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Episode 98
The Surfer Mentality: When a surfer gets up on a wave, they enjoy the present moment, even though they know with certainty that the wave will eventually end. They fully enjoy THIS wave, with the wisd…
Published on 2 years, 10 months ago
10 Dangerous Lies We Tell Ourselves
Episode 97
In my discussions for the Life Lessons from 1,000 Years, one of my 90-year-old participants shared a piece of poignent wisdom on lies: "The most damning lie is the lie you tell to yourself."
I began r…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The Ultimate Productivity Tool
Episode 96
President Dwight D. Eisenhower was known for his prolific, almost otherworldly productivity. His secret: He never confused the urgent with the important.
The Eisenhower Matrix is a 2x2 visualization t…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
The 4 Types of Luck
Episode 95
The Oxford Languages English dictionary defines luck as "success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions."
But all you need to do is perform a simple search of th…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
Life Lessons from 1,000 Years
Episode 94
Every year on my birthday (January 5), I like to conduct some interesting exercise that will push me to grow in a new way. This year, I asked a number of 90-year-olds a simple question: "If you could…
Published on 2 years, 11 months ago
23 Ways to Make 2023 Your Miracle Year
Episode 93
In 1666, a young Cambridge University student left campus in the midst of a plague ravaging Europe and moved home to his small village. In the year that followed, he would make major discovering in m…
Published on 3 years ago
The Annual Planning Guide
Episode 92
This annual planning process has been an immensely helpful exercise to which I would credit many of my greatest achievements. I hope that it will spark you to conduct your own before year-end. You ca…
Published on 3 years ago
The Personal Annual Review
Episode 91
While somewhat arbitrary, the end of the calendar year does present us all with a valuable opportunity to reflect on the year that was, and plan for the year that will be. It's easy to glaze over the…
Published on 3 years ago
22 Lessons Learned in 2022
Episode 90
Published on 3 years ago
The Power of the Walk
Episode 89
Today at a Glance:
There is one tool that has been used with near perfect consistency by history's greatest men and women. From artists and inventors to entrepreneurs and athletes, they have all under…Published on 3 years ago