For those who prefer to think rather than be told, weekly messages crafted to spur thought, broaden perspective, and foster growth.
Be prepared to reexamine your views on subjects like hypocrisy, generosity, fear, forgiveness, sex, faith, and any other area warranting sincere reflection.
Founder, Purpose Tea
There have been so many times Richard's words...have gotten me through the toughest days along this entrepreneurial journey. If you're looking for weekly inspiration, sign up for 52 Steps Forward. You'll thank me later!
Founder, curiate
Richard crafts a rare combination of gentle, purposeful, meaningful, and incisive thought within each of these pages. I'm left not only with different ways of looking at things, but with means to be a better me.
COO, Blount Fine Foods
Richard’s subject matter and writing style are the perfect combination to provoke and inspire new ways of thinking. I encourage you to read 52 Steps Forward so you can become similarly inspired.
Beyond starting, we need patience and consistency. Rome Wasn’t Built in a DayPatience sustains our efforts when we are frustrated by the apparent lack of tangible progress. After faithfully going to the Pilates studio for a month, our derrieres are no more bulbous, and our figures do not compare favorably with those of our veteran instructors. Despite knowing our expectations
The Smallest ActionA start can arise from a half-hearted act. Most addicts, thinking they do not belong and without any intention of joining, begin their journey to sobriety by walking into a 12-step meeting. Once they start, a desire to keep attending arises. Notably, a long-term commitment was not necessary to start the process that led to one. Unsure? Starting
Do we have good intentions but never seem to work toward our goals, postponing them indefinitely? Or is progress towards our goals fitful, a cycle of starting, stopping, and restarting? Assuming the goal is one we sincerely desire and not merely a diversionary pipe dream, we need a confluence of promise, starting, consistency, and patience. Failure to LaunchIf it only
There is always ample fodder for humor about aging, as well as some forced-upon-you wisdom to justify a post reflecting on the anniversary of my birth. It Comes Full CircleBeing a friendly chap, I often tell older couples engaging in frivolity how much I admire them and hope we are like them one day. I certainly intend it as a
Putting Things in OrderThe famous “filling a jar with rocks, pebbles, and sand” example teaches us something about order, but it is incomplete. A professor placed a large Mason jar on a table in front of her students. She then put rocks into the jar until no more would fit. She asked an apparently rhetorical question, “Is the jar full?”
Too Many Tabs OpenWe all have so much to do that our minds can ceaselessly ruminate over the undone. Our brains act like computers with 25 open internet tabs. Cub Reporter?My friend confided that he was having trouble enjoying his daughter’s wedding reception because his mind was preoccupied. He owns a significant business, and its success has brought with it
Susan O’Brien
Founder, Hail Merry