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Failure is the Only Option
Our schools have forgotten to teach kids how to fail. They are too busy scaring our kids into getting A’s and keeping a 4.0 GPA that our kids aren’t willing to meet failure face to face. I was a mediocre student in elementary school. In junior high I figured out the system and started... »
Resistance, Fear, and Art
As I read through The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, I’m occasionally compelled to share some of his wisdom. The latest entry I read was titled “Resistance and Fear.” I’ve written about fear a few times (20 Seconds & Not and Option & Lizard Brain) on this blog, so it’s nice to know... »
An Unconspired Conspiracy
These are the voices which we hear in solitude, but they grow faint and inaudible as we enter into the world. Society everywhere is in conspiracy against the manhood of every one of its members. Ralph Waldo Emerson I’ve written about fear before. My biggest fear. I don’t think the fear I experience is... »
Fear of Failing Isn’t an Option
I think that fear of failure has been one of my greatest roadblocks. I have failed at succeeding in so many things because failure was very thing I was trying to avoid. Seth Godinsays that playing it safe is one of the riskiest things one can do in business. The same can be said... »
My Damn Lizard Brain
For too long, I’ve lived in fear. Fear of failure, fear of not being liked, fear of being fired, fear of being left. Of course, on several occasions, I’ve told myself to not be afraid. I’ve told myself that I need to do what I need to do and not worry about what others... »
