We do not all have the luxury of doing what we love, but we do all have the ability to put love into what we do. Not everyone can earn a living doing what they are passionate about. Necessity demands that many, if not most, of us earn our livings doing things that have very…
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Work For Change
Self knowledge alone does not change us. Change requires effort, dedication, and discipline. In order to change, we must do the work. Simply knowing our obstacles, problems, or shortcomings does not, itself, overcome them. We must do that. ‘Work For Change’ by Robert Van Valkenburgh HOLISTIC BUDO: As in Life, so too in Budo. As…
Feelings Do Not Work
It is highly unlikely that your boss calls you every morning to ask you if you feel like going to work. Your feelings have very little to do with it. You go to work because it is your job to do so. Why, then, do we think that we have to wait until our feelings…
Wasted Inspiration
It is important to look outside of ourselves for inspiration. It is equally important to look inside of ourselves for effort. We need to see others being creative, innovative, and successful so that we know that it is possible. But, this alone will not move us forward. We have to do something with the inspiration…
Working Toward Happiness
We can either wait to be happy or we can take action toward that result. Neither choice guarantees us success. We may fail either way. The difference is that waiting is almost certain to result in failure. While action, on the other hand, at least gives us a fighting chance. Happiness, as it turns out,…