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Have You Entered the Cave Lately?
“The cave you fear to enter holds the treasure you seek.” – Joseph Campbell That which we most fear, that which scares us greatly also…
Success is Dangerous
Success carries its own set of pitfalls, chief among them over-confidence. Success tends to breed contented self-satisfaction, a belief that you got it all covered,…
There are No Secrets to Success
There are no secrets to success… or to happiness; just stuff you don’t want to do! Particularly over and over and over again! The ‘stuff’…
Boring, Boring, Boring
What gets a triple boring headline? The Path to Success. Yep, you heard me right: the pathway to the mountaintop is full of ordinary routine,…
What is Your Creed? Here is Mine.
Creed: Guiding principles; a set of beliefs, principles, or opinions that strongly influence the way people live. My creed is pretty simple really, basically a small…
Life is a Teacher, Every Day is a New Class
When I choose to think of life as one big classroom, it helps me to be less reactive, to take events less personally, to not…
Three Secrets to Happiness
One, there is no secret. Generally speaking, there are no hidden, esoteric keys to happiness, just obvious things, the impact of each small and easily…
The Immutable Law of the Harvest
“As You Sow, So Shall You Reap” is the Law of the Harvest and of Life. What you put out there is what you get…
The Lie We Keep Telling Ourselves… Even Though We Know Better
“I’ll be happy when…” is a refrain that echoes around the backroads of our minds, a micro program that runs all so often just beneath…
The Key that Opens Doors
Like many, at times in my life I’ve struggled with the concept of discipline. I mean ‘Control obtained by enforcing compliance or order.’ Does that…
The Fun Superpower Anyone can Cultivate
Curiosity! Curiosity opens wide the doors of the world. To an inquisitive mind there is always something interesting to explore, to investigate, to learn. The…
A Brutal Truth Few Speak Of
A good heart is not enough and that is a hard truth that few openly acknowledge. Yes, for sure be a good-hearted, good-natured, well-intentioned, kind…
Den of Lions
Nigh on 30 years ago I read the Den of Lions by Terry Anderson, the journalist who was kidnapped by Shiite militants in Beirut, Lebanon…
Passing Trees
After having read it years ago, I am now listening to Micky Singer’s ‘Untethered Soul’ on Audible in my car. Micky uses the analogy of…
How to Develop Strong EQ
Two prong process; inner and outer: First, know thy self. Gain self-awareness: journaling is very helpful; reflecting back on the day is akin to…
Windshield Wipers for the Soul
Julia Cameron (The Artist’s Way) once described journaling as “spiritual windshield wipers”. I can personally attest to the power of journaling to calm one’s soul,…
Pressure is a Privilege
What does “pressure is a privilege” mean? Yes, it is a post-game quote from Novak Djokovic and the title of Billy Jean King’s memoir but…
Top 25% is the Top 1%
Everyone on Wall Street wants to be the “Alpha Dog”, the best of the best, top of the heap, the Top 1%. Well, I want…
The Easiest and yet the Hardest Thing
Rome was not built in a day and many an “overnight” success was decades in the making. We all have the same 24 hours; it…
How Vibrant is Your Prohairesis?
Prohairesis is Greek and translates as “choice”, “will”, or “volition” and was a favored topic of the Stoic philosopher Epictetus (50 – 135 AD). Essentially,…
Oh, How I Love the Balcony!
It is SO easy to get caught up in the drama of life, to let emotions hijack your day. A technique I’ve been using more…
How Strong is Your Soul?
Like most everything else, your soul is only as strong as it is nurtured. The adage “Energy flows where focus goes” is certainly true here.…
Can You “See the Work”?
To “see the work” means can you see what needs to be done without being told. It further means do you have the ability to…
I’m Busy Now; Maybe Later
We humans tend to have this incessant inner dialogue going on inside our heads; an endless chatterbox. Unfortunately, sometimes it takes the form of a…
You Already Know the Secret
The secret to success, the secret to life… is that there is NO secret. Or at least not one “big” secret; merely dozens, hundreds of…
How Strong is Your Wille zum Leben?
“Wille zum Leben” is German for “will to live” and in modern psychology, the “will to live” generally refers both to humans’ basic survival instinct…
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