How to Reinvent Yourself: A Quick Guide
How do you look at this pandemic situation? Well, there are two ways: positive or negative.
Negatively, you might look at this situation as a force that drags you down. It takes you away from your dreams and aspirations. It hinders you from reaching your full potential.
Positively, however, you may look at it as an opportunity to become all that you can be. Why? Because now you have the chance to look at things with a new perspective! You are no longer bound by the old routines. Instead, you can explore new possibilities.
Your perspective determines your actions, so taking a positive view is essential. Having a positive vi...
Source: Life Optimizer - May 2, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Learning Working Source Type: blogs
One Day Left to Get 75% Off Purpose Mastery
Last month, I announced that I offered 75% off my Purpose Mastery course to help people cope with the current situation. Due to platform limitations, the offer is only valid for one month and will expire tomorrow.
The course helps you reconnect with your deepest values and get a renewed sense of purpose. If you think it’s for you, you may check it out here. (Source: Life Optimizer)
Source: Life Optimizer - April 20, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: General Source Type: blogs
How to Make Decisions in Uncertain Times
How do you make decisions in uncertain times? Given the higher risks of such times, you should know how to make good decisions. It can help you navigate your situation with confidence.
Fortunately, there is a good principle that you can follow. While it might not make decision making easy, it could make it simple. You can see the factors at play and see the best action to take.
The principle is this: make your decisions as expected value calculations. This is something I learned from Ray Dalio’s Principles.
You see, decision making involves dealing with risks. In most cases, you can’t be sure whether the outcome wi...
Source: Life Optimizer - April 16, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Thinking Source Type: blogs
Be Prepared by Developing Your Core Skills
People in many parts of the world are urged to stay at home these days. Needless to say, it’s a challenging time to live in. We need to cope with both health and economic challenges.
But I believe there is an opportunity here that you shouldn’t overlook. With less activity outside, you may have more free time. How you use your free time can make a big difference in the long-term. If you use it only for watching movies or playing games, you might not get much long-term value from it. But if you use it to upgrade yourself, you will reap the benefits.
I remember a story I read in The Millionaire Fastlane. The author was a...
Source: Life Optimizer - March 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Learning Source Type: blogs
Finding Purpose With Purpose Mastery (75% Off)
We now live in difficult times. Schools have been closed and many people have to work from home. I’ve never experienced this in my life and I guess you haven’t either. I’m sure we will go through this, but in the meantime, we need to cope with this unique situation.
A small thing I can do is offering 75% off my Purpose Mastery course. I never planned to do this, but I hope this can help you get a renewed sense of purpose in the long days ahead. You can use the course to reconnect with your deepest values and plan your next steps. You may check it out here.
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Source: Life Optimizer - March 21, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Coping With Hard Times Financially
We now live in an uncertain time. As you know, there is the coronavirus outbreak which also has a great effect on the economy.
I wouldn’t touch on the health aspect, but I’d like to look at another aspect of it: personal finance. How can we cope with hard times there?
Well, the current situation reminds me of the importance of risk management. There are always risks in what we do. We can’t be certain of the outcomes of our actions. Furthermore, there are factors beyond our control. What we should do is anticipate risks and be prepared for them.
That’s not easy, though. There is a book titled Big Mistakes that has a...
Source: Life Optimizer - March 13, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Finance Source Type: blogs
The Value of Having Time to Disconnect
I recently read an article on Yuval Harari – the author of Sapiens – in The New Yorker. I enjoyed reading Sapiens so I was curious to learn more about the author.
As it turns out, there is a habit of his that I find interesting. I believe that this habit plays an important role in his creativity and productivity. It’s the habit of having time to disconnect. Here is an excerpt from the article:
For more than a decade, Harari has spent several weeks each year on a silent-meditation retreat, usually in India. At home, he starts his day with an hour of meditation…
He has time to disconnect daily along with some...
Source: Life Optimizer - March 5, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Thinking Source Type: blogs
How to Live a Happy Life: A Quick Guide
Everyone wants to live a happy life. But how can we achieve it? How can we be happy in life?
Well, I believe we can find a solution by using a theory in psychology called Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. In essence, the theory states that every human being has six needs that should be fulfilled starting from the basic ones. From the bottom to the top, here are the needs:
Physiological: hunger, thirst, bodily comfort
Safety: protection, security, stability
Belonging: love, family, friends, affection
Esteem: achieve, gain approval, independence, status
Self-actualization: realize our potential, self-fulfillment, peak experien...
