We wish and pray with all our being: for that career opportunity, partner, home, or award. Then we wait for it to happen to us while we go back to whatever we do. While we wait, we toil at a passionless job, pursue hollow relationships, mistreat where we live, or do the minimum. We wait…
Bizz buzzed by the caretaker’s ear into the garden. She didn’t swat the air or spin in circles to avoid him. That’s because she knew he’d come. Bizz always came back. The garden contained dazzling displays of sizzling pinks and luminous lavenders. Row after row of bush and tree and plant decorated the landscape. Their…
The blockchain is valuable The blockchain is valuable, so get involved. I’ll explain: As a kid, my room was a mess. That’s unfair; everything was in its place. The place for clothes not dirty enough for the laundry or clean enough for the drawer was the floor. So I relied on my knowledge of where…
Our fathers are supermen. For instance, my father used to go to Toastmasters meetings which promote communication, public speaking, and leadership. He would take my sister and me sometimes. From this, I learned the reasons for superman’s power. At the meetings, people would give speeches while others evaluated them. My favorite part was a clicker…
Through strobing lights, blasting music, and tequila fragrance, I learned the motto: you only live once (YOLO). Then, I used it to justify another shot of tequila with beer to chase. YOLO. Short-term wants led the night and my one life. These low-quality decisions were the soundtrack for nights that blurred past as shoes sticking…
Your brain is all talk. When the brain thinks something, you KNOW it’s true. But often, it isn’t. Our minds chatter: you won’t receive that financial windfall, cousin Betty will have success with her new relationship, and your friend Tim shouldn’t start that business. We’re captivated and listen with complete acceptance. Your brain knows ….
The US federal government is providing $600 per week in unemployment insurance. The federal funds are in addition to state unemployment as the economic fallout of the response to COVID-19 ravages the country. That stimulus package expires on July 31st. Two things are real: i) the economy cannot lose personal income support, and ii) the…
“Enlightenment is found not in the monastery, but the marketplace.” Mountaintops are peaceful as if made for calm. But it is the chaos of the marketplace which reveals character. Trekking into the storm requires principles, market values, for deft maneuvering. Markets test our ability, emotional capacity, and reactivity. Because of this, they are a fantastic…
A precedent to navigate Precedents provide a guide or example for action. When prices are low, buy. When prices are high, sell. Nighttime signals it is time to return home, have dinner, and go to bed. If this, then do that. Unprecedented opportunity exists outside these well-known maxims. Precedents improve our aim by giving us…
Happy Mother’s Day! Celebrate mothers — Recognizing, appreciating, and being grateful for the women who have raised us is important. What people would we be without their guidance? Moms nurture and function as the collective backbone of society. Taking responsibility for the development of children into adulthood and beyond. Strong mothers create a strong community. Here…
