[Please note: I originally published this article on Pick The Brain back in March. I thought it would be appropriate to republish it - with a few minor tweaks - given the current financial meltdown on Wall Street]
Unless you have been living under a rock, you will know there are some major problems in the [...]

Bannister in the lead.

In 1952 a young English runner named Roger Gilbert Bannister found himself in the 1500m final. The race was to prove one of the most dramatic in Olympic history, and the outcome was not decided until the final metres. Bannister finished a disappointing fourth. Over the next two months Bannister considered [...]

Image courtesy of Joel Bedford.
Throughout much of our lives, instead of following our bliss, we’re busy trying to avoid being seen a certain way.  Perhaps we’re designing our lives to make sure we aren’t perceived as selfish, arrogant, weak, incompetent or something else.  Whatever way we don’t want others to see us, the compulsion to [...]

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Yesterday was a day like any other.  I met with clients and helped them resolve their issues, did some invoicing and then went for my evening jog.  I was a little tired, but made myself change my clothes, grab my iPod and head out the door.
About halfway through the jog I started [...]

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Are you comfortable with your life? Are you excelling in your life?

The majority of people can’t answer “yes” to both questions. They’re either pushing their boundaries to the limits and hence are uncomfortable, or they’ve become comfortable and stopped pushing. – Charlie Gilkey
In self growth, when we say you’re comfortable, what [...]

I was at my local library recently, just browsing the shelves, when an interesting book title caught my eye: “Being, Nothingness, and Fly Fishing”
The book is subtitled, “How One Man Gave Up Everything To Fish The Fabled Waters Of The West”
Intrigued, I picked up the book and read the inside flap of the dust jacket. [...]