Have you ever heard about this sentence? It is so true it hurts. I bet you often notice that the things you are not expecting to happen are usually the ones that happen and the ones that give you more problems. In life you can’t always have everything backed up and we all know that. […]{...}
The only advice I have to give you and thus the only mindset I think you have to understand is the need to be unrealistic. If you can grasp this perspective you shall change your life permanently. I guarantee you. “Being realistic is the most common road to mediocrity.” – Will Smith I first heard […]{...}
There are two kinds of people in this world: the doers and the procrastinators. Most of us unfortunately belong to the second group of folk. Fear no more. This article is going to help you do the transformation from procrastinator to doer. I don’t think quick solutions work in the long term when we are […]{...}
This runs out of my regular post themes, but as Stephen says: “The unfamiliar holds the greatest potential for improvement.” I’m talking about something unusual for a change. Don’t take this post too seriously. Learn from it but don’t go against your core values just because I taught you how to lie. Disclaimer: Lying is […]{...}
Let’s face it. We’ve all suffered from it. We’ve all been in a situation in which we have something we want to do in mind but when the time and the opportunity come we get all scared and simply don’t end the act, or worse, we don’t even try it! A couple of weeks ago […]{...}
Lake Tahoe, Nevada – Known for its topside winter fun, the depths of Lake Tahoe are frequently overlooked. Savvy divers know that the fun extends below the lake’s surface. Wrecks and interesting underwater rock formations provide hours of scuba entertainment. And, at 52 degrees (thanks, Strictly Scuba for that weather report!) the lake makes a […]{...}
By now, most people have heard of the Ocean Garbage “Vortex,” a Texas-sized patch of North Pacific Ocean filled with floating plastic debris. This phenomenon is, of course, bad news for sea life and humans alike. Several great organizations are trying to fix the problem, like the Scripps Research Institute and Project Kaisei. But a […]{...}
There comes a time in every diver’s life when your usual dive buddy (wife, husband, partner in crime, lifelong friend, annoying neighbor, twin, etc.) is not able to make the trip, but you are determined to dive anyway. Not to be deterred from the lure of the sea, you boldly climb on the dive boat […]{...}
Thanks to CNN for recently noting that the Mexican cenotes are the place to be. Here’s author and periodic scuba-dive.org contributor MB on the caves that divers have enjoyed for years. Divers are always looking for the next big adventure. Somewhere in history a diver decided that scuba diving in the Mexican oceans lost its […]{...}
”If only I could make money at scuba diving, then I could do it all the time!” Divers across the globe lament time and time again as they pack up their gear to return home at the end of their dive trips. Actually, many jobs involve scuba beyond the obvious occupations: dive shop owner (too […]{...}