The Potato Farmer & The Ultramarathon
“It’s not that I’m so smart, it’s just that I stay with problems longer.” Albert Einstein In 1983, runners gathered at the starting line of the first annual Westfield Sydney to Melbourne Ultramarathon race in southeast Australia. As they prepared to run, many people noticed an older gentleman wearing work boots, farming attire, and no […]
Why, why, why, why, why
“If I had an hour to solve a problem, I’d spend 55 minutes thinking about the problem and five minutes thinking about solutions.” ~ Albert Einstein If you’re able to order electronics from Japan, wine from France, or if you’ve ever marveled at how supermarkets stock fruits and vegetables from all parts of the world […]
Be Curious, Not Judgemental
“Curiosity will conquer fear even more than bravery will.” ~ James Stephens One of the most re-watched scenes of the popular show ‘Ted Lasso’ (& my favorite) is the bar scene where Ted plays a game of darts. You can watch it here but for now let me give you a gist of it — […]
Simple Pleasures
Got a lot of work to do? Your instinct might be to put your head to the grindstone and work for the next 12 hours — little pleasures be damned! But ditching your littles pleasures can actually hurt your productivity. In one study, Nicole Mead Ph.D. “recruited 122 participants to complete an experience-sampling study over […]
If You’ve Got Nothing Nice To Say…
“Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~ Mark Twain That’s it. That’s the lesson. If you’ve got nothing nice to say… say something nice. Here are five reasons why.
The Promised Land
“The good life is one inspired by love and guided by knowledge.” ~ Bertrand Russell What’s your “dream life”? If you’re like most people, it probably looks something like this… …maybe you have a few more (or a few less). Now think about your last week. What were some of the things you did this […]
Desire > Resources
“It’s not about the resources you have available. It’s about the resourcefulness you have within you.” – Tony Robbins Did you know that Kenya, a country famous for its world-class runners, also produced a remarkable javelin thrower? His name is Julius Yego. Unlike many of his peers, Julius wasn’t naturally talented in running. So he […]
150,000 photographs. None developed.
“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive” ~ Howard Thurman In 2007, Chicago real estate agent John Maloof made a surprising discovery. He had purchased a storage locker that was up for auction due to […]
The Power of Pausing
“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” – Peter Drucker In the vibrant academic corridors of Cambridge University in the 17th century, a young student named Isaac Newton was on the cusp of forging a legendary scientific path. Yet, in a twist of fate, the Great […]
Toppling Trees
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” – Ernest Hemingway In the vast desert of Arizona, a gleaming structure of glass and steel stands as a testament to human ambition: Biosphere 2. Envisioned in the early 1990s as an experiment to recreate Earth’s ecosystems in a controlled environment, this […]