Wisdom from an Iron Chef contestant I was watching The Next Iron Chef finale tonight. Chef Mehta ended up losing, but what he said at the end really stuck with me. His metaphor about life was incredible. Check this out — it blew my mind. He said: "It's a little disappointing (losing), but life is like a staircase — you go up, you go down... but you must never think the staircase only takes you...
"Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was grassy and wanted wear; Though as for that the passing there Had worn them really about the same, And both that...
When we were young, we were fearless. You talk to children and ask what they want to be when they grow up, and the answers will widely vary. Some may want to be president, some a garbage person, some an astronaut, some a doctor, but rarely will they say they want to do anything average or mundane with their life. When I was really young and obviously had no clue about reality, I wanted to...
Time Distribution in Life 25 Years Learning 40 Years Working 15 Years in Retirement Career Definitions Job Done for money, 9-5 Career Advancement and promotion Calling Intrinsically fulfilling Sagmeister is obviously brilliant at design as demonstrated in the video below. Look at what he was able to do with his book titled "Things I have Learned In My Life". Simply amazing... Key Takeaway "Don't wait for retirement to live your calling. Distribute periods of rejuvenation...
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