Dreams and History

Success is a skill. It’s not something we arrive at, or get, or have bestowed upon us or finally possess. It’s something that must be developed, over time, and continually re-made and renewed. It’s what we choose to think. It’s how we choose to think. Are we choosing useful and constructive thoughts? Are we meditating and…

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do. – Confucius People confuse glory, and success, with never failing. Quite the contrary. Success, and glory, consists of getting back up each time you get knocked down. Of learning from non-desired outcomes and beginning again, with wisdom and humility….

Here’s some ancient wisdom: “To do two things at once is to do neither.” – Publius Syrus And some modern “validation:” People confuse “rapid-switching” with multi-tasking [NPR article] And Peter Bregman explains that trying to multi-task makes us less-smart, less-productive and less-competent [HBR Blogs] I’m convinced (of course I already knew that trying to multi-task was…

I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. – Unknown It’s so easy to get used to the abundance and opportunity we enjoy here in the United States. So easy to forget that, even though our political system is far from perfect,…

I expose myself to all sorts of emails, articles and books having to do with living well and effectively. Why? Because it allows me me to check in with my thoughts and actions, and how they compare with what I am reading. Am I perfect? Certainly not, but the more attention I pay, the better…

Are our lives the result of fate or do we choose our lives? Are we consigned to what our circumstances (/our pasts) allow for in the unfolding of our lives, or can we create our lives, can we be willful? I just watched an interesting video from Marshall Goldsmith that offers a (hybrid) answer: Yes. I…