"If you want to do something, just do it. No one is going to do it for you" (Jaime Pressly). One of the hardest things to do is to do something that causes you anxiety just to think about and try to prepare for. You may even want to do this task, but you can't just do... Continue Reading →

  "Life is a series of punches. It presents a lot of challenges. It presents a lot of hardship, but the people that are able to take those punches and able to move forward are the ones that really do have a lot of success and have a lot of joy in their life and... Continue Reading →

  "Once you replace negative thoughts with positive ones, you'll start having positive results" (Willie Nelson). Counterfactual thinking is asking ourselves, "What if I did this instead of that?" It's the self-analysis of a choice made and the learning process we go through to better understand our options in the future. The problem with counterfactual... Continue Reading →

  The Imposter Syndrome is defined as an individual doubting their accomplishments and holding the fear that one day, they will be caught out as a fraud. I've felt the imposter syndrome before and on occasion still do, but I know this is a psychological effect and I know I don't have to let it... Continue Reading →

  "A good teacher, like a good entertainer first must hold his audience's attention, then he can teach his lesson" (John Henrik Clarke). As a college student pursuing a degree in journalism, I have been told multiple things about my experience as an upcoming media participant. While my classes may have different focuses on certain... Continue Reading →

  In two months I will have been writing on Medium for a year. I started with a lot to say and even more that I wanted to analyze. I have no plan on stopping in the near future. Yet, I do want to address a problem that I have been having and I'm sure... Continue Reading →

  Last week I watched a video highlighting the reasons why Anthony Hopkins is one of the greatest actors today. For one, when he reads a script, he will read it hundreds of times. He learns the part in its entirety. The only thing left is for him to feel the emotion he knows he is... Continue Reading →

One key piece of advice I always hear when writing - whether it be for my blog or for my job - is to implement the human element into what I write. We all have a basic understanding of what this means, yet it can still be hard to figure out what actions are best... Continue Reading →

For my hundredth blog post, I wanted to take the time to analyze one of my favorite things about people and that is one of our many psychological biases. Specifically today I have found another bias that relates to our assumptions we place on people and the situations they fall into. We tend to not... Continue Reading →