Emil Tiedemann
My Resolutions for 2022 (& How I Did With My 2021 Goals)
Although I had high hopes for 2021, in terms of COVID relief, the year turned out to be a giant letdown. In fact, even as I write this,...
The Overhaul
If you've ever felt like you're in a rut or that you're far from where you want to be in life, then you might be in need of an overhaul. A reworking of whatever facets in your life you feel need improvement, whether it's your health, your relationships, your finances, or whatever else. Sometimes we just get too comfortable and begin to forget the lives we had intended for ourselves when we were younger. If you're eager to reboot your life, then this might be a good place to start your own #overhaul!
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Emil Tiedemann
- Oct 14, 2021
- 4 min
Questions to Ask Yourself to Become Your Ideal Self
In an October 2021 video titled "How to Stop Being Unconfident," self-development YouTuber Joey Schweitzer listed eight questions he...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Sep 22, 2021
- 3 min
50x50 Challenge #26: Learn Spanish
Knowing a second language opens up an entire new world to you, allowing you to easily and naturally communicate with a whole new group of...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #18: Volunteer again
I was in my late twenties when I started volunteering for various organizations and events in my hometown of Edmonton, including the...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Sep 19, 2021
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #11: Purchase a bicycle
It's probably been at least 20 years since the last time I rode a bicycle, and definitely longer than that since I've actually owned a...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Aug 30, 2021
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #13: Invest my money
I love my parents, of course, and am so grateful for how they raised me. However, if I were to file just one complaint about my mom and...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jan 24, 2021
- 1 min
50x50 Challenge #8: Complete 5 Challenges
I've said this before and I'll say it again: challenging ourselves is important and integral to personal growth. There are many reasons...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jan 20, 2021
- 6 min
Becoming the 8% or: How I Plan on Sticking to My New Year's Resolutions
By this time, most people have given up on their New Year's resolutions. In fact, it's been pinned down to the exact week between January...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jan 1, 2021
- 4 min
Welcome, 2021: My 10 Goals for the New Year
As you may have heard a million times by now, 2020 sucked! I am not going to get into why because we all already know and I'm sure we're...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Nov 21, 2020
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #42: Take a Course/Class
Learning and exploring should be a life-long effort for everyone, because the more you know the better equipped you are for whatever...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Aug 17, 2020
- 4 min
My Private Revolution: Seeking Self-Improvement & Living the Good Life (Day 17)
Think back to when you felt like you were in your "prime" - when you felt like you were on top of the world and believed everything and...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 24, 2020
- 3 min
50x50 Challenge #33: Accomplish 100 Micro to Medium Feats
Sometimes "go big or go home" isn't the right sort of mentality when it comes to fulfilling one's goals and ambitions. Sometimes you have...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 23, 2020
- 1 min
50x50 Challenge #36: Make 25 Life Improvements
I know from first-hand experience that trying to overhaul your lifestyle overnight or all at once simply doesn't work, unless you're some...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 23, 2020
- 4 min
50x50 Challenge #37: Finish My '100 Movies' Lists
Movies offer a glimpse into other worlds, real or imaginary, which allows us an escape from whatever it is we're trying to escape from....
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 7, 2020
- 10 min
50x50 Challenge #23: Publish My Fourth Book
On June 14, 2020, after nearly two and half years in the making, I finally published my fourth book, Popular Girls: Moments of Triumph,...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #4: Read 100 books
Never trust anybody who hasn't read a book after high school or college, or who doesn't at least have a few books on a shelf somewhere....
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 6, 2020
- 2 min
50x50 Challenge #30: Try 50 New Things
What's better than trying new things?! It's a great way to learn new shit, discover untapped skills, abolish old fears, and grow as a...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Jul 6, 2020
- 1 min
50x50 Challenge #3: Start a New Website
I've had personal websites in the past but nothing that I was ever truly satisfied with, and to be honest, it's been years since the...
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Emil Tiedemann
- May 1, 2020
- 3 min
Confessions of a Sodaholic
Hello, my name's Emil and I am an addict. Okay, perhaps that sounds a bit melodramatic, but it's technically the truth. The kicker here...
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Emil Tiedemann
- Apr 21, 2020
- 6 min
Should You Divest from Your Digital World, Before It's Too Late?
Why we need to silence the obsessive online chatter and start making our own noise again. Photo by Max Cavallari. There are six other...
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