Holding yourself accountable is not about feeling good; it’s about BEING good. (But when you manage to do it, yeah, you’ll naturally feel good).  😉

At the end of my life, the verdict will be “He made it,” or  “He didn’t make it but he should have,” or “He should have tried harder.”  Boil it down and I’ll be revealed as lucky, unlucky—or worst of all—timid or lazy. But going deeper than that reveals what’s even more important:  Calling  yourself…

Being able to accept opposing viewpoints calmly/with an open mind is simply the first step.  Ultimately, one must be able to OPERATE as if both are true, and switch identity/perspective accordingly.   When I see a person who can do that, I think:  There goes one who is sublimely functional.

Brutal honesty will foster awareness.  Which is taken advantage of through daily focus and discipline.

Approach the small things with dedication to improving the core skills—attention to detail, creative mind-set, ability to see others’ point of view; much like exercise, this is exhausting and strenuous in the beginning, but after careful training, the conditioning will carry to other activities.   A hard day for others will seem like any other…