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Mar 02
Why to Become Your Art…and Not
Oxymorons are tricky business, but I promise you they are a substantial part of any success paradigm. And right up front, for the sake of clarity, when I speak of your “art,” I’m referring to that unique set of talents and skills that you and only you have to offer, whatever that may be. I’ve …
Jan 20
Capitalizing on the Yin-Yang of Reason and Emotion
Don’t ever underestimate the relevance of the yin-yang factor. We are predisposed to consistently look for the right (that would be singular) answer. What’s the right answer to my dilemma? What’s the right action to take? As logical and almost irrefutable as that approach sounds, I promise you it’s short-sited at best, and here’s a …
Jan 08
A Million Dollar Story
There are some things you just can’t see coming. Just recently I was intellectually blind sided by a movie I picked up for pure entertainment value. Quite to the contrary, it was a metaphorical haven of invaluable insights applicable to anyone with a bit of an imagination that had me spinning hard on human potential, …
May 10
Introversion to Ambiversion
Introversion is a subject that has most certainly been addressed in the past. But, I’m a bit amazed at the amount of people I encounter that have not come to terms with this (as they see it) abnormality. Under the presumption that most people probably haven’t looked into the intricacies of what being an introvert …
May 05
Getting Beyond Imagination
It goes without saying that we all have no problem being able to imagine a different life and work structure for ourselves. If memory serves me, they made a TV show out of this concept a while back called Fantasy Island. Oddly enough, the title for this show represents the point I look to exemplify. …
May 01
Challenging the Disconnect From Desire
It has been said by philosophers that human desire is the fundamental motivation of all human action, and all of my experience so far tells me this premise is right on the money. I have absolutely no doubt that if you’re on the path looking to merge who you are and what you do into …
Apr 28
Capability vs. Choice
We are actually playing with two dynamics here. One involves the relationship between these two words in terms of pursuing the “next step” in your journey. Where do they meet? Do they meet? Beyond that, one can make the simple statement, what choice do I have (which will absolutely be influenced by your capabilities), and …
Apr 19
How to Beat the Addiction to Sameness
It just doesn’t seem logical that we can actually become addicted to the same life, the same circumstances, the same business structure we’ve built around ourselves, but it’s true more times than not. Line’s like creatures of habit and better safe safe than sorry are all too familiar in this state of stagnation, and Einstein’s …
Apr 16
How to Put an End to Counterproductive Thinking
How many times (almost daily for some) do you get caught up mentally spinning on something that you clearly know is a complete waste of your time? I’m not referring to acts of mentally testing something out and constructing a new idea that ended up not working or not representing what you would consider to …
