From The Artist’s Tao by Sean Starr XXI Limitations “Destroy your self made limitations. There is not a person alive who cannot find a dozen excuses to keep from doing what they fear. Until you accept that anything is attainable and possible your work will flounder and lack clarity. Never limit yourself.” Discover your
From the Bhagavad Gita, universally acknowledged as one of the world’s literary and spiritual masterpieces: “You have a right to perform your prescribed duty, but you are not entitled to the fruits of action. Never consider yourself the cause of the results of your activities, and never be attached to not doing your duty.” ”
Gary Teitelbaum is the owner of the Cigar Ship that I frequent, Aficionados. Over a nice cigar, we ineitably get to talking about leadership and what it takes to run a business. Gary told me about selecting a location for his cigar shop. One of the locations he was looking at didn’t have easily accessible
My brother Bruce recently read a great biography about Saint-Exupery (the author of The Little Prince). Among other things, he was also a flying legend from the days of the golden age of flying, and in the 1920’s flew air mail routes over the Sahara for Aeropostale at night in planes with open cockpits,
Weekend: 0630 wakeup Morning TM meditation Cup of hot coffee – check Walk on the beach – check Anchor boat off the beach Read a good book Nice cigar Watch football on tv Write journal Evening TM meditation …taking time out to recharge Are you?
I saw an interview with Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. He talked about an assignment he had in business school to write down his plan for the next 25 years. In preparation for the interview, he looked at his plan: “Looking back the plan was reasonably accurate for the first 18-24 months after it was
Leadership “As much as you need a strong personality to build a business from scratch, you also must understand the art of delegation. I have to be good at helping people run the individual businesses, and I have to be willing to step back. The company must be set up so it can continue without
Continuing on yesterday’s post on Don Miguel Ruiz’ book, the Four Agreements, here is a short summary I poached from the internet (http://www.businessballs.com/thefouragreementsdonmiguelruiz.htm) the four agreements – don miguel ruiz’s code for life Here is how Don Miguel Ruiz summarises ‘The Four Agreements’: agreement 1 Be impeccable with your word – Speak with integrity. Say
I have been reading the book, The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz. The book talks about 4 principles deriving from the ancient wisdom of the Toltecs who were known to be “people of knowledge” and dedicated themselves to maintaining traditional spiritual knowledge of their ancestry. The Four Agreements talk to several premises, including that
However you do it, take time out in your day to step back, relax, reflect and distance yourself from the daily tasks and pressures. Just 20 minutes before work in the morning, and another 20 minutes mid-day. Try it. You’ll be surprised at the energy and clarity that brings. I meditate in the morning and