Or learn. Those are the two things that can happen when something unwanted occurs. It’s not my fault because… means I can do nothing to change this from happening again. I think this is where it went wrong… means I’ll remember that, next time. It seems less bad for me when I … Read more
Everyone is equipped with an automatic transmission. Many gears, ‘automatically’ changing to accommodate your desire for speed. You simply need to accelerate a bit before it automatically changes to the next gear. So, why say this? We never accelerate lest it become the new reality and we are stuck working 24/7 and lose life’s … Read more
What you now do = 100% And you want more. There is no more time (24 hours/day) So you must re-decide priorities. And then do the impossible Put 200% into whatever you decide. Which makes your learning curve steeper and faster. 200%, at first, is a lot to do. Yet very quickly it ‘becomes’ 150% … Read more
They asked a bunch of people to decide whether to do something or not. Then divided them into two groups: Those who said “YES do it.” Those who said “NO don’t.” Later they gave BOTH groups the same new, updated ‘results’: the thing went wrong. And what would they now suggest. The YES group (almost 100%!) … Read more
Often people polarize things into Do /Don’t — Yes /No — Right /Wrong, … annnd, you’re for me or you’re against me. That’s one of the major causes of conflicts, both inter-personal and inter-national. These are the brittle good/bad reactions that accompany the inexperienced (aka: nouveau riche or nouveau powerful … or nouveau parents!) Every time … Read more
How many more books do I have to read before I grow up? “Just a few more,” is correct. Not 1,387 !! At the rate the child can read now it’s actually misleading to state almost any number. And so it is with our self. The decisions / changes I make in life are valid … Read more