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Do You Wanna Live Deliciously?  Here’s the Recipe.

Do You Wanna Live Deliciously? Here’s the Recipe.

December 18, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“If you have extraordinary bread and extraordinary butter, it’s hard to beat bread and butter.” – Jacques Pepin, Born Dec. 18, 1935. Something simple, like bread and butter – can be elevated to a level that is sublime. All it takes is for the two components of that simple recipe to be extraordinary. I love…
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Mindset, Positioning, Psychology, Quote, Success

Time is an Illusion – The Only Available Moment to Work is RIGHT NOW.

Time is an Illusion – The Only Available Moment to Work is RIGHT NOW.

December 16, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“We have nowhere else to go… this is all we have.” – Margaret Mead, Born Dec. 16, 1901. What are you waiting for? Some new software to be released? A new laptop to work on? One more big client to fund your escape? A perfect idea to put your passion into? Another golden once-in-a-lifetime opportunity…
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Mindset, Productivity, Psychology, Quote, Success

Science is for Suckers.  Be Lazy and ENGINEER Success!

Science is for Suckers. Be Lazy and ENGINEER Success!

December 15, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“A good scientist is a person with original ideas. A good engineer is a person who makes a design that works with as few original ideas as possible. There are no prima donnas in engineering.” – Freeman Dyson, Born Dec. 15, 1923. We work in a field that frequently tries to force creativity and invention…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote

Sharpen Yourself Through Friction and Testing Your Edge

Sharpen Yourself Through Friction and Testing Your Edge

December 13, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Great genius takes shape by contact with another great genius, but less by assimilation than by friction.” – Heinrich Heine, Born Dec. 13, 1797. I don’t think I am a genius. You’re probably not one, either. But discounting that, there is something for everyone to grab onto in this quote. Whatever your craft is, study…
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Mindset, Positioning, Quote, Success

Dig Your Own Gold Mine (But First, Fill it With Gold).

Dig Your Own Gold Mine (But First, Fill it With Gold).

December 11, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.” – Hector Berlioz, Born Dec. 11, 1803. Write. Everything. Down. It’s a lot easier if you are already writing when you’re having the idea. So write all the time. Even if you don’t have an idea….
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Is it True That Anyone Can Learn to Write For a Living?

Is it True That Anyone Can Learn to Write For a Living?

December 9, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“Writing can’t be taught.” – Susanna Moore, Born Dec. 9, 1945. Well, Susanna. I’m going to go ahead and call bullshart on that nonsense. If writing couldn’t be taught, we wouldn’t have civilization. Of course writing can be taught. The desire to want to write well and excessively, perhaps even as a full time vocation?…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success, Writing

The Two Main Missing Ingredients You Need to Become Who You Want to Be

The Two Main Missing Ingredients You Need to Become Who You Want to Be

December 6, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“The want of education and moral training is the only real barrier that exists between the different classes of men.” – Susanna Moodie, Born Dec. 6, 1803. What is the difference between you and the expert at the top of your field? The difference between you, and who you want to strive to be? Is…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The First Choice to Make Before You Buy Anything to Build Your Business

The First Choice to Make Before You Buy Anything to Build Your Business

December 5, 2020 Colin Theriot 1 Comment

“What counts isn’t the frame, it’s what you put in it.” – Otto Preminger, Dec. 5, 1906. I used to do it, too. Get caught up in whatever the next trend is, and think my fortune would be made by following suit. Write an ebook. Start a membership site. Do a joint venture launch. Then…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

The Shortcut to Success is To Under-prepare?

The Shortcut to Success is To Under-prepare?

December 4, 2020 Colin Theriot 2 Comments

“Live your questions now, and perhaps even without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into your answers.” – Rainer Maria Rilke, Born Dec. 4, 1875. People who want to achieve a thing, who are not used to being achievers, often make a common mistake. They over-learn. And over-prepare. And over-plan. They think…
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Mindset, Productivity, Quote, Success

Can You Keep This Simple Secret of Success: Simplicity IS the Secret… SHUSH!

Can You Keep This Simple Secret of Success: Simplicity IS the Secret… SHUSH!

December 2, 2020 Colin Theriot No Comments

“We are all, in a sense, experts on secrecy. From earliest childhood we feel its mystery and attraction. We know both the power it confers and the burden it imposes. We learn how it can delight, give breathing space and protect.” – Sissela Bok, Born Dec. 2, 1934. Information is practically worthless nowadays. What you…
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Mindset, Persuasion, Positioning, Psychology, Quote

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