Chiara Cokieng

What are vampires? Vampires are people who take a lot from you emotionally. They complain incessantly, engage you in pointless arguments, defend their points to no end, and otherwise make a living out of stirring you up emotionally. Mostly to look smart. My general strategy is to avoid them. I

> Don’t obsess over discovering your true calling. Instead, master rare and valuable skills. Once you build up the career capital that these skills generate, invest it wisely. – So Good They Can’t Ignore You: Why Skills Trump Passion in the Quest for Work You Love [http://www.amazon.

Tony Robbins’s mom is very smart. When Tony was a kid, he wanted to drink beer like dad does. ‘Cause if he did, he’d look cool and mature. Just like dad. Naturally, mom told him it’s bad for him. Tony persisted. So mom said, okay. You can

How will I get people to notice me? That’s what I obsessed with when I was just starting with this entrepreneurship thing. Every guru I listened to, every book I read…  said one thing: Provide value. Help people. OK! So I’d end emails and comments I’d leave

I’m addicted to buying books. Every time I finish training in the gym (3-4 days/week), I’ll get an idea to buy some book I’ve been meaning to read. I try to resist this because I already have about 20+ books open + 20+ more I’ve bought

I’ve been thinking about the kind of person I have to become in order to do the things I want to do. My answer: A person who consistently takes action with chutzpah, resiliency, and outrageousness. A person who delivers WOW! I thought about how exactly I’m going to

I’ve always believed in setting high expectations. Because why not? Here’s how I saw it: If you set and reach high expectations, that’s awesome obviously. And true, you might risk disappointment if you fall short, but you also probably achieve something greater than if you set (and

7 months ago, life sucked. I read the Damn Fine Words [http://www.menwithpens.ca/affiliates/idevaffiliate.php?id=197] scholarship post [http://menwithpens.ca/best-writing-course-for-business-owners/]. And then something happened. Here’s what: I was a struggling freelance writer. I worked 12-hour days. Just enough time to write – at most

You’re stuck. You feel paralyzed. You don’t know what to do next. And you don’t know why. Has this ever happened to you? Yeah, me too. I was writing an article for Location Asia [http://locationasia.net/] on how you can get cheaper flights than Kayak. I