Time is opportunity

Time, at its core, is nothing more than opportunity.  History is past opportunity, the future is potential opportunity, but the only opportunity that actually exists is the time you are experiencing right now. 
This leads us to 2 important conclusions:

If the only opportunities that exist are the time that we call now, then there is no need to regret.  […]

Contrarian living

 
Contrarian investing is all about buying when others are selling and selling when the world is buying.  It is all about timing and swimming against the stream.  This can be a useful strategy for investors with courage, but I believe that it can also revolutionize other areas of your life.
Consider Contrarian Career development.  Most people guide their careers by […]

Out of Focus?

The world around us is complex enough without us trying to take it in all at once.  We can only deal with one thing at a time but we are restless.  Our fickle eyes are never still.   Moving from one object to the next, then on again like some over excited puppy.  Our minds pick […]

Why your goals don’t work?

So it happened again.  You longed for that job and someone else landed it.  You wanted to win but you came in second.  You set your goal and did what you decided had to be done, but it didn’t work.  What is wrong with these goals?  Why don’t they work? 
The problem comes down to deciding what is […]

What is self development anyway?

Self development is a catch-all phrase, that has been used and misused for all sorts of purposes.  People use it interchangeably with self help, self improvement, popular psychology, personal development and a few other less popular terms.  Pedantics aside, what we are talking about here is pursuing your potential or pursuing a series of goals. 
Self Development has become […]

The Benefit of Life Compartmentalism

When someone describes a life that is compartmentalised, it is meant as an insult.  They are describing the way that a person behaves with one set of ideas, morals and values in one area of their life and a completely different set in another.  They are describing someone with a lack of integrity.  I use […]

Don’t Rock the Boat

Imagine you are packing to take a trip up river in a small boat.  There are two different approaches to deciding what to take.  The first is to think of all the things that you would like to take with you on your trip.  The second is to think of the things that you wouldn’t want to be without […]

Every Action is an Interaction

The fracturing of traditional family and social networks can make us feel independent, self contained and alone.  The increased connectivity and contact-ability that we experience online, makes us aware that every action that we make actually involves other people.   What do we do with this apparent paradox?
Our Western world seems to be heading further down the road of individualism and self […]

Why I will never go Pro again.

“Going Pro” is a popular goal for many people today.  Some seek to become Professional Athletes, some Professional Musicians.  Many are exploring Professional blogging and of course Nacho Libre wanted to become a Pro Wrestler.  There is a certain flavour of Professionalism that is enticing.  It sounds respectable, it gives legitimacy to your goals and it looks great in a CV.  But […]

Come on guys…can’t you do better than that?

Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed an increase in the number of times that you see people using the tired old saying:
Fake it until you make it
 Since when was it cool to dig up useless cliches from years ago, and try to resuscitate them for today’s audience.  If it was no good […]