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What Do You See?
There is the story of two folks looking out a window; one sees a muddy field, another sees the sun breaking through the clouds. Perception…
November 14, 2024Not my Monkeys, not my Circus
Folks, in life you must pick your battles; allocate your time and energy in ways that are most effective and efficient. We are given but…
November 5, 2024Hara Hachi Bun Me (腹八分目)
Hara Hachi Bun Me is a Japanese phrase meaning ‘Belly 80 % full’ and refers to the Confucian concept of not eating to satiation, of stopping…
October 3, 2024Wabi-sabi
Wabi-sabi is a Japanese philosophy that finds contentment and peace of mind by embracing the inevitability of imperfection and impermanence. It is an aesthetic principle that…
October 1, 2024Be Bigger than the Moment
To be bigger than the moment is to rise to the occasion, especially in emotionally charged moments that can potentially sway us off true north.…
September 26, 2024Have You Checked Your Alignment Lately?
Just like the tires of your car, your desires, actions, and beliefs need to be in alignment; anything else and you are working against yourself,…
September 19, 20248 Truths to put you in the Top Tier of the Mentally Strong
The past is a place of reference, not residence. Focus forward, make plans, set goals, excelsior! Stress is not an event but a learned reaction…
September 17, 2024Assume a virtue, if you have it not
The quote is from Shakespeare, Hamlet Act 3, Scene 4 and I share it not to ask you to fake a virtue but rather to…
September 12, 2024The Thought Pattern That Saves Relationships… and the One that Virtually Dooms Them
It’s very simple really, a blinding flash of the obvious but just like fish discovering water last: what is constantly right in front of us…
September 5, 2024The Invincible Summer Within
There is a famous quote by Nobel Literature Prize winner Albert Camus: “In the depth of winter, I finally learned that there was in me…
August 20, 2024Do You Experience Goal-incongruent Emotions?
Negative emotions such as doubt, fear, anxiety, depression, despair, guilt, or shame all weaken us, detract from our focus, sap our energy and drive. It’s…
August 1, 2024