Self reflective writings & book summaries on the applications on, philosophy, power and human behaviour through my perspective.
“You want to be the person at your fathers funeral that everyone can rely on.” So the question becomes: what type of person do YOU need to be when catastrophe arrives? Disaster, death and suffering is coming, it’s not a question of ‘if’, it’s a question of ‘when’. Are you prepared for those dark days ahead? “Who...Continue reading
Before a job interview or new opportunity that you need to bring your best self to, what did you do the days and weeks before? You prepared. You researched the nuances of the business you were going to work at. You figured out who worked there, their names and positions. You rehearsed the types of...Continue reading
This is Sadie Pfeifer, a 9-year-old Cotton Mill Spinner from South Carolina. She was one of tens of thousands working in factories, fields, and mines across the world during the late 1800s early 1900s. There was a serious child labour problem in America and across the globe during this time. The 1900 federal census revealed...Continue reading
Envy: a feeling of discontented or resentful longing aroused by someone else’s possessions, qualities, or luck. Jealous: feeling or showing an envious resentment of someone or their achievements, possessions, or perceived advantages. You’re used to fighting against the feeling of envy and jealousy. It often leaves a bitter unpleasant taste in your minds tongue when...Continue reading
“Our self is in constant fluctuation. If you’re constantly listening to what other people are saying and sharing on social media, you’re never understanding who you are. You’ve become a reflection of other people.” — Robert Greene Social media and the internet has become the most significant double edged sword of the 21st century. You have experienced it’s...Continue reading
“You can use words to manipulate the world into delivering what you want. This is what it means to act politically. It’s the speech people engage in when they attempt to influence and manipulate others. It’s what university students do when they write an essay to please the professor instead of articulating and clarifying their...Continue reading
“People say you’ve done so much, why don’t you have all your accomplishments and awards hanging up? Everybody wants to be proud of themselves, when you finally become proud of yourself you no longer give a flying fuck what it took to get there. The feeling I have in my mind is priceless.” — David Goggins You...Continue reading
“Life is suffering. That’s clear. There is no more basic irrefutable truth. The fact of life’s tragedy and the suffering that is part of it has been used to justify the pursuit of immediate selfish gratification for a very long time.” This is the justification for chasing expediency. Get 12 Rules For Life Here “Short and...Continue reading
We’re going to start this rule with a story by Hercules, son of Zeus and champion of mankind. This story’s not contained in this book. This is a story that I found that I believe pertains very accurately to the philosophy that’s contained within this rule. “The goddess Hera hated Hercules for being born of...Continue reading
Anecdote #1 “Recently I watched a three-year-old boy trail his mother and father slowly through a crowded airport. He was screaming violently at five-second intervals, and more importantly, he was doing it voluntarily. As a parent, I could tell from the tone, it was irritating his parents and hundreds of other people to gain attention....Continue reading
You may ask or hear asked, ‘How can I help my parents, friend or peer sort themselves out?’ AKA, ‘How do I fix someone I care about?’ “The first question should be, do they want to sort themselves out? Because it’s not that easy to help people if they don’t want to be helped. If...Continue reading
“No matter how good you are at something, or how you rank your accomplishments, there is someone out there who makes you look incompetent. You’re a good cook, but there are many good chefs. Some Mafia don has a tackier yacht than you. Some obsessive CEO has a more complicated self-winding watch.” This is something...Continue reading
Almost everyone is a combination of screwed up, broken, clingy and scared. Almost everyone is petty, narcissistic and secretly insecure. There was a quote you read today, “Come to terms with your brokenness” This seems like the first necessary step to grow through your inadequacies; to acknowledge your demons and darkness. You’ve played around with...Continue reading
This idea is not mutually exclusive to family. You shouldn’t feel morally obligated to support your family, whether it be a father, mother, sister, brother etc, IF they are dragging you down and making your life more hellish. Being family doesn’t exclude them for taking responsibility for their actions. Culture has attached these grand emotional...Continue reading
If you’ve ever wondered why some people find themselves in circles that end up being quite destructive to their character, habits, behaviour and their entire being, then this rule will shed light on how and why that occurs. It will also shed light on the opposite end — how some people end up in circles where it’s...Continue reading
It seems that life is made up of a finite number of breaths. As each one passes, you grow nearer to your last. But don’t let that dissuade you from living and taking advantage of the next breath you have. Let it ignite a fire under you to live in service to excellence, and make...Continue reading
“Imagine 100 people are prescribed drug, and one-third of them won’t even fill the prescription, and half of the remaining 67 will fill it, but won’t even take the medication correctly. They will miss doses, they will quit taking it out, they might not even take it at all. Why is this? Physicians and pharmacists tend...Continue reading
The information that has previously served you, may not serve you today. The knowledge you thought was correct yesterday, may not be correct today. The ideas and beliefs you associate your character with, may need to be destroyed and reconfigured. The moral of the story is, don’t get attached to who you think you are,...Continue reading
You’ve heard it countless times… Slow down. Don’t rush. Take your time. You think that by moving with haste and speed you can be more efficient and save time. While this may be true in the short term, in the long term, it seem’s to be mostly ineffective. Potential time you save in rushing, you...Continue reading
When emotional volatility spurs itself in the form of chaotic emotions such as frustration, or anger, remember this: “The question to ask is not, ‘What’s wrong with this person?’ but ‘What does this irritation tell me about myself?’” — Anthony de Mello It is up to you to take onus of your emotions and feelings. It is NOT...Continue reading
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