If you are desirous of living a generative life, one that ends with the feeling of a mission accomplished rather than of a disappointing failure, you must develop the ability to focus your physical, mental and emotional attention. The three levels are focused independently, yet the three are connected like lenses within lenses. As such, …
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A Greater Person
"When you are inspired by some great purpose, some extraordinary project, all your thoughts break their bonds. Your mind transcends limitations, your consciousness expands in every direction, and you find yourself in a new, great and wonderful world. Dormant forces, faculties and talents become alive and you discover yourself to be a greater person by …
Fly the Airplane
Hutchinson's Law: If a situation requires undivided attention, it will occur simultaneously with a compelling distraction. Pilots face the interesting challenge if navigating in a third dimension, often at double, triple or more the speed of any other mode of transportation. As with driving a car, catching a ball or starting a new business, distractions …
The Quicksand of Reason
"Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously. A person may be proud without being vain. Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves; vanity, to what we would have others think of us." ~ Jane Austen You can tell a lot about a person by participating in a sporting …
Gregory Hake 