İsa Alemdağ

Imagine all you possessed could fit in a couple of mid-sized suitcases. How would you feel? Would it make you feel less burdened?

Concepts such as mindfulness, minimalist living, finding your life balance (Japanese Ikigai), and using your full potential etc. are some of the most talked about subjects in recent years.

The problem is that in a rapidly changing world, most of us have lost the meaning of life. We are pushed towards being modern slaves of work, mortgages (if you can have these) and the demands of ordinary living.  Those who don’t have a job, become a welfare slave and that is if you are lucky enough to live in countries where such benefits are available.

According to The New York Times, the top 1 percent of the population in the United States now own more wealth than the bottom 90 percent. Is there an issue here? [Read more…]

Our basic daily living activities should ideally be stress free and mostly automatic. Such as our morning chores of washing, dressing, breakfast and exercise if you do etc.

If you have to waste time looking for your socks, or can’t decide on which shirt to wear or what to eat for breakfast, a slight stress will start to build up. Wasting time and energy on the basics of everyday living will lead to starting your day on the wrong foot. It is also an indication that your environment is not supporting you. [Read more…]

This will be a short article about an issue which I feel needs to be written about.

Years ago, in my first professional job, I wrote an article in the company newsletter called “How to be a guru?”. It was well received internationally as many found something related to it.

There are abstract subjects that are transcendental, intangible and notional. Religion, Law of Attraction and many more subjects fall into this category.

These are the subjects actually open to abuse in the wrong hands. They are open to interpretations, speculations, and manipulations.

Just check out the personal development industry, religious groups/publications and you can see very quickly the issue. [Read more…]

Everybody is talking about the morning routine. Writing, offering courses about it. Numerous articles, books, podcasts, and videos published.

It’s nice to have routines. They allow us to do things more or less automatically and once established, help us form habits.

Can you really achieve the benefits which are being claimed for a morning routine? Here is an example:

1. Wake up early (6am or earlier)
2. Drink water (500 ml or more)
3. Focus on your agenda for 4 – 10 minutes
4. Exercise (can be a simple stretch to 20-60 min Qigong or another workout)
5. Cold shower (seems to have many benefits but will come to it later)
6. Meditate, Pray, Gratitude
7. Visualise your goals, write them down
8. Breakfast
9. Write a Journal

This is not specific or definite list or required order but more or less everybody talks about the same or similar things. [Read more…]