S:0738 Principle: Getting What You Want
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) An old saying is, “Don’t get mad, get even!” Well, that’s old technology. Why not just “get what you want?” Instead of seeing the world as a place of limited resources, instead of feeling you have to take […]
S:0737 Principle: Awareness
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Things are not what they seem. They are what they are. Your increased awareness is what makes the difference. Throughout history people have assumed that a thing was a certain way, only to discover a deeper understanding which […]
S:0736 Principle: Perfect (Follow-up)
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) [Last week’s S3MC struck a cord with lots of folks. I’ve had more breakthroughs around this topic of being Perfect and that’s why I’m writing this follow-up. Please read Principle: Perfect first, then read the following.] When my […]
S:0735 Principle: Perfect
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) [I’ve only written the S3MC in the first person one other time in 14+ years, but I’m doing so today because it’s the best way I know to deliver the value of a learning which happened for me […]
S:0734 Principle: Power of Paradox
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Do you enjoy being right? Most people do. Smart, clever, feel like a winner, special — all are benefits of being right. But when you hold a paradox, you can’t be right. A paradox is about something else. […]
S:0733 Principle: Simplify
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Sure, you’ve heard for years that you should simplify your life. It’s easy to say, but, it seems, not so easy to do. The problem for most people is that they have developed several habits which have complicated […]
S:0730 Principle: Risk
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) New research on the topic of risk has surfaced some intriguing insights, namely that we have risk and control intertwined. If you feel in control of a situation, you will take on a greater amount of risk than […]
S:0727 Principle: Impermanence is Permanent
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) Every Thing is impermanent. You, me, rocks, bank accounts, flowers, everything is impermanent. If it’s a Thing, it’s doomed. Good, now that that’s clear, the issue can change from, “How am I going to keep this _______ [fill […]
S:0726 Principle: Loads and Limits
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) From little single-seat airplanes up to huge intercontinental passenger-carrying transports on up to supersonic fighters each type of airplane is designed to carry a specific maximum load. For top performance and safety each type is never to be […]
S:0725 Principle: Location
(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.) A redwood tree planted in northern California can grow well. A magnolia tree planted in southern Georgia can grow well. But neither a redwood planted in southern Georgia nor a magnolia planted in northern California does well at […]