How To “Fail” Without Trying

People with goals succeed because they know where they’re going. – Earl Nightingale Doing what I do and having read what I’ve read, I’ve noticed that there’s a great deal of debate on how to do goals properly. But what I’ve found is that the great “difference” isn’t between the different ways to set and achieve…

Happiness is your nature. It is not wrong to desire it. What is wrong is seeking it outside when it is inside. – Ramana Maharshi I have been thinking a lot about how “personal development” works. How do we live a “good” life? How do we achieve our goals? How do we exist in a…

This week is the week of unwitting guest bloggers (i.e. where I blatantly rip off other people’s content because I’m too lazy to write my own stuff). Today I steal from one of the greats, Seth Godin: Turning passion on its head Instead of, “do what you love,” perhaps the more effective mantra for the…

If one or two people tell you you’re an ass, you can ignore them. But if three or four people tell you you’re an ass, you might think about putting on a saddle. – Yiddish saying The inverse is true as well. If people keep telling you that you have gifts or talents, you must…

I receive Hugh MacLeod’s blog updates and highly recommend you subscribe as well. One recently got my attention and reminded me of a favorite quote from one of my mentors (Thomas Leonard): “People do what they do because they don’t have anything better to do.” Check out Hugh’s blog post here before reading on. I…

“Time flies. It’s up to you to be the navigator.” – Robert Orben [Warning: edginess ahead… ] Implicit in the above is having a plan for the flight of of your time. Otherwise, all you have is the best seat in the house for the level of mediocrity you’ve cultivated thus far.