Motivation
After a decade of trying to goal set “correctly” I’m over it. My friend Clay, whom I’m scheduled to meet in person for coffee in just over a week (!), after almost 6 years of being pen pals, recently wrote …
Category: Personal Development
Commitment
The last two weeks have been all about commitment, saying yes, and choosing between divergent paths. Because my friends decided to sell the condo I’ve been renting (10 showings Saturday alone), I briefly explored rental options in Denver (not optimal), …
Change is coming
All that you touch You Change. All that you change Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change. This is how Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler begins (copyright 1993). I have been pondering and trying …
Cognitive Dissonance
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 …
Version 6.0 – which are you?
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 …
Art of Manliness – for women?
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 …
Goals for 2014
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 …
Altruism or Impact
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) …
What scares you?
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 …
Dunbar’s Number
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 …