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Blog post: Get What You Want
Get What You Want discipline focus personal responsibility purpose success Aug 29, 2025

Everybody wants something; we are hardwired that way. It is human biology; you have powerful dopaminergic reward systems that make you want to progress, to discover, to become; to get what you want.

So...

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Blog post: Decisions
Decisions: Considerations for Long-Term Mental Health and Well-Being decisions mental health personal responsibility professional mindset purpose Jun 23, 2025

The epistemological debate regarding free will is out of my philosophical wheelhouse; I will leave it to the theologians. But I do know this:

While we don’t choose our genetics or the circumstances of ...

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Blog post: Sovereign
Sovereign authenticity happiness independence mindset personal responsibility success Feb 24, 2025

You have heard of “sovereign” nations. Here’s a news flash, if you haven’t yet realized it: people can be sovereign as well.

What’s It All About?

To be “sovereign" means to be completely independent...

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