Archive for the 'Long Term Thinking' Category
Our universe can be described mathematically. Orbits, eclipses and planetary wobble can all be predicted and so it is with geometric progression – a sequence of numbers in which terms are multiplied by a constant value. In the human based geometric progression we will discuss today, the constant value which multiplies all others is YOU [...]
October 5th, 2010 | Posted in Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 14 Comments
Words describe our reality and we have more words now than ever. So, I’m guessing that we likely have more reality, too. The neat thing about words is although they have individual definitions the message they convey when strung together linearly can provide a context of reality which is entirely separate from their literal content. [...]
September 15th, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 5 Comments
Boys, boys, boys, you should wear a blanket, like me. Why do us humans complicate things so easily? Without effort we project irrational and sometimes nasty gods into earth, wind, and fire while inventing wild myths and tall stories to explain every aspect of reality which surrounds us. Can we not just take note of [...]
June 24th, 2010 | Posted in Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 6 Comments
Hello fellow indentured servant, how goes life with you? Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Barry Williams and I am owned by some banks, a country, my neighborhood and my family. Yes, just like you, I am a slave. But I Kinda Feel Like I Am In Control Now, don’t get me wrong. [...]
May 30th, 2010 | Posted in Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 8 Comments
We are Rich and We Have A Secret. Na Na Na Na Na Na. Vilfredo Federico Damaso Pareto was one curious dude. Born into a middle class Italian family, he was no slouch when it came to the smarts department and as an adult his burning desire to understand nineteenth century society caused him to [...]
May 5th, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 7 Comments
Mom found your funny squirt gun You are addicted to something and I’m going to TELL. I’m ratting you out because: You need to know what you are addicted to and You can do something quite dramatic about it which will astonish and amaze your still quite hooked friends. Certainty Ahoy! How long will the [...]
April 23rd, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Long Term Thinking | 3 Comments
Ladies and Gentlemen. He said he didn’t do it 50 times. That HAS to count for something… Man oh man oh man alive. Many times in my life I have said things I wish I hadn’t. And not always about other people, some times it was about myself. But haven’t we all? Who among us [...]
April 18th, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Long Term Thinking | 3 Comments
Winning takes some Shaking and Moving Hard to attain, easy to lose. Like so many other aspects of our lives, momentum takes a long time to develop and can be decimated in no time flat. Where is Your Builder? I used to perform a short skit on momentum for a few of my key employees [...]
April 16th, 2010 | Posted in Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 3 Comments
Abe wisely skipped a gun duel. He wasn’t perfect. Want to enhance your personal trustworthiness? Give yourself a secret to keep. Do something good (or bad, but the good route works for more people) and don’t tell anybody about it. If you can perform the secret with style, so much the better… Mom’s The Word [...]
March 30th, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking, Taking Responsibility | 6 Comments
Don’t forget your worries in your old kit bag We carry far too much guilt in our baggage. Why we cart it along is a mystery to me but we do so questioning it is fair game. I’m thinking that this phenomenon of “pretending we could do much better than we have” is just another [...]
March 30th, 2010 | Posted in Awareness, Confidence, Critical Thinking, Long Term Thinking | 2 Comments