I don’t like being a beginner. I’m sure I’ve spoken of this before. I never learned to play an instrument because I couldn’t tolerate practicing. Getting through the stage when you’re bad at something but have to do it anyway– it’s horrible. I avoid it whenever possible. At the same time I tend to undervalue my ability and stay unchallenged …
8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life
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Still Life with Speed Bumps
I’ve been working on a self-study course, currently called 8 Steps to Launch Your Dream Life. It’s coming together nicely and you will be the first to know when it’s ready. I’m writing the course because I have some insights and experience in turning dream goals into reality and I think it could be useful. I’m writing this post because …
Why is it so hard to stop doing what you hate?
When I think about doing what I hate a funny image comes to mind– flank steak. When I was 22, I dated a guy who cooked flank steak for me. It was one of his two or three specialties. He would marinate this rather stringy cut of beef in Heinz ketchup and honey. He was really proud of the recipe …
In praise of contentment
My manifesto says, “Do What You Love, Love What You Do, and Stop Doing What You Hate.” What I love to do is putter. And futz. Give me a life of puttering and futzing and I’m deliriously contented. Merriam Webster defines putter as “to move or act idly; to work at random.” Futz is a Yiddish term meaning waste time; …