Here’s something nobody tells you about getting really good at something.
Excellence turns you into a magnet.
The more competent, disciplined, and reliable you become, the more people get pulled toward you.
One of my favorite facts about the ancient Olympics is that the athletes competed completely naked.
No uniforms.
No armor.
No jewelry.
No status symbols.
Just you, your body, and whatever work you put in beforehand.
I’ve always loved Antoni Gaudi.
If you don’t know who he is, he’s the architect behind the Sagrada Família in Barcelona. The place looks insane. No straight lines. Spirals everywhere.
Jean Valjean in Les Misérables is a fascinating character.
He finally gets released from prison. The very thing he’s been dreaming about for years. Freedom. The prison gates open. The number is gone. B
Apparently there’s an epidemic of male loneliness right now.
And before anyone gets defensive, yes, I get it. I don’t want some guy sitting in his house hearing the crickets chirp and feeling dark. That’s real.
I saw the news earlier this month that James Van Der Beek died. Sad.
I’m not going to pretend I followed him closely. I knew of him. Not really my thing. But I did a little reading and it sounds..
