Most of us procrastinate… Correction: ALL of us procrastinate. Heck, I even procrastinated writing this article. 5 Tips For Avoiding Procrastination 1. Reduce the Number of Decisions You Need to …
You are not your inner dialogue
“There is nothing more important to true growth than realizing that you are not the voice of the mind – you are the one who hears it.” —Michael Singer, from The Untethered Soul You are not your …
Be Specific
Imagine you’re at work. It’s a normal day. Business as usual. You need to pee, so you get up and walk towards the bathroom to handle your business. As you head back to your desk, you look outside of a …
Principles: Life and Work
"If you can think for yourself while being open-minded in a clearheaded way to find out what is best for you to do, and if you can summon up the courage to do it, you will make the most of your life. …
3 Personality Types That Are Obstacles to Mastery
In his book Mastery, George Leonard writes that “we all aspire to mastery, but the path is always long and sometimes rocky, and it promises no quick and easy payoffs. So we look for other paths, each …
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Sell or Be Sold
Everything in life is sales. Succeeding at selling leads to succeeding at life — both personally and professionally. (click to tweet) Whatever you do for a living, I can guarantee you that it …
Self Development and Communication
“The best communication occurs when both people are sincere—one sincerely wishing to learn or listen, and the other sincerely wishing to share.”—Jim Rohn, Leading an Inspired Life The fact that we …
Achieving Self-Ownership Through Skin in the Game
“What matters isn’t what a person has or doesn’t have; it is what he or she is afraid of losing.“—Nassim Nicholas Taleb (from Skin in the Game) Once upon a time, a wild wolf stumbles his way into a …
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Turning Weakness into Strength
A few days ago, the wife and I found out that our two year-old, Nora—who’d been coughing and crying and causing all kinds of chaos—had caught pneumonia. So, we took her to our pediatrician, who wrote …