Have you ever had a friend accomplish something that was hard, maybe even noble or courageous, and they do it with admirable skill? Let’s say they have just given a public presentation,…
Category: Personal Growth
Day 23: Peace Be with You
There’s a lot of talk about peace in our culture. You know, “Peace be with you” and “Let there be peace on earth” and “I just want some peace and quiet” and…
Day 22: Tales of an Autodidact
My life has been like one big process of self-education. Even when I was learning from other teachers or coaches, in a way, it was usually to serve my own personal desires…
Day 19: Slow and Steady Wins the Race
Let’s consider the following situation: You have a 1000 page novel you’ve always wanted to read (War and Peace, anyone?). And for whatever reason, it is VERY important to you to read…
Day 12: Marching to your own drummer
A psychic once told me that I did better doing my own thing than following others. This was a few years ago. My wife and I were walking down the street here…
Day 10: Lesser than no one
Yesterday I was thinking about a music student whom I worked with earlier in the year. I helped this person in many ways, even going out of my way at times to…
Day 6: The Most Impactful “Self-Help” in My Life
18 years ago I hit a personal low point in my life. Feeling totally lost and miserable, I realized how clueless I was about how to make my life work. This proved…
Let’s Talk about Failure! (Yeah baby)
Hi there. … And with these two words begins another auspicious journey, a journey through the mind of that one-of-a-kind friend of the Earth, visitor to the stars, and swimmer with the…