Category: self-help

Don’t fetishize failure It’s highly overrated.  Many think they learn from failure.  Many think failure is the equivalent of dues paid today for success tomorrow.  Yet few learn from the tragedy of outright failure.  The problem is that the cause of today’s failure won’t be the same as tomorrow’s.  Circumstances keep changing.   Real, catastrophic,…

Learn more by reading and less by schooling School is a great place to make friends, to meet and engage with interesting people, and sometimes to learn.  I may be an outlier, but I’ve encountered more towering intellects and mentors in books than in the classroom.     Are schools relevant to the process of…

Everyone gives what he has.  – Siddhartha, by Hesse Giving is the catalyst of abundance.  The flow of riches – it all its forms – starts when you give.  Whether you are with, or without, material possessions and means, you can give. You have strength, you have knowledge and skills, you have time.  In the…

Failure is not durable Failures encountered at one age become catalysts for success in another.   It’s a matter of time, and place, and people in your life.  It’s also a matter of your knowledge and readiness, and how you can take your accumulated experiences and make progress (not regress) as you move forward. Key moments…

Dive deep into the numbers and you miss life I want to hear your story, not your facts.  I don’t care what school you went to, or what you majored in, or what’s your tax bracket. I want to hear the narrative of your past, present, and expected future.   You are living a story.  Stop…

Be your weird self Be authentic, and unapologetic.  Forget what people think.   Most don’t have an opinion.  Most don’t care anyway.  Those who really like you have moved beyond your weirdness. Quit spending so much time living up to the expectations of others.  Quit faking normal.  Learn to accept yourself – it’s a process and…