Lessons from a Hollywood Club Owner

I was talking to a close friend of mine who owns a successful club in Hollywood.  He’s decided to open up a new restaurant, and in the past year he’s run into a million obstacles with the government.  Everyday it’s a permit for this, it’s an inspection for that, that’ll take 6 months, this isn’t up to code, that isn’t up to spec, and so on and so on.  The headaches basically won’t stop for another year.  So I asked how he stays motivated. 

Conquer your lack of will power and stop giving up on yourself

The 5 coins technique

Whether it’s weight loss, smoking, or doing a project, you can use this technique to improve your will power.  Will power is very finite.  We can only say “no” a certain number of times before we break.  The good news is you can build will power like a muscle.  This is a training guide to strengthen your will power to do what ever you set your mind to.   

Celebrities with Depression - Part Two

Part two

The list of celebrities with depression continues.  Here’s some more celebrities and musicians who battle the melancholy.  



Directors

Woody Allen, Annie Hall, Crimes and Misdemeanors

Hideaki Anno, Director of Neon Genesis Evangelion

Ingmar Bergman, Swedish film director Smiles of a Summer Night

Akira Kurosawa, Japanese film director Seven Samurai, Rashamon

5 Body Language Signs of Depression ~ Part Two ~

Photo by Daniel Nabi

Here are 5 more body language signs of depression.  Again, none of these behaviors by themselves signal anything wrong.  We all have certain habits and behaviors that change from day to day.  However, seeing a combination of these body language signs tells a different story. 

Why Advertising Loves Your Depression

The best consumer is an unhappy one. The fact is, unhappy people are willing to take more action than someone satisfied. So how do you find an unhappy consumer? Create one. It’s easier to make someone into a customer by creating a problem for them and having a solution, then finding people with real problems.

Exercise Causes Depression and Other Risk Factors

Exercise makes you depressed...but more on that later.

Once you are depressed and in that hole, it’s difficult to get out.  It feels like there's nothing you can do.  However, what I’ve found most helpful is to avoid that place altogether.  You can do that by watching the behaviors that contribute towards depression.  Most of the time, we don’t just wake up depressed.  It’s like a slow drip of morphine that makes everything foggy and demoralizing.  There is a definite mind body connection that leads to depression.  The Sadness Spiral is one of the culprits. 

5 Body Language Signs of Depression

There are some easy ways to spot depression. Anyone can tell you they feel fine, but one thing that doesn’t lie is their body language.

People sometimes don’t know they're depressed and think the way they feel is normal.  Here are the signs to spot depression in maybe yourself or others. Individually, none of the signs show that a person is depressed. However, if you see a combination of 3 or 4 of the body language cues, you can definitely suspect something is wrong.

Celebrities with Depression - Part One

There is one good thing about being depressed. We are in great company. Some of the most famous talented people in the world are fighting the same fight. There's definitely a connection between genius and depression.  

 

Here’s a list of some of the celebrities with depression.

9 Depressing Sad Songs that You Don't Know

We fight being depressed most of the time, but sometimes depression just creeps up on you.  When depression smothers you, it's like a bad storm.  There is nothing for you to do but adapt and wait for it to pass.  The problem with that time period of depression is the lack of any feeling.  The grayness just makes life unbearable.  Depressing songs help to bring emotion back.  Even though the emotion is sadness, it feels better than emptiness.  So here's a list of depressing songs to help you through those tough times.

20 Brilliant Quotes About Depression

Quote time.  It’s hard to find relevant thoughts on depression since the most quote sites are auto-generate. Therefore, I put together a few statements I personally liked.  

Here are some of my favorite quotes about depression and the self.  

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