I have cognitive dissonance on my mind. According to Wikipedia, cognitive dissonance is the excessive mental stress and discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time. This stress and …
I recently spent a week in Hawaii – 5 days on Maui, 2 days on Big Island. And yes, I know my life is charmed. The trip was filled with normal touristy things: Hiking/Running/Walking – down to Jaws to see …
I am hooked on the Art of Manliness. I don’t read it daily, or even weekly, but month after month, year after year, I keep going back. Sometimes it’s for the gear. Seriously. This year the GR2 caught my eye, but a …
Before I set goals for 2014, I reviewed my goals vs. actions for 2013. Amusingly, I did not remember setting them or writing them down (but Dropbox stored them just where they should have been); surprisingly, I did accomplish most …
Or should I say Happy Holidays? I was walking by a City and County of Denver building recently – Santa was on the roof; elves were in a display case (left); as was the traditional baby Jesus in a manger …
I almost always think in “ands”, but with altruism and impact a choice (almost always) must be made. I am not sure I have ever shared how much I love or was influenced in my values (for better and worse) …
A search for “Obamacare failure” leads to 69 million results, as of today. In large part this is not an issue for me. When I moved back to Colorado from Florida in 2012 and set up my business it was …
A few years ago, OK maybe 10, I started focusing on doing things that scared me to expand my comfort zone. If you search for “fear” and “expand comfort zone” you will find about 5 million (no exaggeration) articles, mostly …
This post could be subtitled: I am pruning. About 4 years ago, Seth Godin blogged about Dunbar’s number. Basically, the maximum optimal tribe/community size is 150. And it really hard for most of us to maintain more than 150 strong …
I wrote recently of my recent transition to my almost dream job. My amazing friend Johanna humorously also got me a pony. I’m only about a month in full time, two by the calendar. It still feels like the right decision. …