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Success is Never Final
Success is never final. It repeatedly must be re-won. The minute you are finished, entropy sets in. The minute you are born, the process of…
January 9, 2009
Discipline = Freedom
I used to see discipline as: – an unwelcome constraint, – a negative, a drag, – the absence of freedom, – something to be fought,…
January 8, 2009
The Transmission of Emotion: Contagious Happiness?
Can the happiness of people you don’t even know impact your happiness? Can the happiness of your friends’ friends’ friends affect your happiness? Yes. A…
December 19, 2008
Time to START…
Time to START… Time to start what? Time to start thinking about your roles and goals for the coming year. It is mere days until…
December 8, 2008
What do you look forward to?
Self-knowledge* can be an elusive goal. I find I still have “built-in” assumptions about myself that are untested or even untrue about what will make…
December 3, 2008
It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always want more!
On the limits of ambition, the harnessing of desire, and the importance of balance. “It’s not that I’m not satisfied, it’s just that I always…
November 20, 2008
The Einstellung Effect
The Einstellung Effect refers to the human tendency to repeat a known solution, even if it no longer is the optimium solution. It represents the…
November 19, 2008
Paying for Self Discipline is Expensive
I sat for my CPA exam in the late 1970s. For those of you fortunate enough not to sit for the exam, it is a…
November 18, 2008
Talent is Overrated
The basic thesis of “Talent is Overrated,” by Geoff Covin (senior editor at large for Fortune magazine), is that hard work, smart work, count for…
November 11, 2008
Natural Rights Vs. Artificial Rights
The Bill of Rights, the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution, enumerates certain inalienable rights: freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the right of…
November 10, 2008
“….a fight against overwhelming odds from which survival cannot be expected”
Veterans Day Tribute We live in liberty today because of those who died on our behalf in years past. As Veterans Day aproaches, it is…
November 7, 2008