Some ideas are worth pursuing and some are not, but there is no way to know the difference without trying. By definition, an idea cannot be great without its potential to create some kind of change. Change is a risky proposition because change requires movement and, in order for movement to occur, friction, resistance, and…
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Courage Points Toward Resistance (Not Away From It)
The barriers between us and our freedom and fulfillment often look and feel a lot like the exact things inside us that we do not want to face. We each have within us a compass of sorts, but it works backwards. Instead of pointing us toward our true north, it actually points us away from…
Efficiency is Intentional Nonresistance
Force against resistance begets more resistance. While the goal of grappling, whether manifested as a throw, a pin, or a submission, is ultimately to impose our will on another person, this is much more easily accomplished if we can create circumstances within which our opponent actually gives us we want, instead of having to take…
Unleash Yourself From Distraction
Procrastination is nothing more than resistance to improvement. There are more reasons to be distracted than ever. There are also more ways than ever to do creative work that we can be proud of. In every moment of every day, we get to decide which path we take between distraction and creation, between acquiescence and…
Through Resistance or Toward Regret (The Choice is Yours)
Taking the path of least resistance now leads to the path of greatest regret later. Avoiding difficulty does not, in fact, make our lives less difficult. It simply postpones the inevitable. This is especially true when we avoid difficult situations, conversations, or actions that we know, deep down, are what we want to, or must,…