Just as mirages can play tricks on our vision, emotions can play tricks on our perception.
Category: Wiser Next Week Stories
Action is Courage (Wiser Next Week: On Persistence)
You’ve got to act now and make the most out of what you have. Remember that action is the most fundamental form of courage.
“Align Principles With Action” (Wiser Next Week: On Goals and Persistence)
A goal is easy, all you have to do is say something. Aligning those goals with steps that will bring it into fruition though, that is the hard part.
“Project Your Life 5 Years Ahead” (Wiser Next Week: On Regrets)
As a person gets older, they'll still want what they want, they'll just have more barriers, more obligations and more bodily decay to contend with.
“The Gift of Time and Age”(Wiser Next Week: On Aging & Death)
So often we see the bad of aging without acknowledging the opportunity, knowledge and beauty along with it.
“Your Body is a Car” (Wiser Next Week: On Health)
Your body is a car, if you pour french fry oil into it and expect it to work, well that's a recipe for disaster.
“Strategically Smile to Get What You Want” (Wiser Next Week: On Happiness)
When you tell your mind to do something it likes to do the opposite. So when you tell it to stop thinking negatively, it won't. You need to a a different approach.
“Psychological Ownership” Wiser Next Week: On Loyalty
Loyalty takes years to build. It takes time, trust, having each others back. Loyalty is a key building block of our civilization. Our ancestors realized that if we each tried to do our own thing, it wouldn't amount to much. But together, we can build buildings, cities, nations and equally important, stand on top of the progress of previous generations.
“Show Them Your Greatness” Wiser Next Week: On Fear
If you want to make your greatness known, the fear of criticism is just part of the process. One cannot take the good without the bad.
“The Spray & Pray Teacher” Wiser Next Week: On Emotions
All my teachers were gone, now it was up to me to impersonate them & reign in defiant youths. Big boots to fill for an introverted accountant that's always been told he needs to, "come out of his shell." I felt insecure & inadequate.
