It may not be our fault that a baby was left at our doorstep  But it's our responsibility to decide what to do next. It's not our fault that someone rear ended us But it is our responsibility to decide what to do next  It's not our fault that someone doesn’t know how to do … Continue reading 131. Responsibility vs fault

What happens in the world and how we view it are two different things  “The map is not the territory” What happens is factual But what we think happened, may not have actually happened  Because we view the world from our perspective Along with all our errors and misjudgements Which could (most likely) be wrong

In a world where companies pay billions of dollars a year for our attention,  We’re bound to get distracted at some point…  So what habits do we have set up to protect us from these times where we may be susceptible? Maybe we can use production pivots, or meditate or anything of the like  But … Continue reading 129. Distractions

So often we wait to feel motivated to feel inspired to get something done  The problem?  We never get around to doing what we actually set out to do  This comes up, that comes up, I don’t feel like it... Even though motivation leads to inspiration which leads to action, right? True, but…  we can … Continue reading 128. Do something

People use age like its some type of end all be all  I’m 50 years older than you, you better listen to me!  Yeah 50 years older than me but drinking a bottle every night with no retirement plan or wife isn’t in my life plan of attack…  Whether we’re 50 or 15…  Age is … Continue reading 127. Age is just a number

There’s this story that could resonate with anyone, and if we can absorb this principle then maybe our lives would be different  There was this man who was playing with his children, wetting them with the hose. The wife calls everyone in for dinner, and without even thinking the husband and kids drop the hose … Continue reading 126. It’s Not Just a Hose

How many times are we in conversation and people offer advice or opinions? “Your mask goes over your nose”  “I don’t know if you can do that”  “See if you like it”  “Go think about it”  “I don’t think that’s right” Just to name a few.  And the thing is - we may construe this … Continue reading 125. Thanks for your opinion

Everyone wants happiness, financial success, amazing sex, and any other cliché desire.  And we only want the positive emotions, never the negative, never the struggles.  We want happiness but we don’t want the lows that come with it.  Or financial freedom but don’t want to put in the long hours, or take risks.  Amazing sex, … Continue reading 124. What are we willing to struggle for?

Do we really try our best? In every second of every day?  Or do we only give it our best some days?  This is different from being the best… It's trying our best, no matter what   Because we only get this moment once And if we try our double best tomorrow, it doesn’t pick up … Continue reading 123. Trying Our Best

This is the concept to imitate the actions of someone we want to be like or do something that someone has already achieved  We can model  peoples, behaviors, actions, thoughts, questions, words, life style, and anything else we can “copy” And who we model is a different game  Because we would get radically different results … Continue reading 122. Modeling