https://youtu.be/xBXxLg8Q1Hw Cash Is Decisions One is oft to hear the saying, cash is King because what is cash really? It's fungible and divisible, that is you can hold it in equal units and break it evenly into even smaller units. But it is also a means of storing economic energy. Most people work for money. …
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https://youtu.be/Vl8q_qOZOBg Pushing Against Limits So I learned how to swim this year. More or less anyways with a buddy of mine teaching me. It's another limit surpassed. And I have surpassed quite a number of limits these past number of years. Public speaking, musical instruments, 'musical' performances, dancing, among others, in multiple continents. I'd like …
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https://youtu.be/sr7RsvEKqjo Are Cities as Productive as They Seem? I've spent a lot of time in big cities and having done so, you observe the hecticness of it all. People tend to be always in a rush with patience being a virtue that is not as common as it would be elsewhere. Now it certainly lends …
Continue reading ‘The Madness of Men’ Kingston’s Journey #157
https://youtu.be/a08f_5SuqRM What if You Need Their Help in the Future? Burning a bridge is generally unwise, which we discussed some time ago that one should simmer their bridges. There will always be individuals that you don't really need or perhaps dislike for whatever reason. But telling them off or blatantly severing connections is not advisable …
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https://youtu.be/F8Cg1o4n0Wg 'Do Unto Others' But They May Do You In The good book says to do unto others as you would unto yourself. I'm not debating that, at least not this time. What I am saying is that though you may be free to treat others as you would want to be treated, don't expect …
Continue reading ‘The Wolf & the Merchant’ Kingston’s Journey #154
https://youtu.be/olPwMjZduaQ One Needs to Reciprocate There is always a quid pro quo. The essence of this term is you do something for me & I do something for you. It's a matter of pooling resources to advance common interests. Like a pot luck, everyone eats, but I may like fish and you may like chicken. …
https://youtu.be/poUup8N4mXk I Think Therefore I Am Cogito ergo sum, coined by an old philosopher long dead. I think, therefore I am. It can be argued that it is this cognitive ability of being able to work towards an abstract goal that has led us to become far more advanced then any other known creature. In …
Continue reading ‘People Live, Thoughts Die’ (Problem Solving) Kingston’s Journey #147
https://youtu.be/1aWjwWu2VB8 The Problem With Studying Success Stories Bookshelves are filled with countless recounts of success. From political leaders to prominent businessmen, big names seem to all get a biography written about them on their ascent to greatness. news articles, blogs, TV shows, books, basically those that do well get a lot of publicity thrown their …
Continue reading ‘Look To The Graves’ (More On Success) Kingston’s Journey #145
https://youtu.be/2p0UYwClK2k 'How Was Your Weekend?' I wanted to start this one off with a personal recount. I used to be asked how my weekend was, which I would mumble a few words before diverting the conversation to a different topic. I felt incredibly uncomfortable from such a seemingly innocent question. Which is something I'd like …
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https://youtu.be/qL-bWzs9Oa4 The Fickleness of Success Success is a rather unpredictable outcome in many ways. I won't go into specific examples, but there are so many instances where someone who was by all metrics not meant to succeed against all odds, does. Sure there may be some indicators, but for the most part, it was not …
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