I've been doing a lot of things lately, and in doing so have found out that life really does not need to be all that mundane.

Life should be exciting, and nothing mundane can't be made so.

And if you find yourself recurringly feeling unhappy with what you've been up to, then take a pause.

Dive into the root cause of your pain.

Avoiding it only leads to more unhappiness.

So be happy... after all, life runs for you, not against you.

While it seems impossible to get rid of fear, there are ways to lessen it.

This episode won't dive too much into the process, but rather its goal is to get you to conceptually understand the importance of facing your fears.

That is, in itself, the only way to mitigate fear.

I've been hiking a lot lately.

Often when I call my friends to join me, they're hesitant as they generally have never met the other people I take with me.

What we often don't realize, though, is how easy it is to connect with people.

It's one of humanity's specialties.

All of us take tests.

Tests of life, tests that people give us, and just challenging things in general.

But we often feel very mentally sporadic when doing so.

We put in a lot of work to get where we are, and rightfully so, we are nervous and apprehensive if our work will pay off.

So here's my story on how important having mental balance was for me in a test I've been worrying about all month.

We often, when asked about what we find important, always have great answers.

But we leave one thing out... OUR BODY

It is the most important thing in our possession and to make it to where we want to be we need it to be in good shape and health.

So we gotta listen to it.

I had a terrible tennis match today and was mentally defeated.

I didn't want to make today as unproductive as yesterday so I made the choice to make a change.

Here is the result of that choice.

Did a ton of things today that required me to talk.

I loved all of these experiences and adventures because I had great "auditorial" (pun intended) experience.

Recording a video made me realize how important being able to speak really is.

Knowing when and how to talk seems superficial, but it really isn't.

Throw yourself into things that will make you talk.

It will all be worth it.

I've always grappled with this thought.

The question of "can I make success consistent?"

Of course the simple answer is no.

But we all wish it was a yes.

I came across a poem by Rupi Kaur today that sparked this thought back inside of me.

Here it is... (if you're not a reader, I say it too :)

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little poet

it seems like the more words you write

the more you think

it is you writing them

why do you think you're in control

didn't the words come spilling

out of you the first time

pouring without permission

and now you're trying to

make them work for you

but magic doesn't move like that

your rushing is

suffocating the masterpieces

baking inside you

your job is to

show up for the process

be patient and when it's time

the universe will use you again

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inspiration - rupi kaur

If you know me, you know this.

If you don't, you're about to find this out.

I love running.

I love every single thing about it.

In this little clip, I go over an experience I had when running a 5k and how running as a whole has shaped me.

Check out my article on it for a deeper perspective...

http://tinyurl.com/arivrun

They're not.

I think at the end of the day we've gotta believe in our potential.

Stop comparing yourself to the people around you.

You are too unique to be compared.