Life’s most important lesson
Try this exercise, thinking of the 5-10 people with whom you spend the most of your time. I believe you’ll find it enlightening.
Quit doing the same old things
Why do some judo coaches, programmers and math teachers miss the obvious solutions? Because they are so focused on something else.
Don’t set yourself on fire
.You only have one life and you don’t owe it to any person or any cause to be miserable. Three reasons why setting boundaries is good for you and those around you.
(Not) Living on autopilot
Four days (so far) of the longest vacation of my life, has resulted in few epiphanies, other than that you
My longest vacation in 49 years
I’ve been working since I was 15 years old and have never had five days off in a row until now.
We’re all going to die
We’re all going to die in the end, so don’t sweat the small stuff, and live a little.
We’ve met the enemy & he is us
Sometimes, the obstacles to the life we want are barriers we put up ourselves. We are equally capable of taking those barriers down and walking away.
How did you end up here?
Some people get one job when they graduate and stay there 30 years. Some people never live more than 100 miles from where they were born. I’m not some people.
Forget that “Just happy to be here” shit
If you are doing your job and worth what they are paying you, or more, then you deserve to be treated with respect. You shouldn’t feel, “Just happy to be there.” If anyone treats you like that, don’t stand for it.
Although, you should probably take Maria’s advice and be a little adult about it.
I’m here because I said No
I decided not to go to the Olympics, even though I was world judo champion. I have never regretted saying, “No”