Author: Randy Gage

haters

Haters Gonna Hate…

You're surrounded by legions of doubters, cynics, and haters.  Some will subconsciously be trying to hold you back and not even know it.  Others will consciously try to sabotage you over petty jealousies or other psychological disorders they possess.  If you don’t fight back, they win. 
self-esteem

Are You Choking Your Prosperity?

If you're new here, every Friday you receive a weekly postcard from me with a question, topic, or challenge to contemplate.  This week let’s talk about how much prosperity you're willing to accept for yourself.
goals

Move Toward Your Dream

Another new week, another chance to get after your dreams. Which, if we're being honest, can sometimes seem daunting or even overwhelming...
selfishness

Please Be More Selfish

believe selfishness is your moral prerogative.  Not just your prerogative, but your sacred responsibility.  But if you’re like most people, the word itself makes you feel guilty.  Ayn Rand wrote a collection of essays in a book titled, The Virtue of Selfishness.  When asked why she chose to use a word that threatened so many people, she replied, “For the reason that makes you afraid of it.”  It’s been more than 50 years since then, but people still react the same way.
happiness

Controlling Your Circumstances

As you begin another week full of potential and possibilities, please be mindful of what is happening around you, but most importantly, how you allow that to impact you.
bad advice

Stop Following Terrible Advice

Aloha from Hawai'i!  When I wrote the essay two weeks ago about The Power of the Pause, I paused halfway through and booked a getaway to follow my own advice.  If you're new here, each week I send a postcard to you with a question, topic, or challenge to contemplate.  This week let’s talk about crappy advice.
grief

Fighting a Force You Cannot Defeat

Welcome to another issue of Friday Filosophy, my weekly postcard to you with a question, topic, or challenge to contemplate.  This week let’s talk about what to do when you're facing a force so powerful that it cannot be beat and can't even be controlled.