As much as I would love to impress people with my talent, I found this pursuit leads to misery. We all like to be loved and adored. We seek this endless path leading us to emptiness and…
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Why do you need a mentor? By Suf Alkhaldi
If you are a go-getter and don’t have a mentor, you are really missing out of a great source of knowledge and wisdom. Having a mentor is as important as having a job. All the…
A resolution: The decision to be happy by Suf Alkhadi
Every year I spend some time to write down my resolution for the year. Most of the time, I achieve 80% of what I write down. This year, I will share one resolution with my readers: I…
Lessons in humility and charity: How much money it cost to have lunch with Warren Buffett this year, 2015? by Suf Alkhaldi
Going to Warren Buffett’s Shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska to celebrate the 50 years of profitable Partnership of Berkshire Hathaway Inc was a life changing event for me. It opened my eyes to another world, a…
How disciplined are Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger? by Suf Alkhaldi
As we all wish to be disciplined, I recently attended Warren Buffett’s shareholders’ meeting in Omaha, Nebraska. This was to celebrate the 50 years of profitable Partnership of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. A friend of mine,…
The Science of “Choking” and the End of Freezing Under Pressure by Suf Alkhaldi
Have you ever studied very hard for an exam and when the time came for taking the exam, you completely failed? If you said yes, you are not alone. This phenomenon of failing under pressure…
Changing the conventional wisdom by Suf Alkhaldi
After I wrote several posts in my blog, my son’s girlfriend sent me a text message suggesting that I would enjoy Freakonomics radio — thank you Brighid. The first segment I listened to featured asking…
Leading to better performance and more brainpower: Meditation by Suf Alkhaldi
In our current fast-paced lives, increasing our stress decreases our ability to remember things and, therefore, decreases our working memory. The constant and chronic worries drag our mental state to drain our brainpower, leaving us…
The good life equation by Suf Alkhaldi
We all are born with some kind of dreams to do something. We all get these ideas to be something or to achieve something or even to own or buy something. Our dreams, perhaps, float in…
Generating ideas by challenging the conventional wisdom by Suf Alkhaldi
As my fascination grew using creativity, I believe lateral thinking enriched my life, creating a lot of fun. Thinking laterally tricks my mind in a beautiful way. It takes my mind away from the road…