Basic Building Blocks

“Be mindful.  Be grateful.  Be true.  Be kind.”  -Roy T Bennett It is the little things that compound and create…

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The Freedom of Discipline

“Only the disciplined ones in life are free.  If you are undisciplined, you are a slave to your moods and…

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False Freedom

“None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”  -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe We all have…

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Vulnerable Heart

“We are never so defenseless against suffering as when we love.” – Sigmund Freud Love requires vulnerability. Love means giving…

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The Gift of Suffering

“It is a gift to exist, and with existence comes suffering.” – Stephen Colbert I don’t often talk about it,…

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Crazy, Then Correct

“Most entrepreneurial ideas will sound crazy, stupid, and uneconomic, and then they’ll turn out to be right.”  -Reed Hastings, Founder…

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Business Gambles

“No business school would recommend gambling as a financial strategy, but sometimes it pays to be a little crazy early…

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Pain is Just Pain

“Unless you’re dying, it’s ingrained in our culture to play.  Pain doesn’t hurt, it’s just pain.”  -Chris Pronger Pain is…

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The Greatest Story Ever Written

“Every team writes its own story.” – Martin Brodeur Through the first 75 games of the 2000 Major League Baseball…

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