A champion’s commitment usurps emotion. When a champion does not feel like doing what they have committed to do, they do it anyway, because doing advances them towards the goal.  They do when they don’t feel like doing.  Remarkable how…

“Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel.” ― Jean Racine 00

Emotions have been my enemy. Emotions have stymied my momentum. Emotions have stopped me cold. There are things I’ve wanted to do, goals I’ve wanted to achieve, stuff I’ve wanted to get done but did not do so because a…

Faking confidence is short-lived. Confidence is built on competence. Competence is built on consistency. Consistency is built on discipline. “The strongest steel is well-founded self belief. It is earned, not given.” –John Wooden (nor faked) 00

“Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. “Class has nothing to do with money. “Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It’s the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet…

“How can you ever produce something great if you don’t get started and give your ideas time to evolve? Author Jodi Picoult summarized the importance of avoiding perfectionism perfectly: ‘You can edit a bad page, but you can’t edit a…

Nothing nothing so inspires one to learn generosity as being the recipient of unexpected kindnesses. Receiving generosity in midst of stress (the fruit of fear, says Tony Robbins) reduces tension and soothes the soul. Lord, help me to remember to…

Susie and I went to Casey’s school play yesterday, The Little Mermaid. All kids, ages 9 to 16. Small theater. It was parent’s day. Glad we got to go. Casey played one of the eels—Flotsam—and he did very, very well…

“God, give me my friend back.” –Miles Davis obituary on Ralph Gleason 00

I am reading two books by Jocko Willink—actually re-reading ‘Extreme Ownership’, and ‘Discipline Equals Freedom’ Jocko is a Navy Seal and was the commander of Seal Team 3, task unit: Bruiser, the same unit American Sniper Chris Kyle served with…

Josh Ritter sings in his tune Snow is Gone: “I’m singing for the love of it, have mercy on the man who sings to be adored.” 00

WSJ: What lessons did you take from working with Larry Ellison at Oracle? Mr. Phillips: “The best thing I learned at Oracle was speed. Speed is better than perfection. If you’re sitting around for six months debating something, usually the…

“The single easiest way to find out how you feel about someone: say goodbye.” -Phil Knight, Nike Founder 00

“Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” -Leo Tolstoy 00

“Some people worry that artificial intelligence will make us feel inferior, but then, anybody in his right mind should have an inferiority complex every time he looks at a flower.” —Alan Kay   00

“A year spent in artificial intelligence is enough to make one believe in God.” —Alan Perlis 00

“By far, the greatest danger of Artificial Intelligence is that people conclude too early that they understand it.” —Eliezer Yudkowsky 00

“Artificial intelligence will reach human levels by around 2029. Follow that out further to, say, 2045, we will have multiplied the intelligence, the human biological machine intelligence of our civilization a billion-fold.” —Ray Kurzweil 00

I found my journals from college and early work days, I am shocked, aghast, and dismayed over the excessive amount of worrying, fretting, and general insecurity of my mood, attitude, and belief in myself – or rather lack of belief.…