Category: self-help

Environment matters Where you plant yourself is where you grow – or where you wither. Put yourself in an environment where you can thrive.  Where there is good energy, good people, challenge and encouragement.  Find the place that enables you to become more, to do more, to add greater value.   Don’t look for easy. …

Two is one, and one is none.  (Navy SEALs) Know the single points of failure that can happen in your plans, and make sure you have contingencies. Don’t get screwed because you didn’t have a backup plan when something goes wrong.  Because something can and will go wrong – particularly when you’ve bet everything on…

Blessings in excess When do blessings create a curse? We walk the thin line between scarcity and abundance.  Help becomes a hindrance.  Riches become a burden.  Not enough becomes too much. Life is about finding the golden mean (thank you, Aristotle).    That middle ground between the two poles of excess.  The mean never stays the…

Sitting is the new smoking. – Dr. James Levine Bad for your health, bad for your head, trouble for your wallet. From the sofa, to the office chair, to just sitting in traffic.  Sitting wreaks havoc on our bodies, dulls our imagination, deadens our spirit. Minimize the risk.  Lose the mindless habit of just plopping…

Savor impermanence Because nothing is permanent.  Everything is in a cycle of change – including you.  Your physical body will die, mine will too.  The world will continue to change in ways we can’t control. You cannot fully live in the moment, or fully enjoy today until you embrace impermanence.   The desire for permanence is…

You cannot learn that which you think you already know.  (from Epictetus). Let go of the obsession with ego porn.  The fake news that headlines how smart you are.  You’re not. Let go of the arrogance that accompanies ego.  It gets in the way of listening and learning. Let go of what you think you…