Category Archives: Inspirational People

Overcoming Desire

Posted on September 17, 2019 by admin

Alan Watts talked about how difficult it is to be free from desire. For if you desire to not desire, then desire is still influencing your actions. So how do you overcome desire? I stumbled into one way to do … Continue reading →

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The Daily Stoic: “Pillage from All Sources”

Posted on September 14, 2019 by admin

I really like this entry from The Daily Stoic since it nicely describes my approach for most of my life and the past few years in particular. If I find some useful information, I’ll add it to my knowledge base … Continue reading →

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“The Dichotomy of Leadership”

Posted on September 12, 2019 by admin

“The Dichotomy of Leadership” is a great excerpt from Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. In this segment, Jocko describes the difficult balancing act that all good leaders must maintain for maximum effectiveness. All the leaders I admire … Continue reading →

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Review of Extreme Ownership

Posted on September 11, 2019 by admin

Extreme Ownership is a fascinating book written by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin. It describes the leadership lessons that they learned through their time as commanders in the Navy SEALs, lessons which they now teach through their company called Echelon … Continue reading →

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The Daily Stoic: “The Philosopher’s School Is a Hospital”

Posted on September 7, 2019 by admin

Self-improvement is downright painful at times. The Daily Stoic makes that clear when it talks about how much healing can hurt. Deep-seated pain from early in my life is the most difficult stuff for me to work through and overcome. … Continue reading →

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Look for the Helpers

Posted on September 4, 2019 by admin

When he was a little kid, Mister Rogers’s mother encouraged him to “look for the helpers” in difficult times. Later in his life, he passed that same wisdom onto the rest of us. This is a good way to see … Continue reading →

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Personality vs Character

Posted on September 2, 2019 by admin

In The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey talks about his extensive research into success literature. He draws a sharp distinction between the earlier works that focused on character and the later works that focused on personality. Since … Continue reading →

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Field Day 2.0

Posted on September 1, 2019 by admin

Yesterday I participated in Field Day 2.0, which was an outdoor event organized by someone I know from swing dancing. Just like last year’s Field Day, this one was full of fun, games, and laughter. Here’s an overview of the … Continue reading →

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Review of Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway

Posted on August 30, 2019 by admin

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is the best book I’ve read in a while and one of the best I’ve ever read. The late Susan Jeffers packs a ton of great stuff into just over two hundred pages … Continue reading →

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Meaningful Conversations

Posted on August 29, 2019 by admin

I love meaningful, one-on-one conversations. All the stuff that enters most exchanges I’m in (feeling rushed to speak, trying to get my points across before someone interrupts me, being ignored, etc) are absent in these wonderful conversations. Instead, we both … Continue reading →

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