Believing in ourselves and trusting we are on the right path, and not letting doubt creep in by following the countless paths of those wandering in every direction… this state of mind produces tranquility and contentment - according to Seneca, one of the greatest minds of his time And we don’t need to be headed … Continue reading 81. Staying the Course

God, grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change; courage to change the things I can; and the wisdom to know the difference. This is the serenity prayer, commonly used by recovering addicts. But it shouldn't just be used by them, we all can use it. Some maybe more than others Regardless, … Continue reading 80. Serenity

To me, the holiday spirit is a way of being that doesn’t have to happen on just december 25th.  The holiday spirit is the aura of giving and showing appreciation to others  A reflection on our actions - both our accomplishments and our wrongdoings  And planning.  Planning for our future, goals, or for what’s next … Continue reading 79. What does it mean to have the holiday spirit?

Feynman was a wizard in his own right, and his mental model to learn new concepts is what some of the worlds most successful people employ  The main benefit of the Feynman mental model is to bridge gaps of knowledge in 4 steps  Identify the subject - write everything known on topic. Teach the known items … Continue reading 78. Feynman Technique

Bad days happen So let them serve as a reminder to give thanks  Give thanks for life, for movement, for thoughts, for readings  What else can we be grateful for? Think of all the things.  Even the little things  Someone smiled at me or held the door for me The gift to breathe. Gratitude spreads … Continue reading 77. Bad Days Happen

Accomplishments  When we ask someone what an accomplishment to them would be what do we hear?  “My name was in the newspaper”  “I became mayor”  “I bought and sold property for a profit”  “I ran 50 miles”  These are accomplishments - maybe even great ones  But what is an accomplishment? It’s the successful completion of … Continue reading 76. What was your last accomplishment?

Preferences. We all have them… “Why would I pay someone to do it when I can do it myself?” Because I love my life and appreciate my time and can pay someone else for their time to do it so I can do other things  “Why would I do it myself when i can pay … Continue reading 75. Which one are you?

“I’m an underpaid bricklayer who spends my days wasting my time, placing brick on top of brick” “I’m the luckiest person in the world, I get to be a part of important and beautiful pieces of architecture and help turn simple pieces of brick into magnificent buildings.” Same situation, two different points of view.  These … Continue reading 74. Two different points of view

There’s always work to be done  It’s so easy to get caught in the day to day, task to task Trying to get all of our things done... That’s in an ideal world. But we don’t live in an ideal world,  There’s always going to be things to get done, always going to be work … Continue reading 73. “There’s always going to be work to do”

We’ve all heard the principle seek first to understand then to be understood  Stephen Covey talked about that in his 7 habits book (Specifically habit 5)  Logically it seems easy at first glance, but how many of us really do it? If someone does something we don’t like or crosses our line, we immediately get … Continue reading 72. Seeking First to Understand, Really