Principled Philosophy A Heavenly Match: Content & Ambitious Human beings are always trying to improve ourselves, or our situation in life—no matter how happy we currently are. It seems we are designed to constantly aspire to bigger and better things. However, can you have lofty goals and dreams and still be happy with what you [...]
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Principled Philosophy The Possibilities are Endless It’s a cliché and it’s also the truth: The possibilities are endless. The next time someone tells you that something can’t be done, remember that they’re only saying that because they personally haven’t found the way to do it yet. The v-8 engine, the 4-minute mile, the airplane, a [...]
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Principled Philosophy The 6 Steps Towards Reaching Any Objective Andrew Carnegie began as an ordinary laborer in the steel mills, and yet became one of the richest individuals in American history. He claimed that he used the following six steps to achieve all of his major accomplishments. Many other successful men and women have reported [...]
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Principled Philosophy Don’t Try Harder Work smart not hard, goes the saying. Yet too many of us get ourselves into situations where we are overworked, stressed out, and wondering why all of our hard work isn’t bearing the fruit we’d hoped for. If you find yourself feeling this way, take a day off. Ideas can [...]
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Principled Philosophy That’s Just the Way It Is…Or Is It? If it weren’t for curious individuals, all progress in this world would stop. One common denominator of all great minds is that they question. They’re curious. Whether in a laboratory or in a conference room, great minds are always looking for unseen potential, pitfalls, and [...]
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Principled Philosophy The Secret Ingredient Would you like to have the secret ingredient for success in life? The truth is that there are lots of unique recipes for success that are as unique as each individual, but there is just one single ingredient that every success story shares. People who are successful over the long [...]
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Principled Philosophy Don’t Fear Change Uncertainties and fear of the unknown can cause inaction. For example, some traditional photography suppliers and stores resisted digital photography rather than embracing it until it was too late (or until they had already lost out on a tremendous amount of profit). Everyone is afraid of failure, but it is [...]
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Principled Philosophy Not-So-Instant Gratification It has been said that the quickest path to misery is continual instant gratification. Why? Because contrary to what your brain tells you, getting everything you want the moment you want it boring and leads to life feeling pretty empty and meaningless. It’s a part of the “Consumer Condition” of wanting [...]
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Principled Philosophy Pure Intelligence “Work smart not hard”, goes the saying. However, you can’t really think or work smart if you’re always busy. Thinking “hard” about a challenge is ironically not always the best way to come up with good ideas. In fact, it is often when we allows ourselves to not think or worry [...]
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Principled Philosophy Clean Up Internal Clutter It’s harder to work in a cluttered workspace versus an organized one, but it’s even harder if the clutter isn’t on your desk, but rather in your head… You know what I’m talking about—those days when you have so many ideas, worries, or to-dos floating around up there that [...]
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