Time and energy spent trying to change other people’s beliefs is often time and energy wasted. Beliefs are very personal. They run deep within our identities. They inform who we are and how we see and interact with the world. They are not easily changed. This is especially true when our beliefs are met head … Continue reading Changing Beliefs
People may not take our ideas seriously until they see them materialize. If we have unpopular ideas, that is to say, if we have ideas that are not popular because they are too new, too different, or too disruptive to have caught on yet, we cannot expect people to believe that we are serious unless … Continue reading Results Precede Popularity
Our feelings are ours alone and it is up to us to change the narrative. Unless someone causes us some kind of direct physical harm, most likely the way that we feel about the actions of others toward us, good or bad, is more a matter of the story we tell ourselves about who we … Continue reading Changing Our Story (From Victim To Hero)
We should not be jealous of others for behaviors our consciences will not abide. A conscience is a funny thing. It is both very personal and very specific. Attitudes and behaviors that do not appear to bother one person’s conscience may make another’s flail and scream in protest. Some people, it seems, have much stronger … Continue reading Our Inner Voice Is Ours Alone
Simply because you agree with something does not mean it is right. One of the great tragedies of our modern age is the ease with which we are able to find others, often masses of perfect strangers, who agree with us when we are wrong. In the past, humans were confined by geography and technology … Continue reading A World Of Opportunity
