Discipline is something you do or don't do . In the 1926 book The Story of Philosophy , Will Durant Summarized Aristotle's ideas on discipline by writing, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit." My favorite part of that quote is " We are what we repeatedly do .' It reminded me of one of my dear friends and mentors. In one-on-one meetings, he would always say, 'Check me, am I telling myself a story?' I came to learn that what he was reall

It doesn’t take much to feel good . Let me repeat. It doesn’t take much to feel good. Last week, I was yapping about my notes on manifestation. In that article, I mentioned that I recently listened to Atomic Habits to kick off the New Year. If you haven’t read (or listened to) Atomic Habits yet (and you have the time), this is your sign to DO IT. But if you don’t have the time and want the spark notes on why it doesn’t take much to feel good, hang here with me. James Clear,

I joined the masses in starting the New Year by reading (well, listening on Audible) to Atomic Habits  by James Clear. In Chapter 18: The Truth About Talent (When Genes Matter and When They Don’t), James invites readers to reflect on the question: What feels like fun to me but work to others?  He expands on it with prompts like: What comes naturally to me? What makes me lose track of time? Where do I get better returns than the average person? I was listening to the book in