Category: original
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Do your priority task every day
“Safe and familiar leads to small and inconsequential. The more you insist on escaping pain and difficulty, the more you become trapped in your own tiny universe – the walls close in.” – Bob Riding, The cost of comfort Whenever I begin a startup project with a new partner I explain the following. Out here,…
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Delayed gratification and happiness
“High performers delay gratification, but not happiness.” – Bob Riding, Design happiness A very successful friend of mine has talked to me at length about delayed gratification. I find hope in the recognition of similarities in our approach to life. There is something deeply satisfying, undeniably exciting about working for a better future, about knowing…
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Efficiency and Love
Deeply rooted in the core of each of us, is the desire for love. In this desire we find our true identity, our reason for being, our heart, our soul, our essence. In most of us, our desire for love has been distorted, buried or even purposely brushed under the rug. Pressures of life, careers,…
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Go Greek or Go Home
NPR recently released a story on the Greek yogurt identity crisis happening in our grocery aisles and shopping carts. With the help of cornstarch, agar agar and/or milk protein concentrate, imposters have started to invade our dairy shelves. We’ve trusted the USDA and FDA to provide us with correct information on nutrition labels and assure…
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Road trip excitement and reflections: Los Angeles to Dallas 2012
I’m 500 miles into a 1500 mile drive from Los Angeles to Dallas. Arizona deserts have given way to beautiful landscapes as I approach New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. The sun is setting early over dark clouds and double rainbows. My heart’s divided between coasts but this is a welcome reminder that beauty is…
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Working Workout
This workout maximizes efficiency, or what I call, value density. Busy work, family and social lives leave us no time for chores like cleaning out the basement, or you’re just too lazy, or calling your mother-in-law, or you just don’t want to. We want to stay healthy but we just don’t have the time; is…