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How to Live Life to the Fullest

This is a guest post by Mark Foo.

One must live life to the fullest, rather than spend it drifting into obscurity. So, unless you savor every minute that you use up sitting in your office chair or counting the moments that go by while you settle down on your couch, you really need to go [...]

30 Day Trial: The Lifestyle of a Gym Rat (or Daily Workouts For Normal People)

Photo courtesy of Joseph Lasalla of JoeyFitness.com
Humans evolved in motion; hunting, fighting, and surviving. Since starting NYUCD in September, I’ve lost track of how many 16 hour days were spent sitting in the same spot (my version of surviving tigers like Dr. Baker and Dr. Roy )
This isn’t a complaint, but my current [...]

50 Signs That Tell You Your Life Sucks!

This is a guest post, written by Mark Foo.
It can be tough when you feel that your life sucks. Not only will your daily grind become boring, but your overall existence will be just that – existence. Fortunately, there is much room for improvement even if you consider your life to [...]

Organization. Consistency. Focus.

It’s amazing how when we go through life, some people seem to effortlessly stay ten steps ahead of us; even if they’re working their assess off. That’s what I see when I think of my good friend, and future dentist, Nick Levintov.
While being among the hardest workers in our class and always putting in the [...]

Build Confidence With A Package Of Successes

This is a guest post by Armen Shirvanian.
To get into a state of feeling winning confidence, you need to form a foundation of successes for that confidence to lean on. A person who feels hesitation or weakness to implement a plan, or to ask for something, would be smart in building up a package [...]

Are You Toxic?

This is a guest post by Bianca Perilli.
This might be old news, but I am just BLOWN AWAY by the alarming statistics of disease in our country.  Did you know that 80% of Americans are overweight and 30% are considered to be obese?  Worse, The World Health Organization states that 75% of all American deaths [...]

30 Day Trial: 4 Lessons Learned from Perfect Class Attendance (and Energy Management)

In order to satisfy my curiosity about how perfect attendance would affect my school performance, I decided to undertake a 30 day trial, during which time I would not allow myself to miss class; no matter what.
My thoughts going into this experiment was that I would have different types of exposure to the material, be [...]

8 Simple Steps to Setting Your Priorities in Life

This is a guest article by Mark Foo
Setting priorities is very important to having an efficient life, but it doesn’t always have to be difficult. When you take the time to set your priorities, you’re more likely to reach your goals and reach them faster. Who wouldn’t want that?
You can learn how to set priorities [...]