111 Easy to Follow Rules for a Miserable Life
111 rules! That seems like a bunch. When I first started this very intense project, I thought that I’d have to settle somewhere around 25.
14 Life Lessons I Learned During the Year of COVID
14 Life Lessons that I learned during the year of COVID. In some ways, this was a year like no other, and in other ways, it was the same.
An Important Difference Between Knowledge and Learning
Knowledge may be good for dinner conversation, but goals can only be accomplished through learning. Here’s the difference
Time To Learn How To Listen
Dear Younger Me, You weren't a good listener. Oh sure, on the surface you were. You developed skills as an active listener and you learned the finer points of conversation etiquette. But all in the context of getting what you want, making your viewpoint known, and...
To Mask or Not to Mask
I honestly don't know who to believe. There are experts, so-called experts, and loud-mouthed non-experts on both sides of this issue (as with most issues). Here's one thing I know, though: Wearing a mask in public spaces is no longer just about individual nor...
What a Child Can Teach Us About How a Producer Spends Money vs How a Consumer Spends Money
Here is the perfect illustration of the essence of how a producer spends money vs how a consumer spends money. And it comes from a child.
The 3 “Magic” Steps to Success
Forget about it. If you're here to unearth the secrets, the magic steps to success, close this window. You won't find them here. There are no magic steps, and there aren't any secrets. But that's why you're here. Looking for the magic. Looking for why you haven't...
A Signpost on the Journey of Growth
I acted like a child, and it makes me squirm just thinking about it. You've had moments like that. A moment when you look back, you just roll your eyes, and wish to never think of it again. You can't believe how you acted, and felt, and thought at that moment. You're...
Stuff My Younger Self Got Right
Fifty is one of those milestones. Probably past half way. Certainly a reasonable point to reflect. Whether you feel awesome, or mediocre, or terrible, have some fun with the reflection. For some, it would be easy to focus on what you wish was different. The regrets....
Stuff I’d Tell My Younger Self
As I cross the 50-year boundary, my head is full. Full of ideas, full of things I want to do, full of the grocery list, full of regrets, and... Full of stuff I wish I could tell my younger self. Stuff that's based on how I thought, felt, and viewed the world at around...
