Jordan Mendiola
Bio
Jordan Mendiola is a horizontal construction engineer in the U.S. Army, Mendiola loves hands-on projects and writing inspirational blog posts about health, fitness, life, and investing.
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5 Military Lessons That Apply to Everyday Life
Bang! Woosh! Ka-Boom. These are all sounds you hear on a military deployment. There are shots fired, jets flying overhead, and big thuds or explosions from time to time. It’s hard to say that this was a reality at one point in my life. It was the life of a deployment. So many things happened that I’ll never forget. Some veterans like to talk about the things they saw or did on deployment, and others don’t.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
How to Properly Manage a 6-Figure Facebook Group
Facebook is the best social media platform to share ideas, connect, and grow as a person. Ever since being a kid, I knew that Facebook was the place to be. It offers ways to connect with friends, keep up with people we care about, and to join Facebook group communities that match our interests.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in 01
How to Finish More Work in a Shorter Amount of Time
“Constantly think about how you could be doing things better and questioning yourself.” — Elon Musk Nothing is worse than watching your workload go from a tiny stockpile into a massive mountain of inefficiency.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
The Battles Soldiers Face in Long-Distance Relationships
When the Army told me my unit was deploying for up to 400 days, a rush of emotions hit me. Before thinking about school and my future, I thought about my loved ones. Deployment would make me sacrifice important events — family dinners, my sister’s wedding, my dog’s last breath, and many more.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Serve
How to Stay Relevant in A Noisy Online World
You need to captivate the attention of hundreds, even thousands of people in order to make a living in the creative world. If there's anything I’ve learned from working in marketing and writing my own blogs is that you’ve got to have nuanced ideas and publish consistently in order to stand out from the giant crowd of creators on the internet.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
Exercise Early if You Want to Improve Your Life
“You have to exercise, or at some point you’ll just break down.” — Barack Obama You’re hurting. Not from the soreness of exercise. But deep in your heart. All of the stress is overwhelming you, and you can’t seem to get out of your head.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
3 Ways to Change Your Life When You’re Feeling Down, Low & Stuck
2020 has been one of the hardest years for many of us. This year alone, I lost my childhood dog and my grandfather. Life begins to feel draining when you lose those close to you on top of a restricting Pandemic. Life doesn’t always go our way, but we have to stay strong and develop strategies to cope with our pain.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
7 Signs You’re an Extreme Workaholic
Anyone who works hard is admirable. But someone who works all the time and is consumed by achieving success can be scary. The term “workaholic” was coined in 1971 by the psychologist Wayne E. Oates, who referred to “an uncontrollable need to work incessantly” as an addiction.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
Minimalist Living: How It Can Benefit Your Life Significantly
The environment around you has a direct correlation to the way your mind functions. Accumulating a bunch of stuff in your home becomes overwhelming when “cleaning” is organizing one stack of clutter next to another stack of clutter.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation
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How to Batch-Produce Your Content Top Story - September 2021
You can create a month’s work of content in one sitting. “Excuse me? That’s not possible” is what some people may be thinking but hear me out, it’s possible, and you don’t have to understand a complicated algorithm in order to do it. After nearly ten years in the content-creation world, I have come to the conclusion that batch producing is the ultimate cheat-code.
By Jordan Mendiola3 years ago in Motivation