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Shunning Inferior Pleasures
I will leave each reader to define for themselves what constitutes “inferior pleasures” for them; principles are simple, application can be complex. Yet every one…
May 29, 2018
The Joys of Seeking Desirable Difficulty
Why would difficulty ever be desirable? Because in overcoming difficulty we grow stronger. Just as the athletic trains by lifting ever greater weights, so too…
May 24, 2018
Are you Running on Default Mode?
Default mode is taking the easy way out, the path of least resistance, accepting the status quo without question or meaningful demur. People tend to…
May 22, 2018
Heart Like a River
Take a handful of salt and pour it into a drinking glass of water and the water becomes bitter, undrinkable. Pour the same handful into…
May 17, 2018
This is What I Do
How do you motivate yourself? How do you keep yourself going when you are tired, fatigued, falling behind? How do you tap into your best…
May 15, 2018
To Keep Love Fresh, Treat Your Lover Like a Guest
How to keep your love from going stale? How to keep your important relationships fresh and alive? Ever renewing and growing? One of the greatest…
May 10, 2018
To Live Better, Think Better
In many, many ways the Quality of our Lives is directly connected to the Quality of our Thoughts. Fill your mind with fears, doubts, anger,…
May 8, 2018
Q&A on the Path to Happiness and Success (Part 2)
Early Career According to your blog, you purchased your first income-producing property in the early 1970s. What year in college were you in when you…
May 3, 2018
Making Your Own Luck
Luck is the intersection of preparation and opportunity. Relentlessly increasing your skill sets (Preparation!) certainly increases the scope of the opportunities you can jump on;…
May 1, 2018
Preparing to Be Calm
Curbing my “intensity” has long been one of my personal/professionally growth goals and it is SO easy to fall for the “argue for your weakness…
April 26, 2018
Five Sure Fire Ways to Make Yourself Unhappy
1. Put Your Sense of Self-Worth into the hands of others. Never, ever let others define you or set your goals or priorities. “My Sense…
April 24, 2018