by Sean | Mar 25, 2016 | Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Politics
This weekend families across the world will be celebrating Easter. Some people mark the holiday by going to church. Others will be out to brunch with family. Kids will be painting eggs. This holiday is a celebration of the day when Jesus of Nazareth rose from the...
by Sean | Mar 17, 2016 | Philosophy, Pschyology
One day a proud young man approached Socrates and asked him to show him the path to wisdom. Socrates looked at the man and paused for a few moments, allowing the him to become uncomfortable with the silence. He locked eyes with the young man and told him, “meet...
by Sean | Mar 11, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Happiness, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Productivity, Pschyology, Storytelling
A few weeks ago, during Seth Godin’s Leadership Workshop, I was introduced to Rule Number 6. Benjamin Zander, the man who coined the term, does a great job of explaining the rule here: Every day something happens in our lives that threatens to destroy...
by Sean | Mar 7, 2016 | Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Stoicism
Language holds an enormous amount of power over you. Your vocabulary determines your ability to communicate and express ideas. Vocabulary is a constraint on the mind; it is a reflection on how you think. The average adult knows 20,000 words, by expanding this you open...
by Sean | Feb 5, 2016 | Business, Entrepreneur, Mindfulness, Philosophy, Practical Philosophy, Stoicism
It was late January, the snow was over a foot deep. It was cold and windy. The sun was dropping and I had to build a fire to cook dinner and stay warm through the night. All I had on me was a flint and steel. No matches or lighters. Earlier that day I had collected...
by Sean | Jan 18, 2016 | Community, Mindfulness, Philosophy
Religion is going out of business. Churches are shutting their doors. Cathedrals are just a destination for tourists. Entire countries are now secular. As religion fades away, a void is opening in society. Religious leaders are there to help people celebrate momentous...