Knowing vs. Learning
When you know something you (merely) have recall of some information; when you’ve learned something you’re able to take positive and/or constructive action based on information.
Some painters transform the sun into a yellow spot, others transform a yellow spot into the sun. – Pablo Picasso Some people have a vague sense that we can play a role in how things seem. But this sense is – generally – woefully incomplete, and below (our) consciousness. We do play a role in how things…
“Affirmation without discipline is the beginning of delusion.” – Jim Rohn The key to making affirmations useful is doing the work, consistently. Otherwise, you’re just fooling yourself.
I recently read a post on Johnny B. Truant’s blog that really hit home. So much so that I wanted to do two things: share it with my readers and 2) think on and write about each piece of his post. The post is “20 Truths About Life No One Wants To Believe” and the eighth one I am going…
People like to play with the letters of “fear” and make them into cute little acronyms. Some of them are actually useful, one comes to mind: False Evidence Appearing Real. Fear stops so many people from doing what they want to do that I feel compelled to introduce my own little riff on the four…
Anything worth doing is worth planning (at least once). Lest I lose a potential reader who may think “Why plan small tasks? They’re small… ” let me say that even small tasks can benefit from a careful – albeit quick – planning session. Maybe there’s a better way of doing things, or maybe new resources are available…
“If no changes were necessary for you to achieve financial independence, you’d already be there.” – John Cummuta I grabbed this quote because it speaks a general truth. The truth is whatever it is we want would already be in our lives if no changes were required. I know that you may not agree with…