Anytime an opportunity presents itself, we want to give it out best effort. It could be a task, a conversation, or a challenging problem to solve. Deep down, we want to give it our all, and those on the other end of it assume that we will. This could be our boss asking us to…… Continue reading Best Effort
Category: General
Assignments
School is simple. The subject matter itself may prove complex, but the concept of school itself is simple. An assignment is given by the teacher and the student has to do it in the time allotted. The task may be of no interest to the student, or it could be overtly challenging, requiring hours of…… Continue reading Assignments
Getting to the Root
Questioning our own thoughts and actions is an extremely valuable exercise. But it is not something to be taken lightly. Posing one question is better than nothing, but seldom is it one and done. We’d do well to question our answers, to dig as far as we can so that we may arrive at the…… Continue reading Getting to the Root
Original Thought
In the film Good Will Hunting, a pompous, pony-tailed Harvard student flexes his intellectual muscle in front of some girls as a means to embarrass the character played by Ben Affleck. Matt Damon’s character, Will Hunting, the street tough savant with the photographic memory, eventually steps in, pointing out that all of the Harvard student’s…… Continue reading Original Thought
Presence
The present is beautiful. And yet so many of us let it slip by unnoticed. Too wrapped up in what might happen next, thinking we have to figure it all out, when all we really have to do is exist in the present moment. In doing so, the future will take care of itself. When…… Continue reading Presence
Rest
Many of us live divided lives. A gap exists between who we are and who we long to be. And for plenty of us, this divide can be traced down to the difference between who we are in the morning and who we are in the evening. A divide that can be bridged through rest.…… Continue reading Rest
Throws
In his interview with Tim Ferriss, Seth Godin mentioned that when he is teaching someone to juggle, he tells them not think about the catch at all. Simply throw the ball and let it fall, again and again. Because it isn’t about the catch, it is about perfecting the throw. And when the throw is…… Continue reading Throws
Taking Shape
The forming of our character is similar to the art of pottery. We are a hunk of something, spinning around and around, experiencing the same cycles again and again. Yet with the right amount of pressure applied to right spot, after a handful of spins, a new groove emerges, a new shape takes form. Repeat…… Continue reading Taking Shape
Figuring It Out
To write is to figure things out. To ramble along through the consortium of thoughts in one’s head until, eventually, some truth is found. It is an exercise in patience and exploration. It involves following a line of thought with only feign hope that it will lead to something worthwhile. Bumping against the walls, making…… Continue reading Figuring It Out
Run To
Many of us want change. We want something different. Ultimately, we want to live our dream lives. But often, we do not know what that is. We just know that our dream life is not our current situation. Perhaps it is a dead end job, poor physical health, a toxic environment, or a bad relationship.…… Continue reading Run To
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