All Essays
Everything written so far.
Habit Architecture and Time Sovereignty pt 2
Time Sovereignty is sovereignty over your relationship with time. It is the decision to become a deliberate steward of the minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years that have been entrusted to you. It is recognising that while you cannot control the passage of time, you can influence where your time goes.
Motivation Limbo - The Gap In Between
There is a gap between getting motivated to break past your limits and actually setting out to break past those limits. This gap is what I love to call Motivational Limbo. It usually arises as a result of a lack of further motivation or drive, a lack of discipline, a lack of knowledge, a lack of the necessary structures, or a combination of one or more of the above.
Habit Architecture and Time Sovereignty pt 1
I wake up motivated, it's a brand new day. The birds seem to sing for me. The sun coats me in its warmth and glory. The Lord whispers in my ears. I feel the wind slowly caress my skin; this day is made for me! I definitely will accomplish so much of my plans today... It's the evening. I forgot most of the things I said I would do. The ones I recalled, I was too lazy to execute. 'I'll do it tomorrow. There's always tomorrow'.
Why We Resist Obviously Good Things.
People often prefer a flawed reality they understand over an uncertain improvement they do not. But it goes beyond mere psychology.
Ego is The Bane of Growth
When people fail, they usually find something or someone else to blame. Others blame themselves and conclude that they're just not good enough. The truth is, the biggest hindrance to growth and to success is ego. It's very subtle, but its effects are far from subtle.
The Cost of 'Just Another Tuesday': How Minor Moments Shape Major Futures
Big failures are a result of little compounding failures. A CEO that ended up stealing 4.5 billion dollars from a company didn't become a thief on the day they stole. Objects and idealogies formed in their minds over the years convinced them it was okay to do so. The murderer accepted that hatred was okay before carrying out their act. The decisions made over time and the activities allowed are just as significant as the 'big' public failure.
Introduction - To Be A Leader Or Not To Be.
If human behavior is an unpredictable maze, a leader cannot hope to guide others through it without first mapping the terrain of their own mind. This is where the journey truly begins, not with the management of others, but with the management of self, and the management of oneself begins with the knowledge of self.
The Significance of the Knowledge of Self in the Journey of Leadership.
In my early years, I was a victim to generic discipline systems. Everyone had an idea and a format for me to use, and every time I tried them, I failed in a second. Meanwhile, these same patterns were working for others and giving them beautiful results.