From Acorn to Oak: Lessons in Growth, Generosity, and the True Spirit of Christmas generosity growth reflection Dec 10, 2024

Many weeks ago, I took to germinating an acorn. The goal was to observe its growth into a small sapling using a special glass vase expressly designed for this purpose. Then, to plant this new oak tree in the spring. I didn’t really consider this to mean anything other than to offer me a glimpse into...

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In Defense of Common Sense challenge growth mindset Oct 25, 2022

Voltaire, the witty and prolific 17th-century writer who espoused the familiar concepts of Freedom of Religion, Freedom of Expression, and Separation of Church and State, once said: “Common Sense is not so Common.” What did he mean by this? I suppose that because of what we are, physical beings with...

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Connecting the Dots flow frameworks growth psychology Mar 15, 2022
I've been covering the psychology of optimal experience; Flow. Historically, a life lived while primarily engaged in pleasurable experiences that create some form of personal growth, otherwise known as "Enjoyment," is an optimized life. Arguably individuals who pursue the "Renaissance Lifestyle" hav...
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What do we say? What can we do? challenge clarity growth Mar 15, 2022

It is a challenging time. It is an opportunity for change. How can we change the hearts and minds of others? "Battle lines are being drawn. Nobody's right if everybody's wrong."

https://bit.ly/StopChildrenWhatsThatSound

In 1967, Buffalo Springfield sang those words. I was just seven. The perspecti...

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Escaping the Hedonistic Treadmill flow growth psychology Feb 15, 2022
World-renowned intuitive guide and spiritual teacher Sonia Choquette has written about your three best superpowers:
 
  1.  Meditation
  2.  Imagination
  3.  Intuition
 
These can be cultivated and developed with focus and attention. But therein lies the greatest superpower of all. It's the thing you ha...
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Burgers and Bait courage growth mindset Jan 10, 2022

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How do you get the massive things done? Whether they be professional or personal. How do you write that book? How do you propose to that boy? How do you quit smoking? One way is to tell someone. Put it out there.

What does the title of this email have to do with this? Find out by clicking H...

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Exploiting Flow flow growth mindset Jan 04, 2022
In a few recent posts, I've been talking about Flow, but what good is Flow anyway?
 
As a reminder:
 
A Flow State, also known as being in "the zone," is the mental state of operation in which a person performing an activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, an...
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The Present is The Gift growth mastery mindset spirituality Dec 29, 2021
I've always been fascinated with the concept of time. It is an eternal source of wonder. There is this infinitesimally small point in the continuum of time where to one side you have the past and the other side you have the future. One side is open to interpretation, and one side is open to speculat...
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You cannot Pivot on Pain growth mindset psychology Sep 29, 2021
I was reminded last week of this saying from my high school salad days. I had sustained a pivot injury to my right knee tearing my Meniscus cartilage. Pivoting in basketball, spinning with one foot planted, is vital when trying to deke (fake an opponent out of position). When you have a bad wheel, y...
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The Human Theory of Relativity control growth mindset Aug 17, 2021

What was Einstein trying to figure out? The great mystery he was trying to understand was gravity. Honestly, we still don’t understand precisely how gravity works. Science being what it is, we have plenty of evidence of the existence of gravity. What Einstein did was try to look at gravity from a di...

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