Empowering people to reach their full potential
Aaron Graves
I’m going to go out and do it, and show myself that it’s possible, because possibility is very contagious. If you show yourself that something is possible in your life that you once thought was impossible, that’s going to give you confidence throughout your whole entire life. And so one thing I do is, every …
A group of scientists placed 5 monkeys in a cage, and in the middle they placed a ladder with bananas on top. Every time a monkey went up the ladder, the scientists soaked the rest of the monkeys with cold water. After a while, every time a monkey went up the ladder, the other monkeys …
Recently several high-profile people (Mark Zuckerberg, the NFL, etc) have seen their social media accounts hacked. And who can forget the TeamViewer madness that’s going on right now. Bottom line, we suck at passwords. But who can blame us? We need an account for everything these days. How can we possibly be expected to remember …
As someone interested in self-improvement, I found this compilation of snippets from an Alan Watts lecture to be an interesting take on the subject. “Kindly let me help you or you’ll drown” said the monkey, putting the fish safely up a tree.
I’ve joined the Million Mani Club. Well, technically not yet. I haven’t recited a million Manis yet. But I’m in process of doing so. Just what exactly is this club? I’m so glad you asked. From the Kagyu Thubten Chöling website: The KTC Million Mani Club was first launched in December 2012, with the aspiration …
We live in illusion And the appearance of things. There is a reality. We are that reality. When you understand this, You see that you are nothing. And being nothing, You are everything. That is all. —Kalu Rinpoche
Bad habits; we all got’em. You know what they are. You know you should stop. But… it’s hard. In fact, sometimes you feel downright powerless. And you’re not crazy… Research from Duke University shows 40% of what you do every day isn’t a decision — it’s a habit. The good news is there’s a guaranteed …
I recently read D. Michael Abrashoff’s It’s Your Ship: Management Techniques from the Best Damn Ship in the Navy, and I found it a very enjoyable read. I’d highly recommend it for anyone, but especially those in leadership positions. Abrashoff walks us through 11 fundamentals of leadership he used to turn the USS Benfold around …
“Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better.” —Samuel Beckett
