Goals | Gabriel Hummel

New Thing + Me = Happier

How much do you want a new television?

Do you lust for a blue Tiffany’s box on your birthday?

Does the idea of spending 45,000$ on a Porsche excite you?

Whether obtaining new things really permeates your soul or not, the fact of the matter is that we have been taught that a Sony […]

Be Calmer Than Gandhi and Reduce Your Stress Now With These 7 Steps

“Don’t sweat the small stuff… and it’s all small stuff.”

Richard Carlson

“If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.”

Marcus Aurelius

Stress plays a part in many of […]

What Top Chefs Can Teach You About Being A Better Professional

I had a strong revelation recently, it started when I was reading Kitchen Confidential and culminated during a conversation I had with a head chef at a notorious restaurant down here in big hair country.

It was mentioned that,

You can teach someone to do anything, but you can’t teach character.

My head practically […]

How to Make Shit Happen

Step 1

Decide what you want in life

Step 2

Figure out what steps need to be taken to make your dream a reality

Step 3

Make a commitment to yourself and everyone within earshot that you are going to perform action X until you receive result Y.

Step 4

Further to strengthen your […]

Growing Pains

Remember when you pondered how it would feel to grow to be as tall as your mom or dad?

You feared that one night, while you were sleeping, you would be attacked by some rabid growth monster and forced to dawn blue jeans and dress shirts and begin to complain how your coffee wasn’t […]