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.
The Need for SpeedMany view time not spent pursuing serious objectives as unproductive or a lost opportunity. In some way, we believe we are unworthy of relaxation or simple diversion. Last year, Cathy and I traveled to Italy with six close friends. One afternoon, we were idly passing the time at a café in a picturesque seaside village in Sardinia.
There is no shortage of guidance from the greatest minds, like Buddha, Confucius, Gandhi, and 168 others, about being present, staying in the moment. When it comes to writing on this subject, I feel like Elizabeth Taylor’s eighth husband on their wedding night. I know what I am supposed to do, but I am at a loss as to how
Better Left Undone?We fancy ourselves facing the world like a swashbuckler standing on the ship’s bow with our saber upraised, captaining our ship to a faraway land. In reality, the fear of failure often confines us to our safe harbor, and we never test the waters. How do we move forward when we stand on the precipice before a great
It is a dirty word, and we avoid it like the plague. JFK famously said, “Victory has a thousand fathers, but defeat is an orphan.” However, failure is superior to the opposite, hastily decided, inevitable, and the fertilizer of success. The Alternative?An evil man died and found himself in a luxurious casino, where he won every game of chance and
OK, we can hold our tongues no longer; it is time to speak our minds. You may be like me. I let them know that their deeds or beliefs are wrong and, as a result, that they are bad. An unspoken, and certainly intended, benefit is expressing that I am better than they are. Opportunity LostOur heartfelt expressions often come
Last week’s message featuring a heartwarming personal interaction was nice, but you probably still feel an overwhelming urge to give a piece of your mind. Before doing so, let’s consider a few things. No One Above ReproachYou have heard the expression, “Never meet your heroes, they will disappoint you.” Peaceful changemaker Ghandi was racist and slept naked with his teenage
Last week’s message featuring a heartwarming personal interaction was nice,
Susan O’Brien
Founder, Hail Merry