One of Abe Lincoln's many memorable quotes is "It's not the years in your life that matter, but the life in your years." We all know that to be true. Who doesn't want to live a full, rich life? Based on all the research we review at BUILT TO LEAD, however, it seems only a … Continue reading The Life in Your Years
Category: Wisdom
Another Inconvenient Truth
I spent a part of the weekend talking with friends about the current political scene. These days, it seems, everyone has an opinion about health care reform, economic stimulus, Cash for Clunkers, etc., etc. My Democrat friends have recently switched from offense--demonizing and vilifying the prior administration--and are making the uncomfortable transition to defending the … Continue reading Another Inconvenient Truth
A Few Words About Energy and Power
We at BUILT TO LEAD are big fans of clarity. Oftentimes, the meaning of our own language, English, just does not help. That's when we ask our old dead friends from ancient Greece and Rome for some help. Even occasional readers of this blog know that we often call on ancient Latin to define what … Continue reading A Few Words About Energy and Power
There’s Nothing You Have That I Need
Opus. Living a life so attuned to who you are and what you want that you could give a flip for what others expect of you. That kind of life dedicated to a vision and a cause that the people you meet couldn't help but be attracted to it if they had anything like the … Continue reading There’s Nothing You Have That I Need
Shouts and Whispers
An associate called me the other day and remarked about our sudden loss of Larry, and how that was "a real 'wake-up call'." Yes. It was. For those who were asleep and who somehow took the time and effort to notice, and wake up, and get out of bed. Wake up calls... Sometimes they are … Continue reading Shouts and Whispers
Bulls, Squirrels, Ducks, and The Five-Year Plan
Peter Danis is the successful owner of Figlio Restaurants and Vino Vino Wine Bar here in Columbus. I was fortunate to hear him address some of the best and brightest seniors at Upper Arlington high School a couple of weeks ago. What he said certainly resonated with those kids, who are starting their adult lives … Continue reading Bulls, Squirrels, Ducks, and The Five-Year Plan
A Matter of Life and Death
Spent this early Tuesday morning as I always do--over coffee and great conversation with a group of men seeking the truth. Fellow pilgrims who are awake and aware, and trying to become more so. This meeting occupies a permanent place on my weekly schedule because I am living out my PURPOSE through a PROCESS that … Continue reading A Matter of Life and Death
You Are What You Read
Everyone has heard the old adage "You are what you eat." Lots of recent science backs that up. Our bodies are made up of the elements of the earth, and what you choose to put into that system becomes "incorporated" (literally, "becomes part of the body") of that system. A reasonably healthy individual can embark … Continue reading You Are What You Read
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