For many of us, we have ideas and knowledge in one part of our minds, and our gut feelings or intuition in the other. One of these directions is probably the way we naturally tend, and in the other is a lingering idea tucked within view, but never acted on. Wisdom says to learn, reason […]
Love Does by Bob Goff This is the fifth book for my weekly Wednesday book review. Let me mention first, this book wasn’t on my original list. And I’m thinking about making additional changes with the remaining items. I think removing the fiction books and replacing them with non-fiction will better fit with this blog. Not […]
Everyday, Bring into Existence Something that has Never Existed Before Just remembered the concept from this post… I think it will be my theme for 2014. Create a Great Day! – Arvell dyingempty: Today I read an old interview with Ze Frank, where he gives a strategy he uses to stay creative, and that is […]
In the realm of freedom lies an immense amount of responsibility. This responsibility casts a weight that you can’t abdicate. You cannot share it. You either toughen up and learn to manage it or you buckle underneath it. When you are detached from the availability to look to another for direction, blame or safety you […]
Networking with the Affluent by Thomas Stanley. This is the fourth book for my weekly Wednesday book review. Networking with the Affluent, published in 1997, is the oldest of all the books that I’m reviewing in this series. I was introduced to it (or technically a different version, Marketing to the Affluent) by Jim Stovall in […]
It’s the time to set goals for the coming year. But if we don’t learn from our mistakes, the future will likely look like the past. I just read a blog post with the title, “The Biggest Mistake I Made in 2013,” and I think it’s a good thing to reflect on and learn from. […]
Choose Yourself by James Altucher. This is my third book for my weekly Wednesday book review. It’s late, but it’s still Wednesday, and I wanted to get this book review done. So it’s going to be short. Not but because the book was short or because it did not have a lot to offer in it. […]
I’m an avid learner. I read blogs and emails, follow tweets and love hearing the latest great ideas. When running or driving you’ll often find me listening to podcasts or audiobooks via audible.com. But in my pursuit to die empty, i.e. live with focus — intimately and daily connected to what’s really important, I am reminded […]
We don’t do things for principles. We do them for pay-off. An ROI (return on investment) is necessary to commit energy and resources long-term. Those who are stuck, cyclical or complacent often require gratification instantly. The idea of staying committed to things that might pay in the distant future is inconceivable. But the most valuable […]
Necessary Endings, by Henry Cloud, co-author of the bestseller, Boundaries. Today, I’m posting my second book review of books that really impacted me in 2013. Necessary Endings focuses on a very straight-forward topic, but reveals how critical and rare it is to practice. The gist of book is just as the title and subtitle states: you must […]