Tag Archives: success

The true meaning of success (Yogananda)

Posted on June 21, 2025 by nomadoftheuniverse

Success can only be measured by the extent that you have inner peace and mental control that enable you to be happy in all circumstances. — Yogananda This talk was exactly what I needed to hear as I navigate a … Continue reading →

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What if not knowing what next is an achievement?

Posted on February 23, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

I’ve been mini-retired for 6 months. Retirement is a great way to practice emptiness. Six months of non-doing and facing uncertainty is when I usually hit the psychological threshold and the monkey brain spirals into anxiety. You know the script … Continue reading →

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Our deepest fear

Posted on February 9, 2020 by nomadoftheuniverse

This is the reason why we put off working on things that we know are important, why we procrastinate, why we settle. We are not afraid of failure, we are afraid of success, however crazy this sounds.

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‘To Anyone Who Thinks They’re Falling Behind’ by @jamieveron #happiness

Posted on December 16, 2017 by nomadoftheuniverse

This is the best manifesto I’ve read in the last couple of months. FOMO, feeling inadequate, pushing yourself to achieve what you think you should be achieving, comparing yourself to others, beating yourself up about not measuring up to your … Continue reading →

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Dalai Lama – happiness is measured by whether you have inner peace in your heart

Posted on March 12, 2016 by nomadoftheuniverse

This post on Facebook helped me finally nail how I define success and why I made career choices in my life that I made. It’s not about title or money, it’s about whether you made peace with yourself. Buddha had … Continue reading →

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Mantra for today. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can #happiness #success 

Posted on July 25, 2015 by nomadoftheuniverse

If you want to make today different, if you are starting from scratch, if you are looking for ways to re-energize yourself for doing something huge, or new, or scary, these 4 cool quotes from some of the blogs I … Continue reading →

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It’s Never Too Late To Start

Posted on March 29, 2014 by nomadoftheuniverse
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