Source: Life Optimizer - February 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Attitude Source Type: blogs
Why You Should Plan Your Life on a Decade Level
How should we plan our lives? How should we go about it? Well, I believe there is a good principle here to remember:
People tend to overestimate what can be done in one year and underestimate what can be done in ten.
This statement might seem simple but it deserves further consideration. There are two things implied in the statement:
You might aim too high this year. In that case, you might not be able to achieve it which could lead to disappointment.
On the other hand, you might aim too low for the decade. That would be a waste of your potential.
The implication is that decade-level planning is better than year-level pl...
Source: Life Optimizer - January 31, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Purpose Source Type: blogs
How to Live Your Best Life: 6 Simple Tips
If you want to reach your full potential, you need to “climb” the right “hill” for you. You need to strive for the right things.
That’s not easy, though. Here is what I wrote in How to Find Your Best Possible Life:
Why do people keep climbing the wrong hill? Well, a big reason is that they can’t see other hills out there. They can’t see other possibilities for their lives. They think that their current life is the only one for them.
A big part of optimizing your life is knowing what is possible for you. You need to see the other “hills” out there. You need to know the possibilities.
That was the case for ...
Source: Life Optimizer - January 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Purpose Source Type: blogs
Optimizing Your Life in 2020
How has 2020 been for you? Frankly, I’m excited about this year! There are so many opportunities ahead of us. There are so many possibilities. But of course, it’s up to us to make the most of them.
To do that, I believe that optimizing your life should become a mission of yours. You should constantly strive to optimize your life.
What does that mean? Well, here is a definition of optimize from the dictionary:
make the best or most effective use of (a situation, opportunity, or resource).
Optimizing your life means making the best or most effective use of your life. It means making the most of your resources and opportu...
Source: Life Optimizer - January 4, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Productivity Source Type: blogs
A Lifestyle to Embrace in the New Decade
We are about to leave 2010-2019 behind and enter a new decade. The new decade will bring new challenges and opportunities. How can we be prepared for them?
Well, I believe there is a lifestyle that will be relevant in the new decade. It’s a lifestyle of creativity.
I came to this conclusion when I looked at what is happening lately. More and more tools are available to unleash your potential as an individual. You can become a video blogger, an indie musician, a game developer, a writer, and more all by yourself. Not only that but also you can make a living from it. The possibilities are almost endless.
This trend, I&...
Source: Life Optimizer - December 20, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Working Source Type: blogs
Purpose Mastery Is Now Open
I’m glad to announce that Purpose Mastery is now open for enrollment! Purpose Mastery is a course on how to find and live out your purpose in life. If you want to start 2020 with a renewed sense of purpose, this is the course for you.
Purpose Mastery guides you step-by-step to find your purpose. Then it guides you to build your life around your purpose. It has workbooks to help you go through the steps and handouts to help you take notes.
The enrollment is open for six days and I plan to open it just twice a year.
Click here to learn more (Source: Life Optimizer)
Source: Life Optimizer - December 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: General Source Type: blogs
Purpose Mastery Is Coming Soon
We are in the last month of this year. Soon, we will enter the new year. It’s not just a new year, though, it’s also a new decade!
I believe it’s a good time to reflect and think about your life. Moreover, it’s a good time to reinvent your life. No matter how your life has been, you have the opportunity to start anew.
On that note, I have a course coming that you might find helpful. Purpose Mastery is a course that helps you find and live out your purpose in life. If you want to start 2020 with a renewed sense of purpose, this is the course for you.
Enrollment will open on Saturday, December 14. Stay tuned! (Source: Life Optimizer)
Source: Life Optimizer - December 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: General Source Type: blogs
The Two Levels in Optimizing Your Life
The name of this website is Life Optimizer. Accordingly, the mission here is optimizing lives. I want to optimize my life and share what I learn with you. I’d also like to learn how you optimize your life. The end goal is that we can all reach our full potential.
How can we optimize our lives then?
Well, I believe that there are two levels in optimizing lives: macro and micro. Macro deals with the overall direction of your life while micro deals with your day-to-day life. They complement each other. You need both of them to optimize your life.
If you are good at macro but not at micro, you would move slowly. You know whe...
Source: Life Optimizer - December 6, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Donald Latumahina Tags: Purpose Source Type: blogs
