Word Count: 2431 Importance: High Read Time: 12 minutes Coffee: Not Needed The wisdom to deal with the crises that inevitably show up in the lives of Man has been recorded by various intellectuals and philosophers over the centuries . Modern Man disregards the wisdom…
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The Path of Mastery | Embracing the narrow road
The Cliffs: Mastery can be attained by those who are willing to put in the blood sweat and years. To attain Mastery you must learn to respect the foundation, and you must learn to fall in love with the process. You can accelerate your rate of growth with the right mentor, no one succeeds alone….
The Unfair Advantage goes to the Early Bird – 5 Reasons to wake up at 5AM
The Cliffs: If you are not careful you will let other people shape your destiny. You must find time to invest in yourself and to create the right habits that will nurture success. The morning hours are optimal for this task as they have limited distractions, and allow for crazy productivity. The greatest…
Avoid Ego Depletion | Building Willpower
Ego Depletion It is now well accepted throughout the scientific world that our willpower reserves are a finite resource. Whenever our energy is low after having used up much of our willpower we are known to be in a state called ‘Ego Depletion’. Have you ever had a day at work in which everything…
The 3 month year | On the shortness of life
On the Shortness of life “It is not that we have a short space of time, but that we waste much of it. Life is long enough, and it has been given in sufficiently generous measure to allow the accomplishment of the very greatest things if the whole of it is well invested” -Seneca ‘on…
Knowledge is not Power | Beware information paralysis
Knowledge is not Power The phrase ‘Knowledge is Power’ is a believed to be a truism by many. People forget to understand that Power is a derivative of knowledge, having knowledge is not power because it doesn’t guarantee success. Success is depended primarily on how you apply the knowledge that you have gained. It is…
The Crisis Called EGO
What is the EGO? The Ego for our definition is based of a strong identification with your self-image, an image that is formed through your interpretation of personal experiences in life. The Ego is the voice inside your head that tells you that you are different from other people, the part of you that identifies…
Importance of Belief systems |Become a king or stay a Rat
An interesting observation of the nature of mankind is; how two people born in similar circumstances, and exposed to similar opportunities can have two very different destinies. Many would have you believe in the erroneous idea that, only those who are ‘lucky’, (have rich parents, born in the right place and right time) are the…
Mainstream Media is KILLING you | How to make the shift
Mainstream Media Too much of anything is never a good thing, too much of a shit thing is a freaking catastrophe. We have been tricked into believing that it is normal or acceptable to numb ourselves with mainstream media. Do you honestly think that the Kardashians hold the key to your success or fulfilment in…
Sweat more to bleed less | Investing in personal development
A word to the wise on self investment There is an ancient proverb that goes by ‘The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle’, it is a admonition on how a lack of personal development can lead to ‘bleeding’. Your battle might not involve spears and shield walls, but you…