Today’s “Daily Ray” is about how to be a man – a real man – who lives on earth. I know, I know… you want to say, “Uh… Ray… we all live on earth.” Nope. Especially not most men. (Stick with me, ladies – because aren’t you secretly wishing there were more real men in […]
Leadership
The Lowest Expectations
Your potential really has very little to do what you achieve. More important is how you perceive your potential. In fact, it might be true how you perceive your potential determines your potential. And for good or ill, how we perceive our own potential is often dependent upon the perception and psychological quirks of other […]
Ancient Business Wisdom
One of the wisest and richest men of all times opens up the treasures of his wisdom for us in Ecclesiastes. For the past few days I’ve been admiring three of these gems from chapter 11. Ship your grain across the sea; after many days you may receive a return. Invest in seven ventures, yes, in […]
The Single Most Important Subject You Could Study
There is one subject more important than any other earthly subject. It involves everyone. And it dictates the lives of billions. But most people overlook it as an academic exercise reserved for the scholastic elite. Politics deal with life and death on a daily basis. I’m not talking about dictators or genocides. I’m talking about […]
Dangerous Promises and How to Break Them
When I was was growing up, I was taught that a person’s word is their bond, and that “a promise made is a debt unpaid”. These are true and noble thoughts. And sometimes they are dead wrong. Sometimes the best thing you can do is break your promise.