Not too long ago I was involved in a discussion about what motivates us. General answers were given such as wanting to help others, desires to be a good person, a sense of responsibility. I think all of these are good answers, but as I thought about it, I don’t think one of our primary motivations for doing things were Read more…
“If a man [pretends] to be great, how can he conceal his mediocrity?”–Tao Te Ching A lot of us have a fear of being ordinary. We want to be excellent in everything we do. Often we put so much pressure on ourselves because we believe that we are living below our potential. Sometimes, we can even put a tremendous amount of Read more…
“Do for the love of doing, for the love of others. That’s unmeasurable, and profoundly life changing.” I have had several conversations over the past week about alternatives to living without goals. Some people just can’t live with the pressure of a looming deadline for a goal. It’s no secret that I love Douglas Adams. Let me quote him: I Read more…
Over at the Get Rich Slowly blog, they pulled out lessons from the documentary, “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” that can help with your current job or career. Some of the advice includes falling in love with your work. He writes: “Dream jobs don’t simply work their magic because you find them; they do because you marry them for life and Read more…
“If honorable actions are the cobblestones, mistakes are the mortar.” We judge others way too much. All too often this judgment is based on someone’s behavior. I think this is because someone’s behavior is the most observable characteristic. Batman once said, “It’s not who you are underneath, it’s what you do that defines you.” The problem with this is, how many Read more…
