A-muse-ing
"You inspire me to do these things" "Are you saying I'm a muse?" "I'm sure that's not the first time you've been called that." But it was. Who gets called a muse these days? OK, yeah, historically, the Muses were nine daughters of Zeus... but I can take...
Maslow was wrong.
Of course, I don't suppose myself to be so enlightened as to completely discredit a highly esteemed theory of human existence. However, Maslow didn't discuss what happens at the top (to my knowledge). Something unexpected happens as we reach the top of...
Dust
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death... Psalm 23:4 The funeral I attended this weekend reminded me of my own grandmother's passing. In her ceremony, we were reminded of the above passage and encouraged to understand the truest...
On being cool
I'm so tired of people explaining what their tattoo means. Don't people just get skulls because they're cool, anymore? - A. Turk We seem to have something backwards as a people. We create an ideal around something... and then we do it. We think that when...
Mirrors or Extras?
Have you ever noticed some people seem to look just like someone you know? Sure. Doppelgangers. Yeah, sort of. Then there are other people that feel like someone you know? I always thought of them as "extras" in my life. You know, God got lazy and just...
I.dentity
"You look like a real runner today." What does that mean? A real runner? As I settled into the I haven't been running much at all lately and yet I still consider myself a runner. The sad truth is... I'm not "a runner". A runner is someone who runs......
Of Sages
I will often times refer to someone as one of my sages. They are. Plato defined a sage as someone who did not seek wisdom because they already have it. Having wisdom, though, is not a "yes" or "no". wisdom (wiz·duhm) n. - knowledge of what is true or...
Build in success
"I just want this project to be done." The words echoed in my own ears... even as I was saying them. I thought about the book I wrote a few months ago. In order to sell more copies, I have to do some more marketing... but there was nothing pushing me to...
Valet Lessons : #%&@… work.
#%&@! I have to go to work. Now, there's a statement I had grown accustomed to saying. In fact, I pretty much said it out of habit. The 20 minute ride seemed to take an eternity today. Traffic. Friday. 5 o'clock. The windows are down. The sun is...
So, You Want to Write an Ebook?
“A writer is someone who can make a riddle out of an answer.” ~Karl Kraus So… you want to write an Ebook? Do it in 30 days! In almost every interview I see, hear, and read about successful entrepreneurs, inevitably, the statement is made: “I...
30 Days off
Month zero, or your first 30 days off, is all about winding down from corporate before creating a new life, new routine. Wind down time—quiet days are easier said than done when one has spent decades gearing up Sunday nights for the non-stop Monday-Friday...
6 Ways to Feel Productive…
Six Ways To Feel Productive When Productivity Isn't Your Goal. As previously stated, I'm a huge fan of taking 30 days to reset your samskaras... or thought channels. It’s mid-day, day 20ish, when I realize I hadn't posted anything tracking my path... that...