by Michael Thompson | Jul 31, 2018 | Career Advice, Life, Life Lessons, Motivation, Personal Development, Self Help
I was once told as human beings we spend the first half of our lives collecting, and the second half determining what to keep. Having just celebrated my 40th birthday, I figured there would never be a better time to get the lessons I have decided to keep down on...
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 | 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...
by Michael Thompson | Mar 19, 2018 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Life Lessons, Mentors, Personal Development, Success
Growing up as a military brat, whenever I had a decision to make, my dad would come back at me with words like, “Your indecisiveness is your greatest weakness. Self-doubt only clouds the fog of war.” Little deep for a twelve year old, but years later as an...
by Michael Thompson | Feb 23, 2018 | Life, Life Lessons, Love, Personal Development, Self Awareness, Success
Originally appeared on Thought Catalog Recently a friend of mine told me that as human beings we spend the first half of our lives collecting, and the second half of our lives determining what to keep. Having just celebrated my 39th birthday these words hit home and...
