Unlabelable
Aspire to be frustratingly unlabelable.
Hats
It’s okay to label and sort the world, just be careful to apply very specific labels, and write them in pencil.
Trappings
It’s better to show who you are through your actions than through titles you apply to yourself.
Dollars and Sense
Dollars are one way to measure success, but even better is using sense.
The Right Hands
The wrong tools in the right hands is far better than the opposite. Quote from my new book, Act Accordingly. Update: April 7, 2017 In other words: work on skills, not owning the ‘right’ stuff. I see a lot of people…
Monkey Butlers
Becoming self-reliant isn’t easy, and it’s an ongoing journey no matter how far along the path you get.
You Don’t Need Logos
You don’t need logos to tell the world who you are.
The Cake
I am not the labels applied to me. I am me.
Meandering
Asking yourself uncomfortable questions may keep you from speeding recklessly toward your goals, but it also ensures your goals are the correct ones.
More Than You Need
Picture Hemingway. Or Thoreau. Or Virginia Woolf. The idea is to get in your head the image of an author; someone from before the computer. Before the transistor, even. Someone who has only been featured in black-and-white photos or sepia-toned…