Don’t Think…Just Do
Like the rest of ‘murca over Memorial Day weekend, I watched Top Gun: Maverick. There’s a critical scene where the rally cry is don’t think just do. You’d think this would be a post where…
Category: fulfillment framework
Emotion = Body + Mind
i was reading about ego development theory, and i came across this part about doing, being and thinking and it reminded me of my own Levers of Living: Body, Mind, Behavior and Environment. you can…
impact is not the same as contribution
the ocean has impact; a starfish has contribution. we need your contribution regardless of the scale of impact. …
The Pareto Principle: it’s only 20% helpful
and it is the key to mastery people will often talk about how you only need to master 20% of a thing and you can get 80% of the results. they’ll use examples like, how…
connection is the key
there is one theme that that seems to cross all forms of literature. the poets wax poetical about it; the novelists novelize it; the self-help gurus promote it, the psychologists prescribe it. except, they don’t…
treat your body like you treat your lover
happy new year i wanted to write a new year’s post about goal setting, and that got me onto the subject of living a deliberate life, and that made the think about the support systems…
perhaps a practice is about balance and being
when i lived alone, i would spend the first hour of my day drinking coffee, journaling, and singing Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen while playing my guitar or my piano. i just needed something to prove…
alone for the holidays
it seems to me that we judge our circumstances by our perception of our ability to succeed in or change said circumstances. uh, in other words, most situations aren’t inherently good or bad, they’re contextually…
what coffee in a whiskey cup taught me about practicing maintenance
there’s nothing i love more than coffee and i have three kids. but if you have kids, you probably love coffee as much as i do. anyway, this post isn’t about coffee, it’s about the…
operate out of choice, not obligation
someday this little thought will be a full-blown blog post. but until then, you get what i’m saying, right? if you do what you do because you have to, your soul will either rebel (if…