Someone on Quora had asked me: “How do I change my flight reflex to a fight reflex? I am squeamish: I tend to give up when confronting a dilemma, and I don’t want to hurt anyone. How do I develop a healthy fight response? Winning attitude – How do I develop a winning attitude?” This is how … Read more
My worst failure was in 2010 when I was 25. I was watching movies every single day and drinking as much Jameson as I could, just waiting to be evicted from my pretty white loft, so I could live under the bridges of Los Angeles. I failed so many times prior, that I just gave … Read more
“Love everyone.” All my grandfather ever did was share his love for everyone, except my mom. He didn’t like her. He thought she just went out and partied all the time. Genetics. Hmm… Maybe that’s why I spent so much time partying. Who in the world knows? All he ever did was love everyone around … Read more
It’s extremely hard. It’s engraved in our nature to take pride in the things we acquire. Yet, once we take pride in things, that is when we start to lose what we have. People end up making rash decisions, put down their guard, turn to drugs, or some other type of detrimental behavior, once they … Read more
Someone on Quora had asked me: “Is happiness overrated? I have almost everything I ever wanted or envisioned myself to have at this age.. Probably even more than what I thought I could have. I am content but not happy. Something is missing. I often have nightmares. Have you faced a similar situation? How did you … Read more
Once upon a time, I had met a girl. She was kind, sweet hearted and funny. Later down the line in life, she had met financial difficulties, due to her negligence when she had gotten a DUI. Funny, I had met her when I went to that Zaarly meetup. She was intrigued when I had … Read more
Once upon a time in my life, I wanted to have fun, but I wanted to have fun forever. It was my goal in life. So, back in 2007, I decided to take some time off to do whatever I wanted. After 30 days, I had nothing else to do. After 60 days, I was bored out of … Read more
Not really. However, not having money makes me very nervous, anxious and depressed. — 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
Someone on Quora had asked me: “How do I stop myself from doing things at the last minute? Say I have an exam in a month’s time. I will keep this deadline very close to me, and yet I will only start studying at the last minute. I love pressure and deadlines; I love beating … Read more
What does it feel like to lose the trust of a large number of important people? It feels… hmm… I don’t know… does pretty bad sum it up? Years ago, I used to have a solid network. I knew top tiered producers in the entertainment industry, the VP of Human Resources over at Warner Brothers, … Read more