Asides from a long term friendship? The ability to make an impact in the world through someone whom could have more potential influence in the future than themselves. Finding the proper person to mentor though, that’s the tricky part. Especially if they aren’t humble, hungry and honest. Ethics plays a huge part of the equation. … Read more
It’s not. It takes an interruption of patterns and forming new habits. It takes time and dedication to move out of the process. It’s not something that just happens overnight. It might feel hard to be happy now, but that’s because you’re stuck in your current patterns, which probably involve negative thoughts. The only way … Read more
My mommy taught me a lot of weird things when I was growing up. She used to take me out to restaurants with her when I was 16 and bought me alcohol and cigarettes. She used to tell me it was okay to sneak into the back door of the movie theater at Universal Studios … Read more
Communication with others. If everything in life falls apart, then the only thing that will get you out of your mess, is how well you communicate with others. The more genuine and sincere you are, the better. The more off putting or condescending you are, the harder it will be to get out of the … Read more
Being a man, I am always expected to be perfect. To be flawless. To exceed expectations. To have solutions to problems. To know the answer to everything. I tried to do it. Then I failed, miserably. I put on a charade, I wore a mask. I hid my true self from the world and just … Read more
No one is completely useless. They can always serve as a bad example. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults startups and writes books like The Etiquette of Social Media: How to Connect and Respond to Others in the World of Social Media
One of my friends, she used to take me out to lunch all the time. She is such a sweetheart, always helping me out when I had absolutely nothing. She even laughed with me when my electricity went out and tried to help me get back on my feet when I had nothing. She was … Read more
Someone on Quora asked: Intellectual bookish to me = academic success and better personal growth at the risk of demoting the fair desire to seek a deeper bond with someone Dating = Spending a lot more money, time, and possibly stress over a girl, but it’s supposed to be good practice. What’s worse to miss out on, … Read more
Stay. Understand that they have shortcomings. Forgive and move on. Leave. Feel like they have disappointed you. Decide to part ways so it doesn’t happen again, at least with this particular person. Change. Work together on a solution together to prevent something like this from happening again. — Originally posted on Quora. Leonard Kim consults … Read more
On Quora, someone asked: Everybody has a few memories of a time past of being hurt, carrying guilt, hidden rage. It’s said that, “Time heals all wounds”. Is it true for you? Are you healed or, does it still haunt you? This was my response: Time doesn’t heal wounds. Identifying them and reflecting back on … Read more