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The 3-Day Rule

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The average cat weighs nine pounds, the average dog thirty. One horse weighs as much as a busload of both. Own a few horses and do the upkeep math. It costs a whole lot of rubles to keep and maintain a few horses. I have been in the horse business for about a decade, buying […]

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How to Worry Less During the Holidays

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The five keys to worrying less during the holiday season are: Stay busy. Avoid self-caused worries (such as overconsumption). Be significant in the lives of others. