MANDY YAMAMOTO BLOG
Three Reasons to Pursue a Passion Project
You’ve established a successful career, purchased a house and started a family. You’ve achieved many life goals and keep yourself busy with day-to-day responsibilities. Although your mind tells you that you should be content, your heart knows there’s something’s...
Six Easy Brain Exercises for a Sharper Mind
ave you been doing physical exercises to strengthen and tone your body? Then you are certainly on the right track. But as you religiously do stretching and push-ups, do remember that there is another body part that needs regular flexing– your brain muscles! That is...
Stuck at Home? Here are Three Fun Ways to Pass the Time
It’s easy to feel like there’s little excitement in the prospect of staying home. But you don’t have to leave your house to have a good time. With a positive attitude and a bit of creativity, you can transform your space into the perfect setting for a day of fun....
3 Ways to Sustain Your Friendships When You’re Busy
For many of us, the older we get, the harder it is to stay connected to our friends. Between our careers, families, and responsibilities, we barely have a minute for ourselves. How do we find time for our friends too? The truth is, most of us don’t. But that...
3 Reasons You Haven’t Found Your Life’s Purpose
“The mystery of human existence lies not in just staying alive, but in finding something to live for.” ―Fyodor Dostoyevsky Some people knew, as far back as they can remember, that they always were drawn to one particular thing. Whether it be painting, writing,...
3 Thoughtful Gifts to Give Your Mentee This Holiday Season
With the holiday season fast approaching, you’ll soon be forming a mental checklist of potential gifts for your friends, family and business associates. You probably have the perfect present in mind for most of the people on your list, but when it comes to choosing...
Three Ways to Unify a Divided Team
"Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success." – Henry Ford Teamwork is responsible for many of the greatest human feats we rely on every single day. There’s beauty in collaborating with a group of like-minded...
Three Questions to Help You Find Your Life’s Purpose
What is the purpose of life? If you pose this question to five people, you’ll likely get five different responses. The answer is personal. Every person has a reason for being alive at this moment in time. What’s yours? If you aren’t sure, answer these three...
Four Simple Yet Proven Tricks to Build Your Confidence
You can have all the talent and the skills necessary, but success can still prove to be elusive if you lack one important trait - self confidence. It will be difficult to make a lasting mark in any venture you take if you don’t believe in your own abilities. So if...
3 Communication Techniques to Strengthen Unity During Disagreements
Discord is a part of life that many of us would rather avoid altogether. No one enjoys arguing or enduring the after effects of a tension filled conversation, but disagreements don’t have to end in trauma. Matter of fact, these discussions (when handled properly)...
