Whether it's scribbled on your hand, in a battered old notebook, or typed into your iPhone, your to-do list is the throbbing heart of personal productivity. The simple act of committing your obligations to paper is an easy way to keep tasks and reminders from slipping through the cracks of your over-stuffed mind. But in many ways, how you write it is just as important as … [Read more...]
You Don’t Know Anything About Business
I love business. If business were a Hispanic male named Armando, I’d have a full on love affair with him. But it’ s not. So anyways… Hi. I’m Lauryn. I am a full-blooded entrepreneur if I ever knew one. I love creating, building, making money and helping the world around me live with greater efficiency, freedom and enjoyment. But building businesses is not as easy or … [Read more...]
The Most Important Skill – Are you a Wolf or a Rabbit?
We live in a world of constant interruption. We are endlessly bombarded with email, text messages, social media updates, RSS feeds and advertising. Access to information has opened up a world of opportunities to live where ever, doing whatever we want, but it it comes at a price. Success has become less about gaining experience and knowledge and more of radically excluding … [Read more...]
Triumph Over Tragedy
On a lazy Friday night in Hamamatsu, a Japanese city I used to live in, I was performing my usual routine; a pit stop at a convenience store for some drinks, and then off to the video arcade before the usual bar-hopping. That night, I saw something that startled me. In front of the 7-11 is a set of red stairs that lead up to popular restaurant. Out of sight, above the stairs … [Read more...]
Bring Forth the Universe
"He who knows not why the universe exists knows not who he is... and could not say for what purpose he exists himself." Marcus Aurelius The big questions of life are old and clichéd. Not because they have been answered, but because we've stopped looking for answers. Life's mysteries have lost their mystique. Society today is mostly content knowing the how. The Big Bang … [Read more...]