Ray Dalio, in his new book Principles, said, ‘Maturity is the ability to reject good alternatives in order to pursue even better ones.’ In my first few years of home business I cycled through 14 different companies. That felt crazy. Since 2012, I’ve stayed committed and loyal to a select few. That too, at times has felt …
The same message, plastered everywhere. Parrot syndrome. Everyone repeating the same thing, over and over again in the marketplace. It creates a phenomena called ‘ad blindness’, which means people begin to become blind to the message because they’ve seen it before so many times. The solution? Be different, be unique, be yourself. Find your own …
I listened to an interview with a successful venture capitalist a while back. This guy who was famous for investing in various companies, said something interesting. One of the first things they want to know about a company… Is it a growth company or a lifestyle company? Of course, as an investor, you’d want your money …
Arrogance: Conceit, self-importance, egotism. Arrogance cares more about being right than what is right. Arrogance gets more joy out of being seen, reading the book, driving the car or helping the person than actually reading the book, driving the car or helping the person. Arrogance is pointing to goodness and not being able to fully appreciate …
Emerson writes, in compensation, that the fruit is sown in the seed. ‘The Dice of God are always loaded.’ Eternal justice is perfect and while time may separate the blessing or the cursing from the act, as surely as night follows day, a just compensation always comes. If this is true then it’s entirely possible to …
Yesterday I saw person A endeavoring to refute statements put forth by person B by insulting person B, rather than addressing the substance of what person B had asserted. And many fell for it. It happens all the time. Bad logic. If a liar tells the truth, the truth does not become a lie. In the case …
Dope, or dopamine, seems to be a type of chemical messenger that runs between the cells in our brains with pom poms shouting “YAY, Let’s celebrate, this is AWESOME!” When this happens we get a little shot of pleasure, causing us to want to do the thing we just did, again. My friend Todd told me about …
Last night our family watched a short video that my kid’s thought was hilarious. After the laughs my wife told our family a story. When Kayden (our oldest) was 6 or 7 years old, a girl at school had an accident. She didn’t quite make it to the bathroom and the other kid’s were …
Have you ever had that friend, who connects with you every so often, that when they do, you know the real reason their connecting is to sell you on their latest venture? Or how about that book, that on every other page has a pitch for an event, or some thread of hidden agenda that …
I woke up this morning still reflecting on yesterday’s post. A few more thoughts… A while back I met a ‘leader’ in a Facebook chat. We had never spoken or connected personally before. Here’s what my brain remembers a bout the conversation. Me: “Hey _____, so nice to meet you. I’m looking forward to getting to know you better. ” …