Wanna know how you know that absolutely nothing in the world makes sense? For the last 2.5 years, I’ve had an entry level job without a single promotion, even though I tried relentlessly to move up. For the last six months, I got just slightly under 2 million views on the internet, officially labeled … Read more
To live life to the fullest: Count your blessings each morning. Think of at least three things you’re grateful for. Forgive the people who did you wrong. Get eight hours of sleep. Eat two meals a day. Exercise. Volunteer. Have a mind set of abundance. Live in the present. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard … Read more
On Quora, I was asked: “What advice should be given to a single girl who has no savings and no family to turn to, who has just been evicted and is now homeless, in order to get her life back on track? – In Los Angeles.” After a few weeks, this is how I responded: I … Read more
No one should live without loving someone with all your heart, to the point where you have to question if you’re crazy for the illogical actions you take. Example: Buying two of the same scarves in different colors. Then being selfless and deciding to give the one that is your favorite color to the other … Read more
Aren’t happy pills called ecstasy? I tried that drug before, when I was sixteen. I blacked out then kind of passed out. I was with my first girlfriend and her friend, and I thought I was going to die. Then I never did ecstasy again. I didn’t turn happy. So, I didn’t see what the big deal … Read more
Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. This term only applies to the wealthy. When you’re wealthy, you diversify. When you’re trying to become wealthy, you put all your energy and focus into one thing, until you become wealthy. Then, you diversify. I don’t know a single person who got rich by trying to … Read more
Someone on Quora asked me: “How can one be happy, without having to convince themselves that they are? I know this question sounds stupid at first, but hear me out. I have no reason to be unhappy. I have good friends and family. Got a good job. No health or financial concerns. I know that, … Read more
Recently, I was invited by Bryan Thornbury of Polyfounders to speak at Cal Poly Pomona’s HackPoly 2015 in front of a few hundred people to help kick off their hackathon. On February 20, I was a sponsor and the keynote speaker at Cal Poly Pomona’s Hackpoly 2015 event. Here is my speech that I had drafted … Read more
This is a story that I’m embarrassed to share, as it is not something that I have done or accomplished myself. It isn’t even something I should feel rewarded about. Yet, for some reason, when I reflect through my life, this is the only moment that stands out. Quite frankly, I’m hesitant to even tell the story, … Read more
In my life, I’ve encountered change in all directions–for better or worse. Stability wasn’t something that I even knew existed in life, until recently An old mentor of mine used to say, “Once you stop growing, that is when you start dying. We change each day: for better or for worse.” In my life, I found this to … Read more