Category: Essay
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The Big Rocks
The Big Rocks in your life become your legacy. Ask yourself, what kind of legacy are you leaving behind?
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The Social Contract is Broken
The social contract is broken! The customer is NOT always right. I get it, we all have bad days but it doesn’t give you the right to be an asshole and violent to other people.
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Managing Your Time with Stoicism
My life is awesome and I have a wonderful family and children. We live a life of adventure and I have a deeply meaningful career.
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Becoming the Bodhisattva You Are Meant to be
I don’t know yet but I want to become the Bodhisattva I’m seeking.
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The Psychology of Writing
Figure out what works well for you. Try to figure out what time, location, and whatever allowable distractions will get your butt in a chair and start writing.
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How the Codes of Karate Can Guide Your Life
Simply put, the whole heart nature of this style of Karate seeks unity with the Self and seeks our place in the cosmic fabric of Life and the Universe.
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The Donkey
“In my school there are only two kinds of sickness. One is to go looking for the donkey while riding on the donkey. The other is to be unwilling to dismount once having mounted the donkey.”
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The Art of the Journal
The benefit of journaling occurs after you’ve done it for some time. It happens when having a stack of filled-out journals or a bunch of blog posts somewhere. The value of journaling happens when you want to look back into the past and remember the details.
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On Self Reliance
Make your mistakes but follow the truth! Don’t compromise who you are and walk tall. Don’t be discouraged when things go wrong, just pick yourself up and keep going.
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On Hiking Alone
I promise you this one sweet victory over our enemies, over those desk-bound men and women with their hearts in a safe deposit box, and their eyes hypnotized by desk calculators. I promise you this; You will outlive the bastards.