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“Comparison is the thief of joy.” -Teddy Roosevelt The best athletewants his opponent at his best.The best generalenters the mind of his enemy.The best businessmanserves the communal good.The best leaderfollows the will of the people. All of them embodythe virtue of non-competition.Not that they don’t love to compete,but they do it in the spirit ofContinue reading “Healthy Competition”

“All the world’s a stage,And all the men and women merely players” -from the play As You Like It by William Shakespeare “Everything’s copy.” -Nora Ephron “Each of us has a container within. It is constantly being filled with data. It holds the sum total of our thoughts, feelings, dreams, and experiences in the world.Continue reading “Source Material”

“I will listen to anyone’s convictions, but pray keep your doubts to yourself.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe If you’re not fully convinced in what you have to offer, then why would you expect anyone else to come to your show, by your product or invest in your business? You can have your doubts at firstContinue reading “Conviction”

When mountains crumble to the seaThere will still be you and me -song, “Thank You” by Led Zeppelin “How long must you wait until you demand the best of yourself.” -Epictetus “Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.” –The Wizard Of Oz by L. Frank Baum Institutional validation is a powerful thing. UntilContinue reading “Behind The Curtain”

“Be regular and orderly in your life, so that you may be violent and original in your work.” – Gustave Flaubert “We’re interested in (and give our attention to) lots of different kinds of people…funny, serious, contemplative, unlikable, talented, clumsy, innovative, annoying, sensitive, naive, confident, rebellious…The one none of us have time for is boring.”Continue reading “Beware Of Boring”

The giant pine tree grows from a tiny sprout. The journey of a thousand miles starts from beneath your feet. –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu, (Translated by Stephen Mitchell) “Faith is to believe what you do not yet see; the reward for this faith is to see what you believe.” -Saint Augustine “The work reveals itselfContinue reading “The Next Faithful Step”

Never make a decision based out of fear. (Bad marketers and less than savory individuals and companies prey on that fear.) Instead, be confident in your own decision-making capabilities. When deciding, in the time that is allotted you…deliberate, journal, ideate, ask thoughtful questions, ignore sunk costs, be aware of your own cognitive biases, poll aContinue reading “Best Decision Possible”

Look, and it can’t be seen.Listen, and it can’t be heard.Reach, and it can’t be grasped. –Tao Te Ching by Lao-Tzu (translation by Stephen Mitchell) “What could I say to you that would be of value, except that perhaps you seek too much, that as a result of your seeking you cannot find.” ― HermannContinue reading “Seeking And Finding”

“Once we leave out the “and” (as in, I want to do this and be well paid, invited, approved of and always successful) then it’s way easier to do what we said we wanted to do.” -Seth Godin “How do I create more value?” is a much more useful question than, “how do I findContinue reading “Meaning To Work”

“If an opinion contrary to your own makes you angry, that is a sign that you are subconsciously aware of having no good reason for thinking as you do. If some one maintains that two and two are five, or that Iceland is on the equator, you feel pity rather than anger, unless you knowContinue reading “Do You Really Need To Have An Opinion?”