Author Archives: eddiecmehil

In a world is instant access, connection, and delivery, we forget that certain things take time. We rush, not soaking in the moment in front of us – which is all we have and all we’re guaranteed. We get upset when things take time, so we either quit all together or jump to something new.Continue reading “Time”

Today I’m 29 years old. The last 29 years of my life have been nothing short of exciting, demoralizing, enthralling, boring, and everything in between. Which to me means I’m living a pretty damn good life. Reflecting on where I’m at in my life, I’ve realized a key ingredient to a live I love: beingContinue reading “My birthday gift”

Our lives have become a collections of moments that turn into content for other’a entertainment. Rather than a collection of moments we fully enjoy and appreciate for ourselves. A life.

My life began to significantly change for the better as my preparation increased. Confidence comes knowing you’ve done everything you can to put yourself in the best position ever. If you show up with no preparation, you’ve already lost. If you’re stuck and not sure what to do, prepare more. I used to not haveContinue reading “Preparation”

I love books. I love articles. I love learning. But at some point learning through consumption becomes a distraction to actually putting the work in and action. That’s the learning that will stick, the learning from failure and from success. No matter how often you read about sales, there’s no replacing getting on a coldContinue reading “Put down the self help books”

I only began progressing myself in life when I started saying the words “I don’t know” a lot more. To myself and to others, I didn’t care about wanting to be right, I wanted to learn perspectives, learn my own faults, and ultimately learn. To learn, you must first admit you don’t know.

Give someone too much slack, no matter if it comes from good intentions, will ultimately lead to being taken advantage of. Establish respect and boundaries, because if not people will take advantage. Not from spite, but because we as humans are conditioned to be selfish and get what we want, even at the expense ofContinue reading “Boundaries”

If you’re not at peace, it’s on you. If you’re unable to make a change but know you need to, that’s on you. If you get to the end of your life and have regrets, that’s on you. If you give into other’s expectations of how you should live your life, that’s on you. IfContinue reading “Hard truth”

Comparing yourself to others is the enemy of peace. someone will always be better in some area of your life. Valuing yourself based on your possessions is the enemy of peace. someone will always have the newest version. Looking at adversity with victimhood is the enemy of peace. it won’t solve the problem. Peace isContinue reading “Peace”

What does success mean to you? How do you know if you’re successful? What things do you need to do to become successful? What are the things getting in your way of doing the things you need to do to become successful (woah…that was hard to type)?