Knowing vs. Learning

When you’re good at something, you’ll tell everyone. When you’re great at something, they’ll tell you. – Walter Payton Let people tell you how good you are. Don’t expect it, or hope for it, or seek it. Just be so good that people can’t help but notice.

One key to living well is to understand the distinctions of life. Distinctions are often small shifts in perception that yield great differences in outcome. Think of them like forks in the road, the further you go down one path, the greater difference. *  *  * In any given moment there may not seem to a…

We’ve all heard the expression: No Pain, No Gain. Well, it’s wrong. Following that formula will lead to injuries or burnout. First, what do I mean, exactly, by “pain.” Pain is not discomfort. Pain is not working hard. Pain is not struggling in the face of difficulty. Pain is not wishing it was easy when…

More genius from the estimable Seth Godin (click here to see the post on his site): There are two ways to get ahead: the race to the bottom and the race to the top. You can get as close to the danger zone as you dare. Spam people. Seek deniability. Hide in the shadows. Push…

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. – Mark Twain I don’t normally get into politics and the like on this blog, and I’m not about to start now, but I wanted to write something appropriate for Memorial Day here in the USA. There are all sorts…

No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helped you. – Althea Gibson Thanking those who have helped you is to truly accomplish something. Sure, you can have the thing or the achievement, whatever it may be, but it’s incomplete until you thank those who have helped you. We do nothing alone. Everything we create or…