Category Archives: Personal Growth

A Saturday morning habit that helps me be less stupid

Photo by Frank Busch on Unsplash Story I recently started a new habit. Every Saturday, I go for a 60 to 90-minute walk. The trigger to this was reading a book that a friend recommended to me:  “The Road Less Stupid” by Keith Cunningham.   One of the first lines in the book is “Smart people do dumb […]

“Men are not disturbed by things, but by their view of things” (Epictetus)

Photo by Pedro Sanz on Unsplash One could also say that people are not disturbed by things, but that they disturb themselves by holding rigid and extreme beliefs about things. Psychologist Albert Ellis said that rigid beliefs, which often come the form of musts, absolute shoulds, have to’s, got to’s, etc., are at the very […]

Intuition and decision making

  Use your intuition for better decisions in uncertain situations Have you recently had to make a big decision such as taking a new job, hiring a new employee, starting or ending a business or deciding where to invest? Did you feel you had enough information? How did you go about it? In each of these […]

Choices and Decisions – Don’t confuse the two

October is a great time to review your choices and decision. But don’t confuse the two, because the two words mean different things. “We are our Choices”  – Jean Paul Sartre STORY I recently learned that a CHOICE is not the same as a DECISION. Choices are needed to clarify priorities, while decisions are needed to […]

Wondering what to do next

  STORY I wrote this memo after a great family vacation, travelling down the North-West Coast of the US, and managed to completely disconnect. But back home, I found myself dealing with 9 hours of jet-lag, 2 additional kg around my ribs thanks to American fast food, low energy, and wondering what to do next… […]