Hacking Human Glitches The other day my outlook refused to open. I tried a few things and quickly realized that this computer challenge was far beyond me. I called for help. My friend, Paul, started working the keyboard and all these different windows opened that I’ve never seen before. And in just a short while […]
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over”
Free Solo – “Thank God that’s over” I recently saw the movie, Free Solo. It is about Alex Honnold and his quest to be the first person to free-solo El Capitan in Yosemite National Park. (Free soloing is climbing without ropes). After he succeeded, his girlfriend said, “Thank God that’s over.” When I heard that, […]
Putting out fires vs. taking care of business
Putting Out Fires vs. Taking Care of Business We will have stuff come up in our lives – the flat tires, the appliances that need replacing, the sick kid who rearranges your schedule, unforeseen urgencies that demand time, attention, and resources . . . These things will happen. But, we get to choose how we […]
The opposite of maturity
The Opposite of Maturity If we use indulgence as the opposite of maturity, then maturity can be defined as our ability to make wise choices due to our ability to delay gratification. Immaturity has us make a lot of poor choices because we want instant gratification without any thought to the long-term consequences. This has […]
Persistence, courage, resistance, and risk
Persistence, Courage, Resistance and Risk Persistence is a key success factor in any endeavor. However, persistence can easily get derailed if we don’t understand the relationship between courage, resistance, and risk. If there isn’t any risk in our lives, then we are not living a life that is worth living. We are not anywhere near the […]
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners
Celebrating Wins Makes Us Winners It is so valuable and so nourishing to celebrate our wins. It brings up our energy, enthusiasm, and enjoyment of life. And when we don’t celebrate, we are taking ourselves for granted – which hurts. Celebrate your wins. Much Love, Jonathan Help me out please ~ if this Daily Dose […]
Stronger together
Stronger Together When I was a commercial fisherman in Alaska, all the lines we used were three stranded (cowboys use ropes, fishermen use lines). It took an amazing amount of pressure to break those lines. And sometimes one strand would break but the other two allowed the line to still function until we could repair […]
True Winners
It is not about the words
It is not about the words Sure, words matter. And, the energy and mindset behind the words communicate far more than the actual words. For example, if I say some encouraging words like “we can do this” but I am coming from “people are idiots and they need to be managed or else they will […]