Purpose

Posted on September 24, 2024September 23, 2024 by Simon

“The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well.” Attributed to Ralph Waldo Em... Read More

Your Past

Posted on August 28, 2024August 14, 2024 by Simon

“You are not only your past.” From: Have a Little FaithBy Mitch Albom... Read More

Beyond

Posted on July 17, 2024July 16, 2024 by Simon

Beyond this placeOf time and spaceThere is a field.I’ll meet you there. Rumi... Read More

Risk

Posted on May 6, 2024May 3, 2024 by Simon

There is risk in everything we try, demanding certainty is another way of stalling. This quote reminds me of a Richard Feynman quote from last year’s trip. This Asian looking cabinet was at the Imag... Read More

Action

Posted on February 7, 2024January 8, 2024 by Simon

“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.” St Francis of Assisi At a famous breakfast place in Healdsburg CA they have an equally... Read More

How to Live

Posted on November 17, 2023November 12, 2023 by Simon

“He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.” Nietzsche Photo is a sunrise on Piestewa Peak looking east to Camelback Mountain,... Read More

Too Old

Posted on November 7, 2023November 5, 2023 by Simon

“You are never too old to set another goal or dream a new dream.” C. S. Lewis At dawn in Joliet, Illinois our flotilla set out to make it through the next lock. The couple in this boat had... Read More

Attitude

Posted on November 1, 2023November 1, 2023 by Simon

“Attitude is a skill that can be learned and taught.” According to Walter Isaacson in Elon Musk, Musk focused on attitude when making hiring and firing decisions. He said something to the ... Read More

Gated Communities

Posted on October 13, 2023October 5, 2023 by Simon

“The United States is the world’s largest gated community” And like the Great Wall of China or Hadrian’s Wall in the UK it will ultimately fail. Tell me why I’m wrong.... Read More

Ride or Race?

Posted on September 25, 2023September 25, 2023 by Simon

“Are you on a ride or in a race? On a ride you enjoy the experience. In a race you’re trying to win. Which approach you choose makes a big difference.” On this week’s blog we will ... Read More

1 of 9
1
2
3
…
9
Next »

Simon Burrow

Quirky thoughts from an old man.

Category: Motivation