With preparations to move to a new apartment at the end of the month, it’s been almost impossible for me not to think about the sense of comfort we get from being in a place we can call home. Growing up, I used to be really attached to a particular idea of what it meant to have a home. Today, my views are a bit different. 

From my latest publication in the Elephant Journal:

In life, we have different ways of viewing the world. Most of us exist in flux between two mindsets.

We either believe there is an abundance of opportunity, goodness and love in the universe, or we believe in the opposite—-that there is scarcity.

I am generally not surprised when I identify things I need to work on in my life. Hustling, however, was not at all on my radar as a potential problem.

It wasn’t until recently that I started to question what it meant to be a hustler and if -buzz or no buzz- this was something I wanted to continue to identify with.

Statistics show only 8% of people will manage to stick with their New Year resolutions. If you too have set down goals for this year -big or small- and want to become successful at whatever you set your heart to do, I have some simple yet effective hacks for us ahead.

2015 was a big year for me. It was full of surprises and change, and I suspect more is coming my way in 2016! To wrap up the year, I've been reflecting on the best things about 2015 (the fun, the exciting, the meaningful). I will be sharing them over the next few days. 

This year, we are doing things differently. We are re-thinking this holiday season and focusing on what it’s really about.

And if we must shop, we are going to support a small business.

I believe I was born with a built-in hole inside of me—when I was tiny, the hole was tiny too, I bet you couldn’t even tell it was there, but as I got older and taller, the hole began to grow. It had only one purpose and need: to be full.

In life, we do things that matter to us, and we genuinely enjoy doing them.

We prioritize time to rest and wind-down, just as we would prioritize a business meeting.

In life, we schedule our day every day, and when we take on a task, we commit to it fully. When we are done, we put it away.