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Building Power in the Plateau
In every life, at some point of time, for some period of time, one’s motivation may fade, focus may blur, your drive gets stuck in…
October 24, 2023Success Scares Me
Why do I find success scary? Because right behind success comes overconfidence. Call it what you will: resting on your laurels, calling it in instead…
October 17, 2023Greatness is a Grind
By ‘grind’ I mean achieving (and maintaining) greatness is long, hard slog, a relentless repetition of the basics, day in and day out, a never-ending…
October 12, 2023Three Guidelines to Make the World a Better Place
Treat all with respect, kindness, and civility; even if you disagree with them; especially if you disagree with them! It’s easy to be nice to…
October 5, 2023The 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…
August 29, 2023The 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…
August 17, 2023Pressure 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…
July 27, 2023How 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,…
July 18, 2023Can 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…
July 6, 2023How 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…
June 27, 20236 Traits That Virtually Guarantee Failure
1) Renting out space in your head to your opposition: Heck, some of us don’t even charge rent. You’ve GOT to believe in yourself, you…
June 8, 2023