When you are a blob, a large gelatin like mass that is formless any direction you choose to start forming toward is a good thing. If you stay in the present condition, well then you will just be a blob. A blob will have little impact from repetitions, number of sets of repetitions, 80% or […]
Depends on What You Count
Was golfing with a retired executive who worked for a company that had a product set that required precision. His golf game was no different. He counted every stroke with diligence and absolute integrity. He was very passionate about it. Golf was not the important thing, but his ability to count every stroke was. I […]
Crazy is Good
What is crazy? Mental derangement? Or is crazy someone that is divergent, different and full of passion and enthusiasm? In that case, should we not be striving for crazy? When I grow up, I just want to be bat shit crazy. That is right, I want to be the odd ball. The different person, the […]
Worn Out
What if you were worn out at the end of everyday? Is that a good thing? What if you were worn out at the end of everyday, spending all your energy on your ultimate ambition? Is that a good thing? This may very well be the separation of the successful. There are those that wear […]
Pencil Pushing
So I spend most my day “pushing a pencil”. Meaning that I have a largely bureaucratic job. So much to my surprise when someone taught me the concept of pencil pushups today. Yes, pencil pushups. Up to this point my screen time has really caused my eyes to suffer. Dryness, tiredness from looking at a […]
That Clean Desk Feeling
What is it about the clean desk feeling? You know when you are done organizing your office, everything is in its place and the last step you do is to wipe down the desk. The next day you come in, sit down and the desk is pristine. Everything ready to go. That feeling is pretty […]
Pattern Watching
The advantage of tracking activities and writing a journal everyday is that you start to see patterns. You can see trends. In my case, I can specifically see the times when I was doing the best mentally and emotionally. I can then overlay that with running data from my watch, overlay that with nutritional data […]
Life’s Pinnacle
I have reached the pinnacle of my life. The top of the mountain. The mid point. Yes, I am rebuilding a 1980s brand Groco marine toilet this evening. That is what my journey has brought me to. With that I take a bow and head off to Ace’s hardware to buy some marine compound and […]
In a Box
We had a close family member pass away unexpectedly. I had all of his remaining personal effects in my garage and finally this evening I decided to make my way through it and clean everything up. Well, I successfully put everything of significance down to one box. I wonder if what I selected for that […]
Lesson – Dont Ignore The Best Things
So the little crappy things have a tendency to make the most noise. We tend to focus on them to squelch them, and as a consequence think we are going to get rid of them for good. The opposite happens, they overwhelm us and they keep coming. Due to the attention, they increase. Pretty soon […]
Closet Cleaning
Just face it. The only real way to clean out a closet is to pull everything out, remove the unnecessary items, and put everything back with purpose and classification. I read up on that today, and most experts in organizing closets agree on this one principle. Of course they all recommend whatever closet organizing system […]
Choose Peace
You do not find peace. You do not, after a long life struggle suddenly find peace. A life spent in struggle will most likely end in struggle. Peace is not found, it is not discovered, it is chosen. You choose peace. If you want to be calm, relaxed, content then you must choose to be […]
Know Much, Say Little
“People who know little are usually great talkers, while men who know much say little.” Rousseau One of my favorite books was Emile, written by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. An work he wrote on the raising of his child, but also the commentary on growing up and becoming an adult. Interesting how suspicious he was of any […]
Reduction is Improvement
The act of reducing work, reducing dependency, and reducing scope is effectively improvement. We do not see it this way, because we are under the very false impression that having more is better. Having more could be better, but often is not. The less you have, the less you have to do, the better you […]
The Eye Focuses, You Follow
It is inevitable. I am on the 15th teebox and staring down the fairway at the water hazard on the right. I think about the water. I worry about the water. I evaluate how best to avoid the water. I ponder how to hit away from the water. I hit the ball and it goes […]
An Hour
An hour a day. 365 hours. What goal is the most important in your life? Well, dedicate a minimum of one hour a day to it starting today. Do you really want the goal? Guy
Become an Addict
Such a negative concept, addiction. But who says it has to be? Why not become addicted to something that really benefits you!? Like addiction to running. Or an addiction to investing. Or an addiction to reading. Or what about an addiction to green leafy vegetables? How about exotic places? Yeah, I want to become an […]
Day 17 – What are You Willing to Give?
Set a goal. Great. Good for you. Wouldn’t it be nice to get to that goal? Life would be grand if only. What the real question is. It is not what goal you set, necessarily. What really is the question is what are you willing to sacrifice to get that goal? The law of sacrifice […]
Day 16 – Doers of the Work
I am in some rural country town in the middle of Nevada. I came across some people that were just remarkable. One of the women was the owner of a local food bank, and a restaurant in the town. I reflected on how all these messages of hate, rights, and disparity going on in our […]
Day 15 – On Being Random
Maybe you do not need a plan. Maybe sometimes you should just be random. Do not plan anything, just go out into the wide world and see what happens. Who will you meet? What will you discover? Go to a library. You know the giant buildings with lots of books. A large university library is […]