Ideas I want to write about

Say it with me: If you feel anxiety, frustration, or sadness, it does not mean something is wrong with you, it means you are a human being. You are not alone in your experience of unpleasant feelings—they are common to all people. Even loneliness. Yes, that’s right—you are never alone in your loneliness. And sometimes for no reason at all, you feel... See more

If you want to change the direction of your life, you need 3 ingredients.

• Awareness – The ability to widen your aperture and spot opportunities.


• Access – The resources to take advantage of those opportunities.


• Agency – The ability to act on those opportunities without permission.

Those are how you become the main character of your life.

When you're learning something new, spend 5 minutes trying to teach it to someone. Make a note of where the other person gets confused. You'll get an immediate sense for your level of understanding of the topic and where you need to dig in more.

The idea that the pursuit of knowledge can diminish suffering resonates deeply with me. How often do we look back at our mistakes and think, “If only I had known...”

“In the past, jobs were about muscles. Now they’re about brains, but in the future, they’ll be about the heart.”

... before you head off onto another webinar... into another event...

... looking for yet another “Big Idea”

Please allow me to share some insight.

Ideas and visions are not free like some fantasize. They go into a ledger of our lives, much like a series of credit card bills.

Action on these can pay the interest (unless the action is more ideas in wh... See more

True monk mode is just this. A period dedicated to the ascending path and self-realization.

I do things that scare me

Here is a list of some things that were scary to do:

• Moving to Austin not knowing anyone


• Launching this blog and creating on the internet


• Reading books that give me existential anxiety


• Solo traveling


• Developing a weightlifting habit


• Committing to speaking Spanish with native speakers

Here is a list of some of the most rewarding ... See more

People don't change until they are sick of being sick. You need to contemplate the idea of where your life is heading every day for the next month, minimum. You need to finally be honest with yourself that the discomfort of your current life isn't something you are willing to tolerate, because if you don't hate it, you will tolerate it.