There are two kinds of fear — both guide us to our destiny. One pushes us towards our needed direction, the other pulls us away. In either case, we can use the direction of that push or pull to extrapolate our inner map. Importantly, the fear is the same stuff both ways. What controls the direction of this floodgate is …
The Small Shift that Changed Everything
Everyone and their brother, along with their girlfriend’s cousin and her friends wants “Lifehacks”. These are small shifts in habit, execution, or daily routine which, once applied, produce dramatic impacts. Most of the time, I discount these, because I’ve been around the block enough to know that real change takes real work. Well, in this case, I’ve got one. Grab …
Detachment is Power
Often, people come to me with a chain of “failures” under their belt. People pick a problem area of their life, make some effort to change, and slide back down into old habits. Then, they pick a new area, repeating the same pattern. Over and over they will do this effectively going in circles. Wash, rinse, repeat. Sadly, some mistake …
Failure Immunity: The Rejection Trial
We should always be suspicious of dichotomies (it can only be “this” or “that” kind of statements). But, let us remember that suspicion doesn’t mean automatic rejection. Sometimes, the either-or is actually true. For example… There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who have broken the phantasmal chains of failure and those who still are still enslaved …
The Sleeper Mind: Top Three Traits
Ah, the Sleepers. Tasty, tasty Sleepers. These are my absolute favorite of nature’s little menagerie: Those slovenly souls who have not yet gotten a taste of their true nature. They bumble around through all of creation like cuddly, gluttenous little animals, stumbling so hard through their alotted moments and convinced that they are not destined for the inevitable tragedy that …
Unlock Your Pain
There is a force that exists in everyone’s life and it is universal to people across all cultures, social stations, and the progression of time: Pain. We all have it, and we all spend most of our lives dancing with it, trying to figure out how best to deal with this monkey on our back. It is a fixture, inherent. …