The common cause of romantic mistakes and financial insecurity

We’ve all had friends who repeat romantic mistakes. You may know a dreamy-eyed romantic who confuses surface and substance. Or perhaps your friend is a sad-eyed victim who sees deception and shallowness behind the face of every prospective mate. From where you...
Opportunity: you can’t miss out unless you lock on

Opportunity: you can’t miss out unless you lock on

Nobody wants to miss out on an opportunity, whether it is for true love, adventure, new business–whatever. But you actually can’t miss out unless you lock on. Here’s what I mean. We tend to think of opportunities as if they exist out in the world....
When you think there’s got to be an easier way, there is

When you think there’s got to be an easier way, there is

One day on your morning walk you come upon a man bashing his head against a brick wall in the middle of a field. You watch, mesmerized, as he stands in front of the wall and rhythmically butts his head against it over and over again. After a few minutes you just have...