by David | Oct 23, 2019 | blog
Last year I purchased a new Subaru Crosstrek after my 2004 Volvo wagon unexpectedly reached a point where it was no longer drivable and the costs to repair were prohibitive with no guarantee that fixing it now would extend its usable life. I love my new car and was...
by David | Oct 15, 2019 | blog
“Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained.” – Marie Curie It’s easy to come up with...
by David | Aug 9, 2019 | blog
Watching martial arts movies is not the same as stepping onto the mat and training in martial arts. It’s easy to be the critic on the sidelines: “That was dumb – why did he do that? I would never do that.” “I could have won that...
by David | Jul 21, 2019 | blog
“Make haste slowly,” says the Alchemist orĀ festina lenteĀ in Latin. How much of the time do we spend trying to finish or get to the end faster, whether it’s a project, a race like a marathon or the next stage of our personal growth? There’s...
by David | Apr 1, 2019 | blog, books
“Love of your work, willingness to stay with it even in the absence of extrinsic reward, is good food and drink.” – George Leonard The Path of Mastery In his book Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-term Fulfillment, George Leonard describes the...