by Michael Thompson | Jul 31, 2018 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Likeability, Relationships
Listening plus action equals connection The first time I met my brother-in-law was at a ceremony celebrating his completion of a 3 year Buddhist retreat, during which time he and 20 other guys lived together in confines no larger than a basketball court. For most of...
by Michael Thompson | Jun 5, 2018 | Inspiration, Life Lessons, Motivation, Personal Development, Success
A few weeks ago my dad and I were holed up in a Central American hotel, waiting to testify in regards to a decade long court case that I have been involved in (a story for another day). As if the thought of taking another bullet-proof vehicle to a courthouse wasn’t...
by Michael Thompson | Jun 5, 2018 | Career Advice, Entrepreneurship, Life Lessons, Mentors, Personal Development, Quotes
When I think about how I recently won the fight for finding work I love, I cannot identify one moment in particular. However, I can pinpoint key moments, when someone who cared about me, said something that either helped me to continue on the right path, or helped me...
by Michael Thompson | May 17, 2018 | Inspiration, Life, Life Lessons, Love, Mentors, Relationships
Last Tuesday my dad grabbed my shoulder in the lobby of a Central American hotel, and said the four words every momma’s boy fears the most, “Your mother is sick.” Yesterday we received the news that my mother’s lung cancer is in phase one and should be easily...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 14, 2018 | Career Advice, Creativity, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Writing
Tell me if this sounds familiar? You sit down to write and you stare at your computer and think to yourself, “Shit, I have nothing to say.” Like many people, I began to write because I had something to say. However, as time passes, and writing for fun turns to habit,...
by Michael Thompson | Apr 6, 2018 | Humor, Inspiration, Life Lessons, Personal Development, Self Help, Writing
I live in a small town in Spain and whenever I try to talk to anyone about Medium, or writing in general, I am met with crickets, even more so when I bring up personal development. So over the last few weeks I have been sending over trending self-help articles (along...
