Practical Tips for Life & Business - by Ludvig Sunstrom
The philosopher/author/artist–all-round brilliant fellow–Johann Wolfgang von Goethe said that:
“Girls we love for what they are; young men for what they promise to be.”
–And so it is: Young men are squires.
Until they pass The Gauntlet, they’re notContinue Reading…
I
n medieval Japan there was something called Musha shugyō: a samurai’s path to mastery.
Here’s how it used to work. . .
A young man, wanting to become a samurai, embarked on a journey–like a religious pilgrimage, a rite of passage–in order to test his mettle, learn strategy, challenge other warriors in duels, and build his skill set.
The purpose of Musha shugyō was to harden the young man; to hone his abilities until heContinue Reading…
It strikes me that modern men are a lot like insects.
You see, many insects protect themselves by mimicking the appearance of ‘badder insects’, the sort that you don’t want to mess with.Continue Reading…
I don’t want to be a product of my environment.
. . . And neither do you.
I want my environment to be a product of ME.
. . . And so do you.
Because I feel this way I have now put together my strategic objective for 2015. I have created two copies of my strategic objective; one for my commonplace andContinue Reading…
“No. . . I don’t like this! Why can’t there be any happy news? This is no fun.”
So said: (a) Britney Spears or (b) Robin Williams or (c) Nelson Mandela.
The correct answer is none of the above.
It was said by. . .Continue Reading…
Today I saw an old man walking with a walker (the sort with wheels that you can hold on to for support).
He must’ve been 90-100 years old.
He was dressed sharp, wearing a suit and tie, a hat, and shiny shoes.Continue Reading…
I’m pretty sure Michael The Situation Sorrentino from the “reality” show Jersey Shore is sitting in the seat in front of me. Or it could just be his Doppelganger.
I’m writing this to you on a plane departing from New York to Stockholm, while listening to theContinue Reading…
“You’re a machine!”
“You’re always doing some stuff, it’s like you’re a machine man.”
“You’re a freaking machine dude — you just keep going forward.”
(Etc.,)
A lot of people have told me I’m a “machine” over the past 3 months.
The funny thing is that none of these people even know each other.Continue Reading…
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