Learn it from an artisan who has been making jewelry from semi-precious stones for 30 years. — “What stone do I need to pass the exam? “What is the good luck crystal?” “What gemstone do I buy to find a boyfriend?” I received dozens of such questions after writing the article “Nothing in the Universe Happens by Chance.” Where I recounted the serendipities that led me to…

#2. Bad times give you a chance to start over. — All that pain you feel has a reason. You may not be able to see it today, but you will look back years from now and find to your amazement, that all the storms you went through were necessary. I know you know this, but it doesn’t comfort you to…

#3. You no longer take the bait of “money brings happiness.” — Long story short: My friend Adrian works in an art gallery in town. Today while I was buying bread, my friend kidnapped my mother and sat her in a chair at the gallery entrance to have her caricatured (apparently, there was a meeting of caricaturists). When I went to get…

You need to sort out your affections. — Self-love is a good start, but it is not enough to improve your life and make that improvement sustainable over time. You need to sort out your affections because you will fall back into your old habits if you don’t. Let me develop it for you What are disordered affections, and why are they screwing up your life? Disordered affections are evil…

#15-Being yourself can cost you your life, but not being yourself will cost you your soul. — Life is a journey fraught with obstacles and dangers where you can easily get lost and hurt. Living hurts. It hurts so much that sharing our roadmap, logbook, and experience with others is invaluable to those who come after us. That’s why I want to share 20 lessons I’ve learned…

#15. Please don’t believe everything they say on TV. — Grandparents should be eternal, but they are not. So, yesterday I did something crazy and asked my Twitter audience (116k people) for the best lesson they received from their grandparents. And the tweet already has more than 35 thousand views and almost 180 responses. From those 180 responses, I’ve selected…

20 — Confessing my sins to strangers makes me happy :-) — I like to make lists of important things. I make them, so I don’t forget the things that work and always have a guide to achieve a specific result. I have many lists: a list to have more energy when I wake up, a list to sleep better at night…

Three life lessons got me out of the hole that I wish someone had shared with me earlier. — A few years ago, I lost all I cared about. My Startup, girlfriend, friends, and all my savings. All the same month. When I realized I was living in a two-square-meter room in a shared flat, which was once used as a storage room. After that, I started to climb…

Because what you attract into your life matters. — People don’t give a f*ck about how you look, which number shows your bank account or the new Tesla model you drive. People don’t give a f*ck if you make six figures a month or if you have ABS at the age of Joe Rogan (55). People don’t give a…