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What If…

What is J.K. Rowling had given up on her Harry Potter book after those first 12 publishers rejected her?

Prosperity Is not Created by Chance, Accident, or Luck

Most people like to think that prosperity comes as a result of, random chance, unplanned accident, or simply luck. This is a common and comfortable belief because it removes any personal responsibility from the equation.

Confessions of a Mad Scientist Philosopher…

Not sure anyone actually carries business cards any longer. I haven’t used one for 20 years. But if I did, pretty sure it would list my occupation as Scientific Philosopher. That label would certainly rankle highly educated readers, since I’ve earned the same number of college degrees as your cousins Pookie, Scooter, and Ray-Ray.

My Advice for Dreamers

Why do dreamers get such a bad rap? Gandhi, Tesla, and Mary Kay Ash were dreamers. Oprah, Elon Musk, and Camila Cabello are dreamers. Without dreamers, there would be no art, no innovation, and disruption would never occur. You can argue that virtually all progress would cease without dreamers.

Unleash your Genius on the World

A few years back, I wrote a book titled Mad Genius, because I was fascinated by the transformational alchemy process that occurs when people transcend the ordinary and even the extraordinary and enter the realm of their unique genius. This gift is unique for each of us and displays in many different ways.

Who You Become…

Scott Adams, yes that one, frequently talks about a concept he calls skill stacking. The gist of the concept is that it’s really hard to become the very best in the world at almost everything. There is only one LeBron James, Maya Angelou, or Elon Musk. But when you can stack a high degree of proficiency in two or even three areas on top of each other, you make yourself extremely valuable.

Creating a Critical Thinking Mastermind

In this post, we discussed the importance of having someone in your life that you can count on to give you good guidance and tell you the truth. Then in the next post, I shared some thoughts on how you create those relationships. Now let’s look at creating an extended mastermind of critical thinkers you can draw on.

The Nature of Dreamers…and When to Enable Your Auto-Destruct Sequence

How do you know when to give up on a dream? When is it appropriate to abandon your positive, never-give-up attitude and recognize that this particular dream, relationship, or business is just not meant to be?

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