goals
Understanding your goals to help you achieve them.
What If Outcomes Are Only the Surface
It’s natural to judge life by outcomes. We look at what people do, how things turn out, what succeeds, what fails, what appears healthy, and what collapses. Outcomes are visible. They give the impression of clarity. When something goes wrong, we search for the moment it happened. When something goes right, we look for the decisive action that made the difference. But what if this instinct keeps us focused on the least informative part of the story.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Motivation
Making Peace Without Resolution. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
For a long time, many people believe life will eventually explain itself. That if they keep moving, enduring, and making reasonable choices, there will be a moment—clear, unmistakable—when things finally make sense. A moment when effort aligns with outcome, when confusion resolves into clarity, when the story feels complete.
By Chilam Wong4 days ago in Motivation
Power of small steps
Rashid stood at the bottom of a deep rocky pit, staring upward at the narrow strip of sky far above him. The walls were steep, rough, and intimidating. Two ladders leaned against the sides. One ladder had wide gaps between its steps. The other had many small, closely spaced steps.
By USA daily update 4 days ago in Motivation
The Mindset of Champions
I'll never forget the first time I saw Marcus at track practice. He was the slowest runner on our high school team. Dead last in every race, every drill, every training session. While the rest of us finished our sprints and caught our breath, Marcus was still halfway down the track, legs pumping with everything he had.
By Fazal Hadi4 days ago in Motivation
Why Your Struggle Is Your Strength
I lost everything in the span of six months. My job disappeared in a round of layoffs. My relationship ended after five years. My father was diagnosed with cancer. And just when I thought things couldn't get worse, my car broke down on the side of the highway during a rainstorm, and I sat there crying so hard I could barely breathe.
By Fazal Hadi4 days ago in Motivation
Choosing to Stay Without Calling It a Dream. Content Warning. AI-Generated.
Most lives are not built through dramatic choices. They are built through quiet ones. Not the kind that feel decisive in the moment, but the kind that repeat themselves daily—until they harden into a life. You stay in a job that does not inspire you but does not endanger you. You remain in a place that feels familiar rather than meaningful. You maintain routines that keep things functioning, even if they no longer make you feel alive.
By Chilam Wong5 days ago in Motivation
The Day Silence Spoke
The morning silence arrived before anyone noticed it. In the town of Greyhaven, mornings were usually busy with small, familiar sounds—the hum of distant traffic, the clatter of cups in kitchens, the low conversations drifting from open windows. But on this particular day, the world awoke wrapped in something strange. There was no wind brushing against leaves, no birds greeting the dawn, no footsteps echoing on stone paths. Even the clock tower at the center of town stood frozen, its bell unmoving, as if time itself had forgotten how to make noise.
By Farhad5 days ago in Motivation
