We do not do things often due to fear. Most the time, it is unreasonable fear. Reasonable fear is when you could die or get maimed in some way. Unreasonable fear is usually associated with doing things that are risky to us and the only real risk we face is a hurt pride. How much […]
Never Leave the Primary
There is always a primary objective. We should never leave it. We should always be obsessed with it. Yet, why do we allow ourselves to get distracted from the primary? It is like learning to improve a golf swing. The primary objective is to make crisp, solid contact with the ball in a straight direction. […]
Eggs and Bacon
I have heard this silly analogy all the time in motivational speeches. The concept is the difference between contributing and being committed. You can contribute or you can commit. The difference is actually a vital consideration for success. Can you really be successful by just contributing? If you look at your breakfast plate of eggs […]
The Familiar is NOT Always Good
Just because something is familiar, comfortable and that you are used to it does not mean it is great for you. For example, I have been using this mouse on my primary workstation. I like it, feels comfortable, I am used to it. However, my right hand spends a lot of time on that thing […]
R/R Ratio
A major driver in financial markets is the Risk / Reward Ratio. The greater the risk the more reward you want to see and vice versa. This is an obvious metric when evaluating a stock position, but yet, not followed well by most people. The same occurs in our decision making process in life. Some […]
Write It Down
Decide your goal, identify the challenges, set a time frame, make commitments, and then write it down. If is very likely that it will come true. Guy
The Bird Takes Breaks
So most every morning I sit out in my back yard and do my journaling thing. I have a habit of sitting in this one chair next to a desert sage plant that is in blossom this summer. This hummingbird has gotten used to me and comes to steal nectar from the plant. The bird […]
Attitude on Prayer
There actually is a God. You may or may not believe this, but you have to admit one very key concept. The idea of, the notion of, the very concept of an ideal that is greater than ourselves is powerfully motivating. Many cognitive psychologists have theorized that it was this belief, this hope, that actually […]
When its Wrong its Wrong
Important note. When something is wrong, it is just wrong. No excuses, no work around, no tolerance. When something is not right, do not do it, do not participate, do not encourage support or condone it. Wrong is wrong. Guy
Standing Between Two Big ….
I was at LAX picking up my family from a trip. It was near one of the International gates and a plane from Hong Kong had just landed. I went into the bathroom and was in the process of relieving myself at a urinal when Rick Fox (former Lakers Power Forward, and Actor) took the […]