In addition to my own thoughts and findings, I like to share the best the world has to offer in contemporary and ancient wisdom. Anything that will help you (and me) design and live a more creative, happy and fulfilling life. Today I’d like to share a simple, yet powerful, principle I learned from Rory…
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A few years ago I embarked on a week-long, 50-mile backpacking trip in the mountains of Utah. It was awesome. During this trip, I encountered a phenomenon very familiar to seasoned hikers and climbers: the false summit. A false summit is a peak that appears to be the pinnacle of the mountain but upon reaching,…
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We live in a world of opposites. Day and night. Hot and cold. Love and hate. Bitter and sweet. Everywhere you look, there is an ebb and a flow, a cycle of growth followed by decay followed by renewal. When shooting a bow, the archer must first draw back the arrow — thus storing up…
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It’s okay to change your mind. It’s okay to contradict yourself. It’s okay to say, “Yesterday I liked this, but today I prefer that.” We are constantly evolving day by day. What worked for you last week might be irrelevant today. Our thoughts, feelings, dreams, aspirations — even our very lives — are not etched…
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Recently, I was giving my teenage son a haircut. I’m no Vidal Sassoon, but I can pull off a passable fade. And like Gene — my barber from my high school days — I enjoy a bit of conversation while cutting hair. We talked about the usual things like school, sports, and work. What I…
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