One of the things I love most about reading is there’s always a chance I will have an epiphany or maybe even a more run-of-the-mill moment of clarity. It’s part of the adventure of reading a book, magazine, blog,cereal box or one of those uber-cool ancient scrolls from ages long past. Not that I stumble [...]
Posts Tagged failure
Unconditional Confidence
Jan 24
In the event you didn’t know it already, my 3 nephews are one of the greatest joys of my entire existence. As a bachelor guy with no kids of my own, they put life into a kind of perspective that comes from no other place. I know my relationship with them isn’t ever going to [...]
Push It Too Far
Dec 30
For as long as I can remember, my Mom has always scolded me a bit about how I take things too far. I am known as the most emotional one of the three boys in my family and I think that’s a pretty fair assessment. I can be all or nothing, no doubt about it. [...]
Antonio Banderas. Acclaimed actor. Handsome fella. Totally sweet name that is ridiculously fun to say. Great accent. World’s greatest strength coach. Wait… what? Oh you read that right. World’s greatest strength coach. Oh you want me to actually explain that to you? Really? Man, we are getting soft as a society when I have to [...]
The Plank in My Eye
Jul 27
I think I’m like many people who can be a total ace at passing out advice that I then do a less-than-ideal job of following for myself. I don’t think there is anything remarkable about that in myself or in others – it’s just far easier to cast the penetrating light of truth upon a [...]
This Might Not Work
Mar 8
I’m a little more than halfway through Seth Godin’s new book “Poke the Box” and I’m duly intrigued. It’s funny because it’s a pretty short book and the text is not densely packed onto each page, but it would be a terrible mistake to think this implies the thoughts contained therein are as thin as [...]
Failure is a funny sort of topic to write about, quite frankly. I mean… just look at the word. Failure. There’s simply nothing attractive about it. It doesn’t feel good to say and God only knows it never brings with it a single glimmering positive connotation of any kind, shape or sort. It just sits [...]
In exploring the connection of mind, body and spirit, I am a bit fascinated by the moment of surrender. It’s not from a morbid sense of curiosity, but more from the vantage of why does it happen when it happens. What causes us to stop? To relent? To “No mas” a la Roberto Duran? It [...]
JK Rowling on Failure
Jan 31
A fairly old adage says that the two unavoidable things in life are death and taxes. I actually can think of two other events that fit the parameters of being unavoidable: change and failure. Quite a list there, eh? Death, taxes, change and failure. Possibly four of the greatest fears most people probably have. I [...]
