habits. At this point, you might be thinking,…

  • The Cruel Diary of Truth: What Have I Learned?

    IntroductionThe Incarcerated SlaveOf Course, Childhood TraumaManifest Parentification as an AdultThe Incarcerated Slave RevisitedEmpathic Depletion & Compassion FatigueConclusion & Lessons Learned Introduction I was in, no. I stayed in a fifteen-year โ€œrelationshipโ€; one that should have ended within months. But what can I say, die Eule der Minerva fliegt. The relationship officially came to an end…