Think about it. What if everything was free? Why would anyone buy a PC when they can afford a Mac? What if you could go out and get that Porsche you've always wanted? Why would your car salesman still want to be a car salesman when he earns no profit from selling you any car? What if anyone could afford an Ivy League education? Why would anyone go to a crappy community … [Read more...]
Become a Better Executor
I'm excellent at planning, horrible at executing. I'm a classic over-researcher; I am great at coming up with ideas, figuring out what I need to do, drawing up action lists, then searching for more resources, and trying to find the best prices, etc. Unfortunately, I have a hard time moving past that stage. Fortunately, I've found a secret to getting things done. Since we're … [Read more...]
Learn to Love Ignoring the Rules
Life presents us with a lot of implicit rules. While many of them are helpful and sensible, they don't always suit all of us. One rule that doesn't suit many untemplaters is the rule about fitting in. Society is constructed around the concept of fitting in, of cohesion: most of us abide by laws, for example, because we know that, to some degree, that makes life in our … [Read more...]
How To Find Balls
I told you before that you are not supposed to know how to do things. I told you that courage can't be sold. What I heard back from people is that they either can't find courage, or they think they don't have it. Wrong. Everyone has courage, the problem is they think those that are takings risks had access to it since the beginning. Courage doesn't show up until you … [Read more...]
Change is Coming, Stop Getting Ready
Preparing for change. Sounds kind of contradictory, don’t you think? You know change is coming, but you don’t know what it is, so how can you prepare for it? The thing is, you can’t. Sure, you can attempt to mentally reconcile the fact that you might have to survive on Mac and cheese for a while or perhaps that this change will bring you the freedom to have chocolate chip … [Read more...]