“Talent hits a target no one else can hit; genius hits a target no one else can see” — Arthur Schopenhauer It won’t require mastery of spin or influence on my part to convince you that we are products of our environment. We understand, at an intuitive, gut level, that there is an… [More…]
Gems from a Fabulous Entrepreneurial Mastermind
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” – Carl Jung In today’s post, I thought I’d just riff a bit on a couple of the *many* pearls of wisdom I picked up at last week’s Constructive Company entrepreneurial mastermind event, here in Austin, Texas. I love these type events. Because not… [More…]
Maximizing Returns on the Mentor – Protege Relationship
“Enlightenment, joy, and peace can never be given to you by another. The well is inside you. — Thich Nhat Hanh Here’s what I’ve found to be true in the realm of personal development: one of *the* most powerful things you can do to further yourself, in whatever aspect of “yourself” you hope to… [More…]
The Oak / Acorn Analogy for Eliciting Change
If your mind is empty, it is always ready for anything, it is open to everything. In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s mind there are few.” ― Shunryu Suzuki As a coach / guide, a fundamental topic of interest to me is the anatomy of change. I’ve worked with… [More…]
Let’s Talk Soul and Sustainability
“That is the first preliminary schooling for spirituality: not to react at once to a stimulus, but to gain control of all the inhibiting, excluding instincts.” — Friedrich Nietzsche I hung out recently with the boys (Mat and Justin) from Reconnected Human. It’s always a blast to just chill with these very smart and keenly aware… [More…]
On Hope, Expectation, and Grit
“The most intelligent men, like the strongest, find their happiness where others would find only disaster: in the labyrinth… their delight is in self-mastery… They regard a difficult task as a privilege; it is to them a recreation to play with burdens that would crush all others.” — Friedrich Nietzsche I’ve been contemplating… [More…]
Chronobiology and Chrononutrition
“In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.” – Plutarch Ahh, the little-understood topic of Chronobiology, and chrononutrition. The following is a guest post on the subject from IDLife Chief Formulator, Paul Sullivan. My babblings will be held to block quotes within the body of Paul’s post…… [More…]
The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma: Achievement at the Expense of Fulfillment
“How to get rid of ego as dictator and turn it into messenger and servant and scout to be in your service, is the trick.”― Joseph Campbell I’ve been thinking about this topic for quite a while now; my post, Finding Your Why being an outcropping of that. Then listening to Tim Ferriss’ recent podcast… [More…]
The Anatomy of Change
The idler who does not strive when he should be striving, who though young and strong is given to idleness, whose thoughts are weak and wandering, will not attain Magga Insight which can only be perceived by wisdom. — The Dhammapada This past week has been family reunion time for the Norris clan. And though… [More…]
Hydration 2.0
Water, water, everywhere/And all the boards did shrink; Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink. — Samuel Coleridge, Rime of the Ancient Mariner Let’s face it: proper hydration — much less talk of proper hydration — ain’t sexy. Which is why when push comes to shove, we fall back upon the well-meaning… [More…]
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