We appear to be in the middle of a talent dry-spell. At every avenue of popular media, there seems to be someone sitting at the top who many believe doesn't deserve to be there. How do so many people of questionable ability seem to reach the top of their fields? Simple, Dear Watson... They tried. Tim Ferris mentions in The Four Hour Workweek that the impossible is usually … [Read more...]
Give Yourself a Challenge
Life in the past was a lot more difficult that it is today. Back during caveman times, any given day could result in getting gored or trampled by a Wooly Mammoth. Even as far back as one hundred years, during the late 19th century, we were still an agricultural society. There was always a chance of finding a snake in your garden or running into a wolf or a bear on a hunting … [Read more...]
Open Thread: What Was Your Best Failure?
Failure used to be a dirty word. For some people, it still is. But for anyone who's tried to hang their own shingle, start their own side venture, or just do something different than what they've always done? Failure almost seems par for the course. My own experience was with my first 'side' business fixing computers. While I knew what I was doing (and did a good job) what I … [Read more...]
Do Grades Matter? Episode 2
In the first part of this thrilling two-part series I decided that grades didn’t matter to me. That’s not to say that education and learning doesn’t matter, but that my lecture professor with no real-world experience isn’t going to contribute to any waste of time on useless pursuits or stress. Simply, society’s expectations for myself are not in line with my expectations for … [Read more...]
What Everyone Ought To Know: Tips on Time Management
Do you hear people complain about being busy as much as I do? Apparently everyone has issues with it! As a business coach 90% of my clients ask for my help with their time management skills. But what is time management? Unless you can slow down reality, you can't manage time. (and if you can I hope you are making millions!) We all have the same amount of time, so we can only … [Read more...]