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Taichi Secrets Part 3: Recognizing Opportunities & Taking Effective Action
Of the 5 years I spent in China studying kungfu, the last few I studied Taichi. It was my primary exposure to Taoist philosophy, and is why I included the ...
What Teaching Kids has Taught Me about Having an Impact on the World
People tend to have a preconceived notion of what it means to have an impact on the world. It could be leading a large company with hundreds or thousands of ...
Why Your Strategies Aren’t Working
At 9:00am sharp, a trainee and potential buyer walk into a real estate investor’s office with a proud smile on their face. They sit at the investor’s desk. The investor ...
How “Valid” Can Be Used to Uphold a Toxic Environment
We’ve all heard this phrase before, “Your Feelings are Valid.” It’s intended to provide clarity and acceptance of feelings and emotions that are happening. It can also be misused to ...
My Divorce
Note: This is my second time writing this out. Initially I was going to replace the first with this one, but for legacy’s sake, I’ll keep both of them up. ...
Taoist Secrets to a Happy Life, part 2
How often does this happen to you? You have a great idea that you think everyone will love. You take the time to explain it, expecting them to love it ...
You’d Never Guess that This is What Makes Life Spontaneous & Exciting
In American culture, there is such a pull to be ultra-super happy, live a spontaneous, exciting life, and be unpredictable and impulsive. It’s fed to us in our advertisements and ...
Taoist Secrets to a Long and Happy Life, Part 1
Taoist priests have known for millennia that the secret to a long and happy life is Balance. In Taoism, the concept of balance is present in everything we do, from ...
How to Have Compassion for Yourself When You’re Having a Hard Time
There’s this term I read about, called “New Tank Syndrome.” This term is used by dolphin trainers to describe what happens when a dolphin is put into a new tank: ...
If You Think You’re a Good Person, You’re Really Not (and here’s why)
A lot of my communities are in upheaval. The current political climate is having everyone examine themselves and the people around them. Social media has become a place for heated ...