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May, 2012
- Stop Waiting & Make Amazing Happen Sent Monday, May 21, 2012 Inspiration Weekly by Stephen Palmer M r. Incredible, you'll recall, arrives home one day from work to find the neighbor kid lurking on his tricycle in the Incredibles' driveway. What are you waiting for? Mr. Incredible demands. I dunno, shrugs the kid. Something amazing, I guess. That wishful statement from a cartoon boy reveals profound insights into human nature. It explains why millions of people lurk at magazine racks gawking at […]
- Why Ambition & Comfort are Strangling Your Life Sent Monday, May 14, 2012 Inspiration Weekly W e burst from the womb, wide-eyed, hungry for discovery, thirsty for adventure. Eyes probing, fingers poking, tongues licking, minds chewing, bubbling through life in constant, exultant motion. Joyfully disturbed are we, jittering with an insatiable why, rapturous with possibility, taking nothing for granted. But over time, our flames of curiosity are extinguished. We succumb to adulthood, our zest for life drowned […]
- The Radical Philosophy that Accelerates Your Success Sent Monday, May 7, 2012 Inspiration Weekly Y ou, of course, remember the wildly successful The Man Your Man Could Smell Like Old Spice ads. You may not know, however, the radical philosophy that spawned them. The ads were created by Wieden+Kennedy, one of the most innovative and successful ad agencies in the world. On a wall of their headquarters in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon hangs a huge white canvas filled with tens of thousands of clear plastic […]
April, 2012
- What UFO Cults & Killers Reveal About Your Moral Blind Spots Sent Monday, April 30, 2012 Inspiration Weekly H ow do you gleefully slaughter 800,000 people in 100 days using nothing but machetes? The same way you justify poor health habits and using your credit cards irresponsibly, and for the same reasons you scream in rage at referees when they make a call against your team, then cheer raucously when they make a call against the enemy. Whether we're talking about genocide, heated political debates, or little white lies, our […]
- 6 Inescapable Laws of Habits Sent Monday, April 23, 2012 Inspiration Weekly P ioneer wagon wheels cut eternal ruts in plains and rocks across the American west. Likewise, your habits forge irreversible patterns in your brain as you migrate toward your eternal destiny. Free will comes with the shackles of consequence. Choose your actions you may, but consequences are unavoidable and non-negotiable. And no consequential shackles are as unyielding and unforgiving as the power of habit. […]
- The Only Sure Path to True Greatness Sent Monday, April 16, 2012 Inspiration Weekly T o every man there comes, said Winston Churchill, ...that special moment when he is figuratively tapped on the shoulder and offered the chance to do a special thing unique to him and fitted to his talent. What a tragedy if that moment finds him unprepared or unqualified for the work which would be his finest hour. You were born for greatness. But how do you prepare for it? Through years of tireless, thankless, […]
- The Success Secret Most Neglected by Americans Sent Monday, April 9, 2012 Inspiration Weekly A n ancient Chinese parable is told of Yu Gong, a 90-year-old man whose travels to and from his home were inconvenienced by two large nearby mountains. One day Yu Gong said to his family, These mountains are too inconvenient. Why not get rid of them? His son and grandson responded, What you say is true. We shall start moving them tomorrow. The next day, they began […]
- A Grossly Inadequate Tribute to the American Dream(ers) Sent Monday, April 2, 2012 Inspiration Weekly T he American Dream, though dimmed by bad laws and bad news, is still alive. I know this because Queen Karina and I recently discovered Shark Tank, an enthralling TV show for entrepreneurs and investors. We've been mesmerized for the past two weeks, watching three episodes a night on Hulu. And I find myself overwhelmed to the point of tears with a deep respect and even reverence for the American Dream and those […]
March, 2012
- The Real Hero Behind a Classic American Story Sent Monday, March 26, 2012 Inspiration Weekly You've received this email because you joined our mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, simply unsubscribe here: Share this newsletter: Today's message was written and contributed by subscriber Marie Arnold. This is an extremely rare exception, but her story is so fabulous and well-written that I just had to share. I hope you enjoy it and get as much out of it as I have. Sincerely, Stephen Palmer Founder, Life […]
- How a Strange Sanskrit Word Can Change Your Life Sent Monday, March 19, 2012 Inspiration Weekly You've received this email because you joined our mailing list. If you no longer wish to receive our emails, simply unsubscribe here: Share this newsletter: L ast week we discussed how your path to mission is illuminated by what angers you and what you fear. But there's a deeper principle at the heart of those two clues. Those two clues shine light on the […]