I have always thought the actions of men are the best interpreters of their thoughts. ~John Locke

I don’t want to be broke.

I don’t want to be fat.

I don’t want to be unhealthy.

I don’t want to be alone.

I don’t want to be stupid.

I don’t want to be a loser.

I don’t want to be unsuccessful.

I don’t want to be a failure.

If any of the statements above or something similar have passed your lips, I am about to share with you a hard truth. Read the rest of this entry »

Many popular products have come from mistakes.

Crazy Glue- Failed attempt at making a glue to stick people back together during the Vietnam war.

Post-it-notes - Failed attempt at making a permanent super glue.

Reeses Peanutbutter Cups - The chocolate didn’t look where it was going and ran into the peanut.

Most successful business people - Their Read the rest of this entry »

Recently I was reading a book by Dr. R. Tatz, a deep mystical thinker.

He was discussing the idea of a three stage creative process.

The first stage is the stage of infinite possibility, also referred to as ecstasy. In this stage there is no limit to what can be done, space and time are meaningless, there is only perfection.

The second is the stage of the finite, it has elements of effort, work and pain. This is the stage of structure and limitation, you are bound by time and space.

The final stage is that of Transcendence. This is almost a paradoxical stage because it is a combination of the first two stages.
Dr. R. Tatz, uses the analogy of the conception and birth of a child. The infinite represented by man, contributes and Read the rest of this entry »

Back in December 2007 I wrote a post Thinking About Rabbits Feet, that discussed the importance of taking risks. This evening I was having a conversation and the topic of risk taking came up again.

The risks we take are the stepping stones to our best life. Some of these risks might land us in the river, but if we step Read the rest of this entry »