I've recently observed how particularly in the last 200-500 years there's been a praiseworthy and concerted effort to synthesize the most important fundamentals of a field or topic, which has often been fairly successful in many of them. And then those findings have...

Everyone possesses a set of core resources, and how well we invest those resources based on ROI determines our results. Peter Drucker is right that you can't manage what you don't measure. But you can't measure what you don't know you have. So starting to understand...

As we live our lives, and either meet or fall short of our Present Potential, we collect experiences and external input from the world. These experiences can be anywhere from great to ugly. Of course how we respond to them through our decisions is huge. But holding...

I frequently hear the words "key", "secret", and "everything" thrown around with reckless abandon. And yes, they're mainly used for marketing purposes, but let's take a look at the definitions: Key - of paramount or crucial importance Secret - something that is or is...

Ever been at an event, saw some food you knew was a bad idea (too much sugar, bread, salt, etc), and ate it anyway and felt terrible the next day? Well that's how most of our lives are working in the grand scheme of things. We make decisions on far too small a cause...

It's very common for people to say that success feels surreal. I think upon examination there’s actually a pretty simplistic reason. A dream is something imagined. Imagine means to “believe something unreal or untrue to exist or be so”. The more you fixate on your...

One of the most helpful mastermind or accountability group structures I've found is "Rose Thorn Bud", it's pretty straightforward: 1. Rose - What went well in the last week(s) 2. Thorn - What didn't go well 3. Bud - But what could/should go well in the future Make...

Most people consider their life in 'quadrants' or 'sectors' (often just personal and work). Which makes it easy to see why people talk about "work-life balance". But our life is more accurately described by layers, specifically 4 primary layers: 4. Fitness - your...

Based on my concept of "Contrast", there's another alternative use for it. Contrast is used for making a value judgment on an unknown position, to gain understanding through context. Contrast summed up, is the speed limit. Without knowing it, you don't know if your...

Content creation is important for the primary reason that it allows one to share their knowledge, experiences, and ideas with others in a leveraged format. If you think you have content to create (the chances are high that you do), you've likely struggled with it at...

Winning means "gaining, resulting in, or relating to victory in a contest or competition". To gain victory of a competition, one must know the rules. Even the game of "Calvinball" in which you make the rules up as you go along, indeed possesses rules as well...

Every day we get opportunities and face decisions (which inherently require sacrifice), that either contribute towards our potential, or take away from it. We must go through an OODA Loop to determine the best orientation and planning, but result wise our action...

I'm sure you've probably heard the quote in one form or another, that "you become the books you read and the 5 people you spend the most time around". I won't bother covering how important reading is, suffice it to say: very. What I do want to share is the idea of...

Ever heard of the USA? If so, chances are very good that mentioning that very simple series of letters 'unpacked' an entire country into your present consciousness. And now I'm able to reference a stunning amount of information simply with a couple characters!...

If you would love to be more depressed in your life, I've discovered some very powerful things that will help you be down and out faster than you ever thought possible! Don't take great care of yourself Don't go outside, especially not in sunshine Don't exert physical...

After finishing reading The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod, I was finally convinced to perform an exercise in outsight by sending out a short email to a handful of friends, asking them to respond with a couple simple things: 1. My top 2-3 strengths 2. My top 2-3...

It's interesting to me that people so commonly relay Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in the form of a pyramid! Especially considering that Maslow himself (and many others) thought they were more nebulous and less linear at the time, let alone what it's turned into now. No...

I find etymology and linguistics fascinating, primarily because it provides subtle details and delineation on words. Which leads to increased quality and quantity of communication. A great example of this effect is the delineation of "envy" and "covet". Envy -  to...

Very often, we maintain mental beliefs and ideas, or take certain actions that when examined are completely indefensible. But beforehand seemed extremely defensible. This is especially true when it comes to excuses. Almost always, excuses are not dependable, hence...

Imagine for a moment you read a book a month. Since the average American reads very few books a year — if any — you consider yourself a heavy reader. And that's completely fine! The majority of people don't read much, especially anything valuable, so 12 books a year...