Motivation

Are You the Root of Your Own Resistance?

Be careful about how much power you give to the concept of “Resistance.” I appreciate how Steven Pressfield writes about it and uses it, but an overuse sets up the situation in which anytime we don’t want to do something, it’s Resistance at fault. Understanding Resistance as an external force obscures the fact that we, [...]

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Living The Good Life Is Now Available!

I’m excited to announce that Living The Good Life is now available. It’s a multimedia compilation of 27 of the best and most influential pieces I’ve written over the past four years. I’ll let the offer page do a lot of the explanation of what it’s about, and I hope you’ll check it out by [...]

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What I’m Here To Do

The air on the bus was so thick with tension and fear you could hardly see through it. We had just spent our last night out as civilians. The Academy had pulled us all together and brought us to a hotel just outside of Newark where we had a social cocktail and meet & greet. [...]

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Passion Isn’t Sufficient For Business Success – But It Helps

I just read Les McKeown‘s “Stop Trying To Find Your Passion and Get To Work,” and, despite what you might expect me to say, I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated it. (I’ll be giving away one of his books soon, so I’m no stranger to Les.) I’ll share his concluding remarks so you get a feel for [...]

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What’s Your “Reason Why”?

[If you're reading this via email or RSS, you may need to click through to watch the video.] People often ask the question “what do I need to do to start this new project or habit?” That’s often the wrong the question. The more informative one is “why do I want to start?” The how-to [...]

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Entrepreneurial Success Requires Stamina

“Once you’ve done the mental work, there comes a point you have to throw yourself into action and put your heart on the line.” – Phil Jackson People who aren’t runners assume that they can’t perform at the level of trained marathoners. New entrepreneurs do look at experienced entrepreneurs and assume that they can perform [...]

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How to Flourish: 22 (More) Quotes on Living, Being, and Doing

“There is more to life than increasing its speed.” – Mahatma Ghandi Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see. — Arthur Schopenhauer There is a great difference between worry and concern. A worried person sees a problem, and a concerned person solves a problem. [...]

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Teach Girls, End World Poverty

The amount of suffering and death caused as a result of poverty is staggering. The poorest 46 percent of people in the world have a mere 1.2 per cent of the income. One-third of all human deaths are from poverty-related causes: 18 million annually, including 12 million children under the age of five.* Numbers don’t [...]

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Do You Know How Much Your Dreams Will Cost You?

Editor’s Note: This is a guest post by Ali Luke. Have you ever dismissed a dream out of hand because you knew it was going to cost too much? I’ve just finished a Masters degree in Creative Writing. My college offers a PhD program – which I didn’t even bother looking into. Sure, I love [...]

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