Day 291 – Don’t Be A Rock
A philosophy that dates back to ancient times is the idea of either being an agent of action or being one that is acted upon. This concept has many sources, but the first recorded one is the writings of Aristotle. He distinguished between praxis and pathos. Praxis is the nature of action and pathos being […]
Day 290 – Commitments Require Habits
or ten days, I am cataloging the top principles that have become part of my life over the years. This has become increasingly more difficult as I think this through. I did this originally as a “simple” exercise because I was traveling. Now, I am realizing that was a mistake – what started out as […]
Day 289 – Observe First
A great mentor and leader taught me a lifelong principle that has served me well in my life. This is what will be the 6th principle out of 10 this week: Principle 6 – Observe First, then Make Changes This mentor taught me this concept after I was promoted to a leadership position. I saw […]
Day 288 – Organizations Gravitate toward Complexity
I am not sure where I came across this concept, but it is something that I come back to frequently. The concept is about how humans if left unchecked, will always make things more complicated than they need to be. This is an important enough consideration to make this my 5th principle out of 10: […]
Day 287 – The Past Does Not Exist
A book written in the year I was born was “Journey to Ixtlan” by Carlos Casteneda. This book became beloved by the drug culture, and as was typical, they missed the point completely. When I was in my high school/college years, I read every book I could get my hands on, and this was one […]
Day 286 – Make No Waves, Back No Losers
A man who had a surprising impact on American Politics was Richard Daley, the orchestrator of what we now call “Chicago Style Politics.” Although he served in the state legislature for years, he is mostly known for being the Mayor of Chicago. His political campaigns are not without controversy. Although his tactics have been used […]
Day 285 – Happiness is Relative, Truth is Absolute
This is my 2nd Day of trying to analyze the top ten principles that guide my life. This exercise is more complicated then I originally thought. Since I am travelling right now, I wanted to come up with something “easy” to write about. Now I find myself waking up in the early morning hours and […]
Day 284 – How to Treat People
I have decided to dig deep and come up with my top 10 principles that guide (or should guide) my life. These are the principles that I have collected throughout my life. So for the next 10 days, I am going to identify and explain the source of the core principles that govern the way […]
Day 283 – You Can’t Fake Enthusiasm
It occurred to me this week that you just cannot fake enthusiasm. Two things happened this week that led me to this conclusion. First, I watched a couple of political speeches at the Republican National Convention, and second, I heard from a founder regarding a new company that he was starting. At first, I could […]
Day 282 – Growth is Simple
Growth is simple. It seems that when you have the basic ingredients in place, growth starts to occur naturally. I have tried many times in my life at basic horticulture. Primary growing things like tomatoes. When I get the bare essentials, such as nutrients, sunlight, and water, correct, the plants grow. They grow at the […]