This is one of the most selfish things I like to do each year. The best part is having a catalogue of things to look back on. It’s a time capsule created as a temporal landmark that allows you to travel through space and time every time you look back. All I’m tryin’ to doContinue reading “Best of 2025”
Tag Archives: Reading
Unreasonable Hospitality
BY: WILL GUIDARA In one line: No matter what your job title or profession is, this book has a lot of actionable insights to improving your day-to-day delivery of excellence–“it’s not about what you do. it’s about how you make people feel.” Intro, Chapter 1, Chapter 2: Chapter 3 – The Extraordinary Power of Intention:Continue reading “Unreasonable Hospitality”
The Path to the Vale
In the sixth book of the Red Rising Series (Light Bringer), one of my favorite metas I’ve ever crossed paths with runs in parallel–a story within a story, with some incredible metaphors for life. I read the book a second time purely to revisit “The Path.” I wanted to document these because I have foundContinue reading “The Path to the Vale”
3-2-1 Guide to Essentialism
I have long been a fan of Greg McKeown’s book, ‘Essentialism’, and revisit my notes every year. “The disciplined pursuit of less.” About a month ago, I discovered the “Essentialism Planner” that Greg created–‘A 90Day Guide to Accomplishing More by Doing Less.’ It was the perfect timing. Being constantly bogged down with things “I hadContinue reading “3-2-1 Guide to Essentialism”
The Best of 2024
The last reconciliation of 2024, a great way to look back on all the blessings turned lessons from the year. Favorite Questions: Favorite Books: Best Places to Visit: Favorite Quotes: Worth Reading or Watching: Best Value Add to Life: Worth Revisiting Yearly for Inspiration: 3. A Divorce Attorney’s Thoughts on Love and Marriage – JamesContinue reading “The Best of 2024”
Why We Sleep
BY: MATTHEW WALKER In one line: First read this book in 2019 when I met Matthew Walker at the TED Global Conference & revisit my notes every year–I am borderline dogmatic that SLEEP is far and away the MOST important element to your mental, physical, and emotional health. In one more line: With the holidaysContinue reading “Why We Sleep”
Red Rising
BY: PIERCE BROWN In one line: Hands down, my favorite book series of all time…sci-fi, fantasy, and leadership…stay on the ride until the end because it only gets better the deeper you dive. “Societies have 3 stages: savagery, ascendance, and decadence—decadence is where they fail.“ “We sing, we dance, we love—that is our power.” “AllContinue reading “Red Rising”
Thought Experiment—Predictions For the “Red Wave” & Trump
Improve Your Process With Prediction & Reflection This is one of the things that most of the people I admire constantly reiterate— “focus on process, not result. The results will take care of themselves when you have a consistent, clear, and repeatable process.” I believe that taking time to reflect on your thinking is oneContinue reading “Thought Experiment—Predictions For the “Red Wave” & Trump”
Essentialism
BY: Greg McKeown In one line: A simple roadmap for anyone seeking the ‘disciplined pursuit of less’. In one more line: “If one’s life is simple. contentment has to come.” – Dalai Lama In one last line: If you don’t prioritize your life, someone else will do it for you, without you in mind. ChapterContinue reading “Essentialism”
How to Travel & Learn New Languages
In one line: Take the time to learn these 20-30 words/phrases every time you travel to a new country–it will greatly enhance your experience and allow you to engage more deeply with the locals, have fun, use your brain, and learn more in the process. Having been away from home for about a year, languageContinue reading “How to Travel & Learn New Languages”
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