Personal Development with Gray Miller
The other night while watching TV, the characters walked into an ambush. They immediately did exactly what you’re supposed to do in an ambush. Here’s a pop quiz to see what you think they should have done: A. Immediately move left or right, finding cover. B. Hit the deck! Stay low and try to fire …
Last week I wrote about how re-visiting a book I had loved for most of my life revealed some flaws that made it, basically, unlovable. There is also the flip side, though: when something you’ve loved for long time changes in some way, and you discover new reasons to love it. “Please Don’t Ruin It.” …
Franklin’s Sign Mantra “Life favors those who move in the direction of greatest courage.” – Franklin Veaux I’ve never met Franklin, though we have mutual friends in polyamory circles and I’ve admired his clear and concise writing for years (even the stuff I disagree with). The phrase above is one of many gems from his …
Scaredy-Dance “I do not think you can get rid of the fear… but you can dance with it.” — Seth Godin I came across this quote in the excellent 99U newsletter and it had a resonance to my mantra of “Dance, Don’t Scramble.” I almost hesitate to use it because of a single article: the quote …
Tough Love I hate money. Right about now, my financial coach (and maybe my therapist) are perhaps grimacing as I write that, with exhortations of “Don’t give the negative thoughts power!” and such coming to mind. And I try, I do. The biggest project I have right now is a massive lifehack: re-configuring my relationship …