Is Living Dangerously and Risk Taking Critical to Your Hapiness and Success?
28 Apr
Posted by Steve as Success
A friend and blogger ApplePieMom brought an idea to my attention yesterday in her post Living Dangerously. The idea that living dangerously enhances life is a conundrum that rolls around in my head frequently. I understand AppliePieMom’s point that simply taking a few economic risks isn’t the same fighting in a war zone. No doubt. [...]
The lessons kids learn in school that aren’t part of the official curriculum are the most powerful lessons taught in these institutions. John Taylor Gatto wrote about the unofficial lessons he taught in school. Today I have one to add to his list. Respect can be achieved through the purchase and acquisition of status symbols. [...]
Let’s talk about money. Someone will probably call me insensitive or naive for posting this, but I don’t care. It’s important. Please keep in mind, I’m talking about people with normal to above average incomes, not senior citizens on SSI or single moms on state assistance. I understand there are hard cases. I heard a [...]
Before you attempt to answer the question “Are You an Extraordinary Person?” read this story. After my mother-in-law watched our interview with Jonathan Fields on Career Renegades she mentioned to Christine, “I wish Steve wouldn’t talk like he was this regular ordinary guy. Why does he do that? We know that he isn’t ordinary at [...]
Jonathan Fields was kind enough to interview us on Career Renegade TV. We loved doing this interview. Jonathan is a great guy and makes you feel at ease. We planned to do audio only but at the last minute we decided to go for the video. Let us know what you think. We talk mostly [...]
Off-topic post… As some of you know, I grew up in the Red River Valley where the flood of the century is happening. Three of my brothers are still there. My brother, Paul is a photographer and hasn’t had time to document as much of this historic event as he would like. He has been [...]
This afternoon, as I was lying down reading On the Road by Jack Kerouac I had a thought I wanted to share with you. I saw this news clip earlier today, and the impact of it didn’t hit until now… You can’t get ahead by hanging on. Clinging to where you are or what you [...]
In this post I am going to: Illustrate a root cause of procrastination Show a simple way to improve your emotional state Stress the importance of action, regardless of inspiration This post doesn’t address all the complexities involved in procrastination, but it does get to the root of one major cause. Tell me if this [...]
This formula is time tested and proven by some of the most successful people who ever lived. It isn’t original, in fact, it is ancient. It’s been published in various forms hundreds, maybe thousands of times over the last 4000 years. If you already know it, read it again – repetition is key to personal [...]
In 1984, during the 9th Grade I skipped 90 days of school, or about half the school year. I spent most of those days reading at the Penn Lake Library in Bloomington MN. The brilliant High School student in this video explains why my behavior wasn’t as stupid as you’d think: Hat Tip to Dr. [...]
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