What school never taught us about intelligence
“Blind belief in authority is the greatest enemy of truth.” – Albert Einstein Few abilities hold as much power as the ability to question authority. Example: In high school, I…
Player One
“Why would you trade in what you really want to do for what the odds are in favour of?” — John Mayer From where I’m sitting, I see two basic…
The remarkable power of not losing progress
“Everyone is trying to be smart, I’m just trying not to be stupid.” – Charlie Munger, billionaire investor Here’s a simple, but remarkably powerful success principle: Don’t lose progress. A…
How to discover what you are born to do
“The goal of life is to match your nature with Nature.” – Joseph Campbell Hey, welcome back :)Quick recap before we jump into today’s lesson. Yesterday, we spoke about a…
We’re back :) Lessons from our retreat
“The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” – Daniel Boorstin We’re back 🙂 I’m sitting at a coffee shop in San Diego, decompressing…
What Is Spirituality? A simple definition
“Real religion is the transformation of anxiety into laughter.” – Alan WattsBefore we jump in, some sad news: Today is our last daily email until mid-August. Our retreat begins on…
I was forced to do the unthinkable
“We slip into the lives that are laid out for us the way children slip into the clothes that their mother lays out for them in the morning.” – Jed…
The simple secret to processing painful emotions
“Masculine toughness is often another word for emotional weakness.” – Master B.K. Frantzis What is the purpose of an emotion? I know it’s a strange question to ask on a…
A leap of faith
Our retreat recordings are on sale until Sunday. Grab them here before we close up shop. It’s 2009, Christmas time. I’m sitting in the passenger seat of my Mom’s car,…