How do you set priorities when you are as motivated as a coke fiend and yet paralyzed by choice about your next action? Failure to execute effectively is driven by one of two broad paradigms –…
Why are you alive? Do you expect your life to get any better? Einstein did his most groundbreaking work in his late twenties. People in the most intellectual disciplines such as physics and mathematics “peak” at…
People attend classes and go to therapists to overcome social anxiety and deal with anger issues. Simple funda-mentals deliver 80-90% of the results with 1% of the effort. You can ELIMINATE, TERMINATE and ANNIHILATE most of…
This technique will help you accomplish two key objectives. First, it will show you if you have been consuming self-improvement junk. If you have never heard this technique or something similar, you have been consuming garbage…
Here is the dirty secret. No-one does things to be healthy. People do things for many reasons – to avoid pain, look good, attract seckswell partners, get group approval or ride the endorphin rush of a…
The purpose of this missive is to help you stop moaning and complaining, pitying yourself. When Steelman seized power, the economy of Soviet Russia was decades behind its capitalist enemies. France, Britain, the United States and…
The purpose of this missive is to help you understand the five stages of grieving – so you can skip to the end. The five stages of grieving form one of the most common psychic patterns:…
Dokkōdō, loosely translated as “The Way of Walking Alone”, is the last work of Miyamoto Musashi. (His grand work is featured in my recommended book selection: https://startupdaemon.net/books.) Musashi composed Dokkōdō on occasion of giving away his…
A couple of days ago, I was catching up with a good friend over the phone, when he told me the most amazing business/wedding story ever. I laugh a lot, but I haven’t laughed so much…
The art of timing is one of probably the most important you could master. No professional skill comes close in my experience. Of all the mistakes and setbacks I have put myself through, the worst and…
A year into the pandemic, I want to share what I have learnt since and how I was wrong. Don’t believe me. I stand by the recommendations to avoid a coronavirus infection that I made in…
I’ve been dumb and wrong a long time Most people want to prove that they are right or have some original insight. Worse than that. Most people want to be perceived as smart. Virtually nothing good…
What is Authenticity? How do we cultivate Authenticity? How do we lead life in alignment with Authenticity? Here are some principles that might help you bring your life in alignment with who you want to be.…