Written by: Scott Dinsmore
Average Reading Time: 3 minutes
Five days ago I sat on top of a 14,000 ft. mountain taking in the most breathtaking view I’d experienced in years. I was on top of Mt. Shasta in Northern California and I’d spent the past two full days camping on snow and climbing with crampons and an ice axe to get myself to the top.
Do you know what the best part about it was? There was no rush.
With as badly as I wanted to make it to the top, there was absolutely no hurry. In fact I had no choice but to go slowly. If I didn’t, my legs would tire, I’d risk slipping and my lungs wouldn’t acclimate to the thinning oxygen. The faster you go, the more dangerous the trek. Where else in life is going slowly so strongly encouraged and even enforced? That’s what made my experience up there so perfect.
There was no rush. There couldn’t be. And I loved it.
When was the last time you felt no hurry in doing something? For many of us it’s been too long.
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Written by: Scott Dinsmore
In honor of Mother’s Day today, I though I would share a poem that’s been instrumental in my life and those around me. I hope it has the same effect on you. It was first brought to me by Tim Ferriss and I have kept it as a guiding light ever since-framed next to my front door in fact.
Slow down and take the time to appreciate your mother today. Without her where would you be?
Slow Dance
by David L. Weatherford
Have you ever watched kids on a merry-go-round,
or listened to rain slapping the ground?
Ever followed a butterfly’s erratic flight,
or gazed at the sun fading into the night?
You better slow down, don’t dance so fast,
time is short, the music won’t last.
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Man’s Search for Meaning
by Viktor E. Frankl
Pub. Date: 6/14/06, Beacon
ISBN-9780807014295
165 Pages
Success Rating: 4
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Why I Read this Book: Fulfillment comes from finding meaning for your life and feeling free. Viktor found both those things in the most unlikely of places. |
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Saltwater Buddha: A Surfer’s Quest to Find Zen on the Sea
by Jaimal Yogis
Pub. Date: May 1, 2009, Wisdom
ISBN-9780861715350
200 Pages
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Why I Read this Book: Surfing and the ocean has long been referred to as the ideal analogy to life and success. So much can be learned from the ocean. |
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How to Think like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day
by Michael Gelb
Pub. Date: February 8, 2000, Bantam Dell
ISBN-9780440508274
336 Pages
Success Rating: 4
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Why I Read this Book: Our mind is all of our most powerful asset. This has served as my guide to expanding and developing it towards its full potential. |
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