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Video: Perception Determines Action | #alwaysupward ep – 11

 

 

Doing things outside of your comfort zone often is dependent on your perception of those things in relation to where you are. In order to level up as an entrepreneur or creative, perception will be the key to your success or failure.

In this episode, we’re taking a look at perception and how to get more done without going crazy.

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Video: Starting with your why | #alwaysupward ep – 10

Before you can build a personal brand or even set career goals,you need to understand why you want whatever your it is. Without a clear direction, you may simply end up wandering around unable to gain any traction behind your efforts.

In this episode, we’re taking a look at the importance of starting with your why.

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28 Wallpapers To Inspire Your Always Upward Hustle

Our phones have become a central part of our lives. Whether the task iskeeping in touch with family, executing on business strategies, or keeping our personal brands up to date, we turn to our phones to get it done.

A study released byDeloitte found that on average, people in the United States across all age groups check their phones 46 times per day. Additionally, they foundmost people check their phones immediately upon waking up.

Personally,to say I check my phone a lot would certainly be...

Routine vs Discipline

Routine and discipline are often confused on the journey towards our goals. Routine is what we allow ourselves to fall into, discipline is what we dedicate ourselves to.

Routine is the comfort zone, the rationalizing of our current circumstances, and the false belief that this is somehow what fate has decided should be our current place. Discipline however, are the stairs we climb, the slouching we put aside, and the action we continuously do in private that gets us to our goals.

Discipline k...

The Zen Creative Ep #3 – 9 Keys to a Successful Side Hustle

While putting the final touches on the third installation in the Zen Creative series, I had a brief reflection on the lessons I learned while putting together a Youtube channel.

I chose this topic because as an entrepreneur not every idea you have will be the one that you end up working on full time. There will be times where you’ll have to work a full-time job while building your idea. Success is the overnight result of years of hard work.

When I first started working on the idea of a brandi...

A Few Things I Learned from Starting a Youtube Channel

A few months ago, I decided to jump into the world of online video. Like my approach with most things, I did my research, calculated all the data, laid out detailed plans, learned about lighting, audio, video search optimizationand the list goes on. Until finally, one day I decided to just sit down in front of the camera and talk.

None of my plans went as I imagined they would but I did kept going. I continued to feel uncomfortable as I exposed myself to a new form of creative expression.

The...

You can..

..spend 30 minutes scrolling through social networks or mentoring the next generation.

..binge watch your favorite TV show or invest time in writing that book you’ve dreamed of writing.

..complain about a problem or be a part of the constructive solution.

Choices, choices, choices

The choices made today become the outcomes of tomorrow.

Success comes from doing not in the getting. In trying your hardest daily and in using one’s talents and abilities in service for others.

Spend less time tryin...

Where You Are vs Where You Want To Be

The reason few can reach the level of success they seek is due to one simple thing.

That is, they are unable to understand that where they are is only temporary. Nothing lasts forever.

In other words, getting comfortable in one position thinking that it will last forever is a setup for what could be avoidable failure.

Do it big

Because nothing lasts forever, whatever you are currently employed in doing, do things big.

Set the standard for the right practices not by preaching them but living t...

Announcing the Always Upward Video Dispatch!

Over a year ago, I wanted to do something different. Video seemed like a cool way of doing that and I really wanted to learn more about things like video editing, motion graphics and how to builda Youtube channel.

I stressed out for a really long time, trying to perfect everything until one day I realized that I needed to just take my own advice and jump in. Otherwise, I’d forever be sitting on the sidelines being falsely comforted by wishful thinking.

So here it is, episode one of the Always...

Embracing the Dimensions of your Inner Superhero

During the years of my corporate career race, I’d often find myself being asked the question “Do you prefer design or development?”. It was always a tough question to answer, mainly because these were two things I enjoyed equally.

As time went on, I found that these two aspects of my creativity were but small parts to a much bigger whole. I would later fall in love with things like photography, writing, analytics, speaking, entrepreneurship and even gardening.

When we think of design or bei...