June 2010

Be Yourself. Unapologetically.

balancing

by Vlad Dolezal on June 26, 2010

I was walking down the street the other day, and I saw a well-dressed woman in her twenties.

So far, nothing special. Except this woman was balancing on a railing between the sidewalk and a grassy lawn, with her arms outstretched, slowly walking forward. [click to continue…]

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My Personal Development Experiments – June Update

blindfold eating

by Vlad Dolezal on June 14, 2010

It’s almost two months since I last shared my personal development experiments… and I can’t wait let you know about several of my new experiences!

I didn’t post a May update, because I was very busy, and right in the middle of a big experiment (the first one I’ll mention today). But hey, you got your share of Vladdyland in my quest for the manliest shave of them all ;)

Today, I’ll tell you about my experiments with:

  • super-concentrated studying (or using time effectively)
  • building a daily habit – flossing
  • blindfold eating

… and a few other small things. So let’s jump right in! [click to continue…]

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The “Keep Showing Up” Path to Mastery

wolf

by Vlad Dolezal on June 1, 2010

A friend told me an interesting story about his grandfather.

Back in his middle-aged days, the grandfather was was worried about his fitness. He noticed he didn’t do much exercise, but as we all know, getting one’s ass from being a non-exercising ass to being an exercising ass is a pain in the… neck.

But then he noticed there was something he did every day. He went down to the cellar to get one thing or another. So he thought about how he could use that to become fit, and eventually came up with a solution. [click to continue…]

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