May 15, 2013
On Achieving Discipline from the Whole
Many of us struggle with self discipline and these struggles are characterized by attempts to achieve consistency in a number of different areas. We try to…
May 14, 2013
On Balancing the Long-Term with the Short-Term
My whole life has been a combination of short-term and long-term investments. In a sense, I am very sensitive to the cash conversion cycle of my own production.…
May 13, 2013
On the Dilemma of Knowing What You Cannot Say
There is a dilemma in life that comes not from what you do not know, it comes from knowing that you cannot say what you do know – it defies articulation. How…
Apr 26, 2013
On the Danger of Mistaking Activity for Productivity
While I have stressed in other observations, the importance of being able to develop a proper list and check it off, it is a mistake to substitute list-checking…
Apr 25, 2013
On the Presence of Beauty
The presence of beauty does not guarantee the absence of ugliness. But the absence of beauty guarantees the pervasiveness of ugliness.
Apr 23, 2013
On Music as the Means of Experiencing the Texture of My Life
How can I be more intentional about the use of music in my life? Music is a drug. I feel its capacity to alter my conscious state. I suspect it has the capacity…
Apr 19, 2013
On the Father and the Importance of Allowing your Son to Brag
An essential job of the father is to be available so that his son can brag to him. One of the high and sacred roles of the father is to listen attentively over…
Apr 18, 2013
On the Priority of Energy Management over Time Management
Remember that when you are managing time, you are actually managing energy. The true unit of capacity cannot be measured in minutes. It is burned across a…
Apr 16, 2013
On the Difference between Sacrifice and Compromise
A man needs to know the difference between compromise and sacrifice. The same activity may be construed as one or the other. When I make a change to an important…
Apr 11, 2013
On the Danger of Pattern Recognition and the Perception of Truth
Truth often defies the patterns we expect. We miss the truth because we expect it to come in a familiar form. The problem with pattern recognition, despite its…