A long time ago, in an ancient village of Northern India, the King declared a competition to see who was the wisest man in the land. Scores of men were sent into the streets in order to gather the wisest men who roamed the lands. Three men were brought back to the King. The […]

  Humanity does not live in the real world. It lives in the world of MIND. It lives in the world of THOUGHT. Understand what I am about to say. And understand it clearly. For it is not a sleight against humanity. It is simply the unadulterated truth: MAN IS A SCHIZOPHRENIC. His existence is […]

  I was speaking with one of my professional athletes during an intense session in which we were attempting to uncover the seeds of his disappointments with his life. During a particularly sensitive moment during the session the air was thick with an awkward silence. He put his hands on his knees and looked at […]

  There was a tornado that ripped through a small town, leaving destruction in its wake. Thousands were left homeless. Buildings lay collapsed. Cars lay toppled on their side. And trees lay fallen with their roots fully exposed. There was a man who had lived in this town for forty years. He simply could not […]

  I will not keep you in suspense. For that is not my way. What is that One Thing? The lack of realization that YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. Not some theoretical understanding. Not some far off possibility. Not some eventuality. The HEARTFELT realization that stabs a man square in the heart . . . The […]

  I get many emails from people around the globe who wish to consult with me about helping them create success in their life. I must say that this is such a ubiquitous and pervasive issue in my consultancy that if I published ten articles per day for the next twenty years on this issue […]

  It bothers me that some of my contemporaries are in a better position than me because they belong to a more elite educational institution. I truly feel the hunger and the drive. And I have a feeling that I am better than a lot of them. But society values the prestige of the institution. The worst part is,that it […]

  I often look at trees. Some of the greatest ones I’ve seen are the grand Sequoias in the Pacific Northwest. But equally impressive are the ones in my backyard. And the ones that line the wayward country roads. It is not necessarily their age. Or their flowering. Or their size. It is their beautiful […]

  We attempt to make meaning out of it. We attempt to shape it into significance. We attempt to adorn it with ideals. We attempt to look into it and find ourselves. We are all such fools. Yet we think we are wonderfully intelligent. We marvel at our cleverness. We believe we understand life. We […]