Can you sleep when the wind blows?
7/27/20 *”Can you sleep when the wind blows?”* Years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on farms along the Atlantic. They dreaded the awful storms that raged across the Atlantic, wreaking havoc on the buildings and crops. As the farmer […]
The average 4 yr old laughs 300 times a day, while the average adult laughs about 15 times a day.
7/26/20 The average 4 yr old laughs 300 times a day, while the average adult laughs about 15 times a day. With all the obligations, stress & activities that fill our days, we have forgotten how to laugh & be happy. We don’t laugh because we are happy, we are happy because we laugh. The […]
One cold night, A billionaire met an old poor man outside. He asked him, “don’t you feel cold being outside, and not wearing any coat?”
7/25/20 One cold night, A billionaire met an old poor man outside. He asked him, “don’t you feel cold being outside, and not wearing any coat?” The old man replied, “I don’t have it but I got used to that.” The billionaire replied, “Wait for me. I will enter my house now and bring you […]
One of the best books I read this year was *No Shortcuts to the Top.
7/24/20 One of the best books I read this year was *No Shortcuts to the Top*. This is an autobiography of Edmund Viesturs, wherein he documents his 16-year journey summitting all 14 of the world’s eight-thousander mountain peaks (more than 8,000 meters above sea level), and his strategies to manage risk in extreme environments. In […]
Mamba Mentality
7/23/20 *Mamba Mentality* I have a confession. I have never been crazy about basketball. I played the game in school, but I was too short and my body was too frail for the 625-gram ball to find any meaning in my life. It was this lack of craziness that the only superstars from the game […]
Regret Minimization Framework
7/22/20 *Regret Minimization Framework* Sometimes you have to make hard decisions in life. Maybe you have to decide whether you should quit your job and start your own business, end a relationship or maybe move to another country. Big decisions like that are the ones you have to make completely by yourself. You are the […]
Believe and Trust
7/21/20 *Believe and Trust* A person started to walk on a rope tied between two tall towers several hundred feet above the ground. He was walking slowly balancing a long stick in his hands. He had his son sitting on his shoulders. The spectators were watching him in bated breath and were tense. He slowly […]
A new day, a new week,
2/15/21 A new day, a new week, We are not born to be ordinary, each one of us has been sent here for a unique puprpse. We may not be or may never be Elon Musk. But each of us can have an impact on this world in our own small way. *Let’s play our […]
A new day, a new week,
7/20/20 A new day, a new week, A pedestrian on 57th Street sees a musician getting out of a cab and asks, “How do you get to Carnegie Hall?” Without pause, the artist replies wearily, *“Practice, practice, practice.”* Life is all about that practice that will take you to the Carnegie Hall of success. Just […]
Two close boyhood friends grow up and go their separate ways.
7/19/20 Two close boyhood friends grow up and go their separate ways. One becomes a humble monk, the other a rich and powerful minister to the king. Years later they meet up again. As they catch up, the minister (in his fine robes) takes pity on the thin, shabby monk. Seeking to help, he says: […]