Welcome to the X.

X as in the unique mix of decisions and experiences that will bring you meaning and joy in your next chapter. Think practical tools, a little inspiration and more than a few stories of those who’ve jumped the hurdle.
HealthLongevityMastery
September 17, 2020

Stages of change & motivation

Let’s start off with a solid fact: change, for most people, is somewhere between tough and horrible. But like most things, if you break it down into smaller pieces, it feels more approachable and doable. Abraham Maslow studied and wrote about change and motivation. He…
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MasteryMeaning
September 17, 2020

Finding satisfaction

During these long days of isolation, it’s important to find satisfaction. It’s too easy to focus on what is lost, what is difficult, what is disheartening…but it is, from personal experience, a black hole. I have discovered a few things that are satisfying—the best has…
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HealthMastery
September 17, 2020

Entropy by the numbers

Whether you’ve gotten whiplash from watching the stock market gyrate or the COVID-related statistics, you’re no doubt flooded with numbers that make you feel fear, doubt, confusion, sadness and even panic. Chaos reigns supreme when there is a lack of confidence, no clear path forward…
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Mastery
September 17, 2020

If I can do it…

I used to believe that if I can do it, anyone could do it. I came to realize the falsity of this statement. After all, we all have our own gifts and abilities and they might not be so easily transferrable. We must—let me emphasize…
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LongevityMasteryMeaning
September 17, 2020

The hero’s journey

Joseph Campbell wrote extensively about the hero’s journey—the perils and challenges from innocence to resolved hero. He describes the 12 stages from where the story begins in safety, his call to adventure, misgiving and the motivations and tests along the way. It is epic ordeal,…
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Mastery
September 17, 2020

Pandemic planning

Here we are in some unknown lap of this global pandemic. We don’t know when or if a useable vaccine will be discovered. We don’t know when the economy will open fully and what that will look like. But we have been in this situation…
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Mastery
September 17, 2020

‘nuff said

“Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit…
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Mastery
September 17, 2020

Small victories

I spoke with a friend the other day who was bemoaning that he’d not accomplished what he had intended during this crisis. He’d created a long list of projects and ideas that would bring him a level of satisfaction when completed. “The day just goes”,…
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