How often do we bind ourselves to nonbeneficial contracts? You may think not often. However, I think you may be surprised. A desire is a contract you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want. This quote comes from a now-extinct blog called Delusion Damage, but I first read it in…

Today I realized that I’ve been buying into a lie. Now, let me back up and add some context. For at least 8 months now, maybe even more, I’ve had a book idea that’s been eating away at the back of my brain. As this book idea continues to age and the idea expiration date…

My best days are my most grateful days. This is something that comes especially easily when you are mindful of how short life is. The small window of time that is your life is very well portrayed in the article “The Tail End” by Tim Urban on the Wait But Why blog. One of the…

What you say matters. But congruently, how you say what you say matters. Here are some keys to articulating your thoughts in a clearer manner. Lay your cards on the table Be clear with the intent behind what you are saying. Before you say what you’re going to say, outline what (A) your true intentions…

It doesn’t take much to seem superhuman and appear “successful” to those around you. However what appears to be true and what is actually true are rarely the same. To bypass this trap of appearing successful remember: “What you do is more important than how you do everything else, and doing something well does not…