Category: Personal Development
This site was originally a blog dedicated to personal development. These posts date back to that era (though I still post the odd note on personal development here and there).
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When Opportunity Knocks, Swing For The Fences
Fernando Tatís has a unique claim to fame: he is the only Major League Baseball player to hit two grand slams in one inning of play. He accomplished this feat on April 23, 1999 against the Dodgers. Roll the footage: What makes this feat all the more incredible is the fact that Tatís is the only […]
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You Are The Sole Author Of Your Life Story
Every kid has that fantasy career when they’re growing up: firefighter, police officer, movie star, author, etc. For me the dream was to be an astronaut and walk on the moon. Unfortunately, two realities brought me down to Earth (see what I did there?): I was not interested in acquiring the math and science background […]
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ToVa Weekend: Idea Generation and Better Self Talk
Here are some of the best articles I’ve come across this week, including fantastic advice from creative professionals and the best way to talk to yourself when you want to excel. Have a great weekend! 99U Conference Recap Vol. 1: What Are Your Creative Values? 99U Conference Recap Vol. 2: Rethinking the Way We Work […]
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Keep Things In Perspective
Deadspin recently ran a great piece that was ostensibly about the expense of weddings and the tendency of some couples to lose sight of the only necessary components of a wedding: two people wanting to get married and the person of official authority who can make it legal. In such scenarios – and in everyday life […]
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Camus On Happiness, Experience and Gratitude
I finished reading The Stranger this week, which has me thinking about Albert Camus. The author of many novels, essays and letters, Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957 and is remembered by many as one of the finest writers – and thinkers – of his generation. That his philosophy often informed his […]
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Watch Less TV and Get More Done
In his most recent podcast (“The 5 AM Miracle“), Jeff Sanders discusses the E-v-E (Entertainment vs. Education) ratio originally introduced by Brian Tracy. Jeff notes – with no judgement – that the average E-v-E ratio is 50:1. That is, only one minute is spent bettering ourselves for every fifty that we dedicate to mindless entertainment. Calculating […]