Posted on Fri, 10 Apr, 2009 by themessthatensues
A strange question really but what it means is a question of whats in your control, and equally as important, what isn’t?!?
So, What’s in your hand? What are you wired to do? What is your identity, your income, your influence?
With all the things you can use to influence the world you inhabit, what are you [...]
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Posted on Tue, 24 Mar, 2009 by themessthatensues
Something that got me thinking recently was the process of learning. More specifically, MY process of learning.
When i’m doing well, or have learnt something new that I get immediate tangible results from (like i’m experiencing now), I seem to have a tendency to slack off from direct learning. It’s frustrating to know this and not remedy [...]
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Posted on Wed, 11 Feb, 2009 by themessthatensues
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until their too heavy to be broken”
I saw a hugely interesting video clip of Warren Buffett today. He’s certainly somebody I admire without knowing too much about him, but to see him, hear him, and watch his mannerisms in person, I can really appreciate just [...]
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