Cognition

03
Aug

Making a Choice

Making a Choice     We’re led to believe that in life there are always two options, the right/good one and the wrong/bad one. It’s the concept of good and evil reflected into the way our society perceives decisions. If …

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28
Jul

Mourning

The Importance of Mourning This week has been a week of mourning for me and those around me, a week of a looming separation, of a relationship ending and the loss of a wonderful and influential life. All things that …

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21
Jul

Mistakes…When you’re to Blame

Mistakes…When you’re to Blame This week I made a mistake, or perhaps better said a bad judgement call. Last week I spoke about taking responsibility for one’s life and this week I was faced with just that – taking responsibility …

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13
Jul

The Unexpected & Taking Responsibility For Your Life.

The Unexpected and Taking Responsibility For Your Life. Life is full of the unexpected, it takes turns that we never planned on or thought to hope for. It’s a mixed bag of unexpected, sometimes it’s wonderful and sometimes it isn’t. …

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06
Jul

Conquering Fear

Conquering Fear This weekend I listened to a radio show that was talking about fear and it’s place in modern society. It was a subject that immediately grabbed my attention. As we all know in times long ago we needed …

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29
Jun

Conquering Sorry

Conquering Sorry If there were a motto for humanity today one of the most serious contenders would be, “I’m sorry.” We say it repeatedly over the course of the day and only a few times, out of the many times …

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22
Jun

Finding Ourselves In Uncertainty

Finding Ourselves In Uncertainty In life we are in constant flux of uncertainty because life is always moving and transforming. We look for places, people and things to anchor ourselves in because we fear that the sea of change will …

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15
Jun

Saying No!

Saying No! Here at Conquering Life, we’re often encouraging people to say “Yes!”- Yes to change, yes to improving their lives and yes to new adventures, but, this week I want to talk about the importance of saying “no”. Sometimes …

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08
Jun

Conquering Questioning

Conquering Questioning Recently I was invited to apply to a scholarship program, it’s a new and exciting opportunity to attend a prestigious university here in NY. I decided it wouldn’t hurt to try and so I worked hard on my …

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01
Jun

Conquering The Glass Half Empty

Conquering The Glass Half Empty     This week I watched a video that was circulating on Facebook, a Channel Four News interview of Mo Gawdat, in which he talks about happiness. If you have a chance, I definitely suggest …

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