Inspiration

How We Measure Success

Dr. Ben Kim — Sun, 25 Feb 2024 05:00:00 +0000

A while back, I stumbled upon the following priceless commercial that aired in Malaysia over the Chinese New Year holiday several years back. Most of it is painfully familiar to Asians of my generation and I'm guessing to many from other cultures as well. The closing scene never fails to leave me with a heavy lump in my chest.

I hope you have a chance to enjoy this lovely look at some of the different types of success that we can experience in this world: Read more

Dr. Kai-Fu Lee on the Future of Artificial Intelligence and 10 Jobs Safe From Displacement by Automation

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

According to Dr. Kai-Fu Lee, the nature of artificial intelligence is such that it will not be able to do the following:

Accomplish complex work that requires precise hand-eye coordination.
Create, conceptualize, or manage complex strategic planning.

See Joseph Gordon-Levitt Play Music With People He's Never Met

Dr. Ben Kim — Wed, 24 May 2023 07:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

The end result is beautiful. :) Read more

The Healing Power of Empathy

Dr. Ben Kim — Tue, 23 May 2023 13:01:31 +0000

Emotional Health and Well-Being

Inspiration

Last week, I mentioned a video on how Koreans of different ages and life circumstances reacted to meeting a young Korean lady with vitiligo.

The clip below shows the older lady who was courageous enough to honestly say that she could not accept someone with such a visible issue as her daughter-in-law. I received a few messages from readers who expressed empathy for this view.

I agree that she should be respected for honestly expressing her stance - it's perfectly understandable. Read more

Look Up

Dr. Ben Kim — Thu, 11 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

Please take a few minutes to watch the following and then unplug and look up. Thank you Gary Turk. Read more

Death Gives Life Meaning | With Alex Honnold

Dr. Ben Kim — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

I've been following Alex Honnold for a few years now, always inspired and terrified by his free solo climbing pursuits. Read more

Love Liberates

Dr. Ben Kim — Thu, 26 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Emotional Health and Well-Being

Inspiration

I am deeply grateful to have Maya Angelou to turn to whenever I need an injection of all that is good in life. Morning and night, even if I don't have much else to meditate on, I remember this from Maya:

"I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel."

Thank you for all that you gave us, Maya. Thank you. Read more

The world responds really well to those who take responsibility and give away credit. - Seth Godin

Dr. Ben Kim — Sun, 01 May 2022 07:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

Many thanks to Tom Bilyeu and Seth Godin for this inspiring conversation.

As Seth says, "the world doesn’t respond well to hustlers; (people) don't like being hustled. The world responds really well to people who take responsibility and give away credit."

For more of Seth's thoughts on conscious living, you can visit:

Seth's Blog Read more

Being A Korean American Adoptee

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 30 Nov 2020 08:00:00 +0000

Inspiration

Learning of Danielle's journey thus far broke the levees of my tear ducts like few other experiences have.

To connect with Danielle on Instagram, please visit:

https://www.instagram.com/trulybelle/ Read more

Guided Visualization - Relax Into Your Best Weight and Health

Dr. Ben Kim — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 14:39:37 +0000

Inspiration

For those who wish to try a session of guided visualization with a focus on naturally gravitating toward our best weight and health, this is a session that I wrote and recorded many years ago - it's best utilized when we are able to be in a quiet room and can rest on our own for a good 15 minutes or more.

Transcript: Read more