Anyone who has ever been swimming can tell you that there are generally two strategies to transition from your comfortable spot on the shore. The first is to slowly wade in. Slowly wading in involves taking small steps of gradually increased depth until you are almost completely submerged. This process takes a long time as […]
Archives for September 2006
Imagination VS Experimentation
Imagination is one of our most powerful tools as human beings. Our ability to see, feel, taste, touch and dream up realities that do not yet exist allows us to avoid much time spent in basic trial and error processes. This power of imagination comes with a hidden cost however. Every tool loses usefulness when […]
A Fear a Day
I recently started a very interesting trial that should prove both challenging and rewarding. My trial is to do at least one thing I am currently afraid to do every day for the next thirty days. Although I have been doing this practice sporadically over the last several years, I really want to create the […]
Overcoming Discouragement
Life is full of failures, rejection and more than a fair share of discouragement. I believe that the difference in how persistent people are often comes down to how they handle the discouragement that comes from the same situation. While some people can immediately brush themselves off, others can enter a negative cycle of thoughts […]
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