The Mundanity of Excellence Revealed
Having been successful in many pursuits, I’ve always understood the mundanity of excellence behind the high-octane, show-stopping, manufactured moments on TV and social media. I’ve always ...
Career and Purpose
What Are Self-Motivated Goals? – Deep Psychology
What are self-motivated goals? Why are they important? What makes them special from other kinds of goals? How can you know if you’re setting them? We’ll answer these questions and several ...
The Parable of the Bricklayers
Action, Milestones & Purpose, and Kicking Ass Let’s discuss the parable of the bricklayers. We’ll start by introducing the parable itself. Then we’ll get to the juicy part, and discuss ...
The Key Joseph Campbell Archetypes
In this article we’ll cover the key Joseph Campbell archetypes that appear in the Hero’s Journey. After studying the Hero’s Journey and observing how it plays out in my life and in that of ...
Practicality vs Passion – Deep Psychology
Let’s talk about the topic of practicality vs passion. Do we really have to choose one or the other in our career life? I don’t want to just take a position and trot out scientific studies ...
On The Power of Persistence
Let’s talk about the power of persistence. At plenty of points in my life, I’ve come up against repeated discouragement. Times when it felt like my projects weren’t going where I wanted, ...
The Power of Personal Purpose
Let’s talk about personal purpose and the impact it can have on our life. In other articles, I’ve addressed the topic of what personal purpose is and how to find it, such as: Here, ...
Don’t Settle for Mediocrity in Your Pursuits
If you don’t want to settle for mediocrity, in this episode we’re going to talk about mediocrity, what I think is its main cause, and how you can avoid it. This will help you have much more ...
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