Are You Preparing to Fail?

“How much larger your life would be if your [Ego] could become smaller in it.” – G.K. Chesterton When we let our Egos run our lives we constrict ourselves, significantly. We miss opportunities to help others, grow (in necessary ways) and connect with people that we might not have otherwise. More importantly, we deny our…

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…

People make the best decision they can with the information they have available, and do the best they can with what they have. On its face the above isn’t that controversial, but do you believe it’s how things work? Do you think it’s how you live your life? I would argue that it’s the only…

I subscribe to a couple different “coach/guru” newsletters and dutifully read each one that appears in my Inbox. They are always interesting and/or useful (or I would soon un-subscribe), and occasionally one will offer an idea that I blog on. Today’s post is the entirety of an e-mail that I received from Michael Neill – it…

I wanted to pass along a great opportunity to get a neat Kindle (or paperback) book and help save lives in Africa. A few days ago I received an e-mail from Seth Godin about the Malaria No More project: I buy a Kindle book — with neat/cool/provocative/juicy/thought-provoking/useful/inspiring contributions from 61 authors — for $20 and $20 goes…

Good character is more to be praised than outstanding talent. Most talents are to some extent a gift. Good character, by contrast, is not given to us. We have to build it piece by piece by thought, choice, courage and determination. – John Luther The (great) thing about (good) character is how it makes you…