In a personal finance book I read a few years ago, the author was addressing the idea of clutter in our lives and basically made the case that when there’s a lot of stuff around that we don’t need or want, it kind of stops new things from coming in. Sort of the physical blocking […]
clutter, letting go, organization
Throughout my life, I have benefited from having wonderful mentors who’ve helped me grow and develop, and I wanted to share with you three qualities those people have had so that if you are seeking a mentor for yourself, whether it’s personal or professional, that these qualities might be things you look for, too. The […]
advice, leader, Mentor, mentorship
I was reading in a personal finance book that a person’s salary tends to be the average of the salaries of the people closest to them. This might be a statistical anomaly. It’s probably the case that in our lives, all kinds of things tend to be the average of the things of the people […]
average, happiness, salary
I was getting an eye exam recently, and while reading a row of letters that I couldn’t exactly make out, the very astute eye doctor said, “Open your eyes a little wider,” and when I did, and more light came in, I was easily able to read this line which became a lot clearer. It […]
clear, eye, eye exam, eyes, life, metaphor
One of my favorite quotations is from Albert Einstein who said, “A person who never made a mistake, never tried anything new.” There are at least two great ideas packed in to that brief quotation. The first is that we should try stuff in life. We should do things and see how they turn out […]
albert einstein, new, quote, trying something new
Over the last week, I have gotten text messages from people that I haven’t heard from in a while, in some cases could be a year or more, and there was something really nice about getting these text messages that were basically just letting me know that they thought about me. It really improved the […]
improve day, text, text message, texts
The 1994 television series ‘Party of Five’ was about the five Salinger children who are left orphaned when their parents are killed in a car accident. One of the more heartwarming parts of the series, which lasted for six seasons, was the family dinners that they would have at the restaurant their father started, Salingers, […]
party of five, power of rituals, rituals
I was walking through a favorite store recently and bumped into a display I hadn’t seen before. An employee who was watching this said, “you are on your cellphone.” And I held up what I had in my hand and said, “my cellphone’s in my pocket, this is a pair of sunglasses.” It’s an […]
assume, assumptions, investigate
Recently, I took a few items to the bank to be deposited and when the teller added everything up, and it matched what I had written on the deposit slip, I said, “Oh that’s great! You know, sometimes I’m not sure if I’ve added those up correctly.” And she stopped what she was doing, and […]
bank, Confidence, doubt, self doubt
