Run N' Gunn

Every day is a renewable blank canvas. A new opportunity to change your mode of thinking. A new mode of thinking allows you to look at the things outside of your control and adjust how you look these conditions and ultimately how it affects you. It’s easy to fall victim to the external. Allow it […]

You learn from the past to prepare for the future. One must be careful when rehashing the past, mistakes and screw ups. There is fine line between dwelling and reflecting. Dwelling is defining ourselves by the mistakes of the past, while reflecting is learning and growing from them in the form of lessons. Far too […]

In today’s age, communication is more convenient than ever. We can immediately communicate with one another with various degrees of separation. These separations scale from texts or emails, which are very impersonal and rather dissociated, all the way to video chat which is rather personal and intimate. And having all these capacities of communication is […]

Much like how a teacher may influence your interest in a particular subject, your environment can influence your work. Maybe you don’t hate working out as much as you actually just hate the gym’s environment itself. Maybe you don’t hate the field you work in you just hate your current work conditions. Maybe you don’t […]

Most of life’s journey is traveled alone. This is not unique to those who are single, because we are all on our own paths regardless of having a copilot. Each and every single one of us have varying careers, commutes, hobbies, interests, and pursuits. Although you may not physically be alone, you are alone in […]

It’s very easy to get discouraged when we compare ourselves to others. We think to ourselves…”Wow I’m already so behind. They are so lucky. How do I catch up?” We don’t consider the hard work they put in, the luck, or the understanding of where we are in life. For many of us including myself, […]

Forewarning, maybe I’m the only weirdo that does this, but I think we can all relate. During my commute this morning I noticed I was arguing back and forth with my own thoughts for entirely wayyyy too long. It literally got to the point where I got weirded out by myself. These arguments never really […]

Last week a friend said something to me that was particularly impactful. It was along the lines of, “Well Gun, that’s because every internal thought was once an external voice.” What does that mean exactly? You know that feeling when you hit shuffle and the perfect song comes on? How your mood went from melancholy […]

Today I woke up at 5 AM and I can’t say I loved it. To be even more honest, it probably was the first time I have ever intentionally done that. The moment I woke up I immediately attempted to talk myself out of it, I thought to myself, “Well, I can sleep until 6 […]

“People often say motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.”  – Zig Ziglar Here are 7 awesome awesome awesome videos for each day this week. Plus a bonus from Seth Godin. You may be thinking a variation of…”Motivational videos are corny woe woe stuff I don’t need to […]