Time for a hard topic. Last week, we met with a lawyer to discuss our will and other estate planning documents. It was a humbling experience to talk about the end of my life and the conditions in which I will pass on my wealth. Some of you more astute […]
For the new year, I challenged myself with a new habit – to stop using Facebook during work hours. I’m certainly not the first person to find the platform entertaining enough to suck me in, but useless enough to add little value to my life. As I shared on Facebook […]
A couple weeks ago, I made the world’s crappiest knife. It all started when my wife learned about a metalsmithing class offered at a local Maker Space. Two of my kids were interested in taking the class, so I signed up with them. In that class, we used railroad spikes […]
“In order to be in control of your life, you have to have a purpose—a productive purpose.” ~ Ayn Rand, Playboy Interview Every morning, I get out of bed. It may seem like a small, innocuous event. Yet that one small act is profound. I could just lie there, mind […]
I recently had the honor of interviewing Don Watkins on “Success in Writing.” What does Don know about writing, you might ask? For starters, his first book, Free Market Revolution, became a national bestseller. He is a columnist for Forbes.com and has published a number of op-eds in national newspapers. He’s also […]
“Ferb, I know what we we’re going to do today” – my favorite line from any kids show. For those of you who are not familiar with the show, Phineas and Ferb is a kid’s TV cartoon about two young boys who fill their summer vacation by finding some new, incredibly […]
Updated and expanded post from Try Reason! Watching the Olympics, I became amazed at the skills these men and women possess. To achieve such phenomenal skills requires more than just setting big long-term goals – like winning a gold in the Olympics. It requires many, many years of hard work […]
I was delighted recently by the book I read by Ken West, called Get What You Want! In this book, you will find the best set of questions ever compiled for answering how to “get what you want” from life. Starting with your dreams and your passions, this book asks pointed questions […]
“A central purpose serves to integrate all the other concerns of a man’s life. It establishes the hierarchy, the relative importance, of his values, it saves him from pointless inner conflicts, it permits him to enjoy life on a wide scale and to carry that enjoyment into any area open to his […]
