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I recently asked my very successful business coach, “Besides your fancy, awesome glasses, what’s one item that you buy that is an outward sign (to YOU) of your success?” His reply?“Time. True wealth is discretionary time. Set an aspirational hourly rate and pay someone else to do anything that costs less than that number.” Gentle […]

“The way of the Essentialist means living by design, not by default. Instead of making choices reactively, the Essentialist deliberately distinguishes the vital few from the trivial many, eliminates the nonessentials, and then removes obstacles so the essential things have clear, smooth passage. In other words, Essentialism is a disciplined, systematic approach for determining where […]

A Vice President of some major corporation heard me speak. He said to someone nearby, “Happiness just doesn’t seem like enough.” And I found that be very telling. Maybe he got stuck on the word “happiness.” A lot of people do because they believe no one can be happy all the time. Maybe. Maybe not. […]

I go hiking to clear my head. Among the trees and trails, there’s not much calculated thinking happening when I’m forced to concentrate on getting air into and out of my lungs with enough regularity that I don’t pass out. Plus, something amazing happens during or shortly after a stout hike: I have an epiphany. […]

A lot of people suffer from a sickness called “stuckness.” When you’re suffering from stuckness, there’s something you’re ignoring and/or are afraid of. The sneaky part is you may not even realize this. Rather, you think there’s an external solution. And you desire a simple “fix.” Here’s how it manifests in real life: –> You’re […]