Gaining Self-Mastery
Most of us have a misleading idea of what it means to master ourselves. We imagine someone who wakes up before dawn without negotiating with the alarm clock, exercises when
Continue readingMost of us have a misleading idea of what it means to master ourselves. We imagine someone who wakes up before dawn without negotiating with the alarm clock, exercises when
Continue readingI wanted something from marriage that I knew I could never recreate once it was gone: I wanted my wife to experience sex with me for the first time, just
Continue readingSleep A friend who sleeps very little but has been very successful in life paid me a visit several years ago; he said the only problem he has is that
Continue readingI used to believe that confidence was something simply bestowed on a lucky few upon birth. Some people just had it, while others were left wishing for it. In my
Continue readingA man reached out to me to complain about his wife’s sudden irritation and dissatisfaction with everything he does. He said he married her as a virgin, and they have
Continue readingThis is the highest form of listening — empathic listening. Not listening to reply, not listening to evaluate, not half-listening while you mentally rehearse your next point. Actually listening to understand —
Continue readingIt seems like everybody is selling a fantasy of starting a business. The fantasy is very much templated; Quit the job, launch the thing, watch the money roll in. This
Continue readingPeople say money changes you, and they usually mean it as a bad thing. But that’s perception. The reality is, money often changes how you move through the world before
Continue readingAs long as I can remember, money has been one of the most important subjects in my life. I remember being seven or eight years old and already understanding that
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