Get out of the crossfire The streets are dangerous.  You walk in the crossfire of digital distraction.  Billions upon billions are being spent to ensure you acquire and maintain a full-blown digital addiction.  Unplug when it makes sense.  Be selective about online habits.  Know yourself. Know how the merchants of distraction play on your susceptibilities. …

A small act is worth a million thoughts. – Ai Weiwei Talk is cheap.  Thoughts are plentiful.  Particularly thoughts that remain within an unacted cycle of energy. If you want your thoughts to make a difference, to incite change, to add value, you have to act; you have to do more than keep your thinking…

Life is a series of experiments Nothing is certain.  There is no repeatable, reliable formula for innovation and excellence.  For those who want to live in an expansive universe, who refuse to live under the load of imposed constraints, life will never be neat, tidy and predictable. To move ahead, you have to try new…

Remind yourself What’s your self-talk like when you’re stuck in a funk? Do you remind yourself about your mission and purpose?  Sometimes it takes lots of daily reminders to get clear on that.  Sometimes it means stepping back and taking a harder look, or maybe a different look, at what drives you today.   Sometimes you…

Time is within your control What if you were told you would live to 130?  Would that change what you’re doing today?  Would it affect your lifestyle?  Would you become more active, eat better, take better care of your health?  Would you continue to learn and expand your skills?   Would you consider a new career…

We all start from the same barrel Life becomes bigger when you discover that everything you see created was made by people no smarter than you. (thank you, Steve Jobs) Different people arrive in different circumstances, with different gifts, and different abilities.  But everyone has a brain, everyone gets the same 24 hours a day.  …