In business, and in life, people are constantly searching for the sure thing. The guarantee. Everyone wants the guarantee. Because the sure thing protects us from failure. Or so we’d like to believe. But in reality it anchors us to mediocrity. The safe route, the tried and tested method, the well-worn path, all share something…

I heard two people discussing whether the correct phrase was “biding time” or “buying time”. Turns out they’re both correct. Biding time is more akin to waiting patiently. Buying time is when you are actively trying to extend the outcome of something. As a race, we tend to do a lot of both. Either we…

Everyone has good ideas. Even great ideas. Oftentimes we discount our ideas because to us they seem normal or average—that’s just the way I think. But what is ordinary to you is often extraordinary to someone else. You have great ideas inside you. I have great ideas inside me. As living beings, creation and the…

Are you a hunter or a gatherer? Is one better or worse than the other? And how does this apply to modern life? After all, we’re not cavemen anymore, right? Let’s start with a brief overview of each. Hunter A hunter hunts. She pursues, she stalks. A hunter follows the prey—they go where the food…

Today marks a milestone on this blog. Yes, I’ve written my 100th post today. Hooray for me! Instead of a regular fortune interpretation today, I am going to do a little celebratory reflection. A year ago I decided to start this blog. I had wanted to write a blog for years but I never felt…