Investor's Business Daily Quote
In my “other” life, I work with large corporations to create cultures of innovation. My first book, 24/7 Innovation, has been out for over 4 years. But it still gets quoted. The latest quotes are in Monday November, 28th’s Investors Business Daily. Get workers to focus on outcomes instead of specific tasks, says Stephen Shapiro, […]
The True Story of Thanksgiving
One of the Goal-Free Living secrets is “Want What You Have.” Therefore it is timely to share with you the true story of Thanksgiving as told by Ben Franklin. Mark Skousen granted me permission to reprint the following story from his new book, The Compleated Autobiography, by Benjamin Franklin, due to be released next month. […]
Salutation to the Dawn
Look to this day! For it is life, the very life of life. In its brief course Lie all the verities and realities of your existence: The bliss of growth The glory of action The splendour of beauty For yesterday is but a dream And tomorrow only a vision But today well lived makes every […]
Quote of the Day — Harpo Marx
“I don’t know whether my life has been a success or a failure. But not having any anxiety about becoming one instead of the other, and just taking things as they come along, I’ve had a lot of extra time to enjoy life.” – Harpo Marx I am told that Harpo’s autobiography is an excellent […]
Alan Alda's Goal-Free Quote
In Alan Alda’s new book, Never Have Your Dog Stuffed (And Other Things I’ve Learned) , he tells a story about “The Apple Tree,” a mid-’60s Broadway play, which resulted in a Tony nomination. What he recalls in the book is wondering where his career was going. In a recent CNN interview, Alda is quoted […]
Quote of the Day
I met someone this weekend who, after a major tragedy, decided to take the goal-free path. His life is now one of adventure and exploration, always trying new things. He says that he still makes plans. But the purpose of the plans is to tell him what NOT to do. He and his buddies have […]
Quote of the Day
From a button I purchased in a store in California — “I used to DREAM of making the salary I’m now STARVING on.”
Quote of the Day
“I dread success. To have succeeded is to have finished one’s business on earth, like the male spider, who is killed by the female the moment he has succeeded in courtship. I like a state of continual becoming, with a goal in front and not behind.” – George Bernard Shaw Although he says he likes […]
Quote of the day
“Giving up the pursuit of retirement has a great many practical and psychological advantages. But it also has an added spiritual bonus: by eliminating the finish line, life stops being a race. With all of us on our own path, there’s no way your progress can be compared to anyone else’s. No one–not your parents, […]
Final Thoughts — Post #5
Here’s another final reflection heard by Professor Tony Komaroff (M.D.), Professor at Harvard Medical School. She was born and raised in Jamaica, had a 5th grade education, and earned a living as a seamstress. When her daughter first brought her to my office in 1972, she was 52, and I was the first doctor she […]