Our physical and emotional pain, ability to withstand pain, and processing of pain has more to do with the quality of our lives than any other parameter. This is part of the fundamental nature espoused by Mark Manson in his new book, Everything is Fucked Up, A Book About Hope. Where his previous book, The… Read More
Get Over Yourself
Ask for some help to get past your pockets of incompetence or inaccurate self conception Read More
One Decision Away
“We are one decision away from changing our life.” Mel Robbins A friend of mine shared with me this morning a brief video explaining how motivation is garbage. Something else that resonates with the Biz of You is Mel’s comment about, “Your life comes down to your decisions and if you change your decisions, you’ll… Read More
Our Shackles
Chains of habit are too light to be felt until they are too strong to be broken.” ~ Warren Buffett The following is copied from the Elephant Journal. Please following this link to see the original page: Chains of Habit The idea is fundamental to managing the Biz of You. We repeat ourselves. We are not… Read More
Excellent Book for Living a Good Life
My wife and I just finished listening to a new book we both found resonating with our own points of view. It talks about the roots of a good life which include accepting that life is a series of problems to solve, pains to deal with, and making choices that free us from the burden of… Read More
5-Hour Rule
We don’t spend enough time feeding and exercising our brains. We get wrapped up in this or that thing. We say to ourselves, “I have so much to do,” or “I don’t have time.” A healthy and active brain requires new material to digest and problem solving just like our bodies need diet and exercise.… Read More
Keep the Head Up
Having a little more time over the holidays affords a time for reflection. A year ago, I posted Managing Our Time and Distractions and linked to the YouTube video, Look Up. I still think it’s a good video. Others do as well as it gained another 11,000,000 views in the last year. Some of the… Read More
The Dark Side of Freedom
Julio Lara has posted another good article at the Good Vader blog titled, Fear of Missing Out and the Fantasy of Everything. A key point that rings true relative to the business of yours the dark side of freedom. With freedom comes choices. With the many options open to us in today’s world, selecting an… Read More
Emergent Happiness
There’s an excellent post at The Good Vader by Julio Lara about the “Anatomy of a Happy Life.” He indicates freedom, variety and change are essential. He talks of his personal experience and observations which I find correlate well with my own. A few key points popped out at me including: not allowing our physical… Read More
The Biz of Travel
Originally posted on Tarts & Travels:
I sit in a riotous cafe, surrounded by students, business suits, and service workers on their lunch break. Silverware is rattling and the oven door slams as the three people working in the kitchen struggle to organize themselves in a way that enables them to keep their heads above…
Business of You 