Author: Randy Gage

contribution

Being Driven vs. Called to Contribute

There is a qualitative difference with being driven to accomplish something, and actually experiencing an inner calling that makes your heart beat faster.  I like to associate with people who are experiencing a calling and want to contribute.
co-dependency

The Demands of Love and Relationships

Years ago, when I first read the book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, I felt the real breakthrough was Covey’s simple, yet profound insight that you must first achieve independence before you can accomplish interdependence. 
finding yourself

Seeking Meaning and Finding Yourself

I expressed my doubt about the wisdom of attempting to discover who you are through the pathway of organized religion.  If you took that route and it worked for you, I couldn’t be happier for you.  But for most of the people attempting it, they don’t discover themselves, but instead end up, submerging themselves.
afterlife

Is There Life After Death?

Who am I?What is the ego?Is ego evil?What is the thing called self?I find it ironic that so many people know about and understand the blockchain, quasars, nuclear fusion and cloning animals – but don’t know who they are.
managing money

Managing Your Money

If someone offered you an extraordinary business opportunity, could you come up with $5,000 to do it?  Do you always carry a few hundred dollars (or euros, pounds or whatever) of folding money around with you in case of emergency?  If you needed $1,000 tonight for a hospital bill, could you handle it, or would you have to do an Easter egg hunt for it?
beliefs

Beliefs and the Fear of Changing Them

When you have a belief disproven, it destroys the happy, convenient, and comfortable narrative you’ve told yourself. 
difficulty

The Value of Difficulty

One of the most insightful realizations you’ll ever have is when you understand that not all things have a shortcut or hack – and that this state is good.
victimhood

Hanging onto Victimhood

Last post I wrote about how hard you have to work to remain broke.  A recent natural disaster demonstrated this in a different way.