#328 – What's your only responsibility in the world?No matter how much society or your family might have tried to guilt-trip you into believing otherwise, your only responsibility in the world is you. Which includes your:ActionsWordsThoughtsFeel...
#327 – What's the one decision that will always make you happy?When things don't go as expected, it's easy to think that unhappiness (in the form of disappointment, anger, dejection, or fear) is the only possible outcome.It's not: you're always...
#326 – What did they teach you about suffering?Many cultures and religions value suffering as a virtuous path to the purification of the soul. What if that's just boloney?Yesterday I received an email from a business consultant I spent a large sum on...
#325 – When are you most vulnerable to quitting?I've seen it (and done it) countless times: you say you're going to write every day, or work out four times a week, or do yoga every Wednesday. And soon, poof!, the determination evaporates and you...
#324 – How does judging diminish your joy?It's easy to think that judging others harms them. It doesn't. It only harms us.This morning, riding my bike back from the gym in my calm South Beach neighborhood, I saw an orange Ford Edge approaching the st...
#323 – How do you sabotage your progress towards your wildest success?Once you commit, your Ego and the Ghosts will start plotting against your progress. They're afraid you'll succeed them out of a job, so they insist on staying in control.I not...
#322 – What's guarding the door to realizing your wildest dream?A big leap in success can cause all sorts of disruptive behaviors. It may look like an accident, an unexplainable illness, or an irreparable mistake.The reason these seemingly rando...
#321 – How can you keep going when all you want to do is quit?Keeping a promise you made to yourself can be daunting, especially if you're relying on something as fleeting as motivation.Relying on a habit, experts say, is how you ensure you'll c...
#320 – How do you limit yourself by refusing to see?When you don't face what you know is there, it haunts you.That's what happened to me this morning. While getting on my bike to go the gym, I saw a large dead possum on the road. At the gym, I forgot...
#319 – What blocks you from permanent bottomless joy?If I said to you, "you have the power to be happy," you might blink, raise your eyebrows, and respond "Er... Have you seen the news?"Ok, true––the world doesn't seem the "happiest" place these days...