Mike "Bagel"

“Tell me to what you pay attention and I will tell you who you are.” —José Ortega y Gassett

Remember, every setback is a setup for a comeback, providing valuable lessons and strengthening your resolve.

The weird thing is that the word “leader” itself is cliché and boring, but when you come across somebody who actually is a real leader, that person isn’t cliché or boring at all; in fact he’s sort of the opposite of cliché and boring.

Obviously, a real leader isn’t just somebody who has ideas you agree with, nor is it just somebody you happen to

Why thinking? Why is thinking significant? Why try to improve your thinking? The answer is simple: Only through thinking (and taking action based on the right assumptions) can you change whatever it is about your life that needs changing (even the parts you don’t know need changing). Only through thinking can you take command of your future. A good

knew the fastest way to count quarters by hand, roll them, and exchange them for bills with vendors in the public market where I performed.

I knew how to juggle 5 balls.

I knew how to move quietly backstage during a theater performance.

I had traveled by bicycle across Australia entertaining in town squares, got chased out of the country by local

I'm no longer religious, but I understand religion, even if I don’t believe in one. More so, as a storyteller, I understand faith, which includes religion, but it also counts many other ways of looking at the world around us. I’ve determined that faith provides a language for the unknown when we need it. It allows us to talk about the things we