THE ART OF OVERCOMING RESISTANCE ON THE WAY TO THE HEIGHTS OF LIFE OR LIFE POWERLIFTING
Powerlifting is a power sport which essence is to overcome the resistance of the heaviest weight for an athlete.
As a competitive disciplines, it includes 3 exercises: back squat, bench pressing and power clean. Altogether, they determine the qualification of an athlete.
Lots of famous bodybuilders either started with powerlifting or did both sports at the same time. Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ronnie Coleman and Franco Columbu are just some of examples.
THE TRIPLE-FILTER TEST BY SOCRATES
One day, a student came up to the great philosopher. “Socrates, I have just heard some news about one of your friends.” he excitedly exclaimed.
“Before you tell me this news, we need to make sure that it passes the triple filter test,” responded Socrates.
“What’s the triple filter test?” the man asked.
“The first test is that of truth. Tell me, do you know that what you’re going to tell me is absolutely true?” asked Socrates.
After thinking for a moment, the man said, “I heard this news from someone else, so I’m not 100% sure if it’s true.”
WE ARE SPIRITUAL BEINGS IN THE PHYSICAL WORLD
We are Spiritual Beings living in the Physical World. Full stop. This is the alpha and omega of everything, the key to understanding our life, the core of our foundation and its balancing principle.
TALENT AND CAREER CHOICE
In the conditions of evident polytalency of a modern human (see the article Polytalency) a reasonable question occurs: how to choose a vocation relevant to your talent if there are several? How to become a Talented Person?
In theory the answer is simple but there are several nuances on a practical level.
AWARENESS
Awareness is a delicate spiritual category. The way to achieve it, or transformation, lies through the physical existing of a human being. That´s why, I will use different metaphors and trace various examples in order to explain the notion of awareness.
WISE QUOTES FOR A WISER LIFE
What is the rarest skill? It is the ability to give.
What is the best skill? It is the ability to forgive.
What is the most difficult skill? It is the ability to remain silent.
What is the most important skill? It is the ability to ask.
What is the most valuable skill? It is the ability to listen.
What is the most unpleasant habit? It is vanity.
What is the most harmful habit? It is talkativeness.
Which man is the strongest? The one who can understand the Truth.
"DREAM. DREAMS COME TRUE. AND I DO NOT KNOW WHY" by ELON MUSK
"As a child, I dreamed that I would become rich and will travel around the cozy European cities. But, being in the center of Barcelona, I did not feel a special moment. Everything happened consistently and even logical. My journey, which began in a small village in the capital continued for many unexpected ways. And all because I was not afraid to dream.
STAR WARS WRITES SCRIPT AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR A PROMISING FUTURE. HOW DO WE ACHIEVE IT?
The story of Star Wars by itself confirms that it is not just «an American epic space opera media franchise”, as described in Wikipedia. This is rather philosophy on a planetary scale, tracing its roots in the beginning of the 20th century and unfolding into the 3rd millennium in an absolutely different, gamificated way.
FAITH IS A STRONG MOTIVATOR. THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAITH AND RELIGION YESTERDAY AND TOMORROW
Faith is one of the most influential motivators. Today most people are motivated by money. But the motivation for wealth is an intermediate stage. The truth is that everyone who is driven by material belongings believes that he or she can achieve many things with their help: to buy a new house, get healthier, travel, pay off debts, pay for their children’s education, purchase fashionable clothes, start a business, etc.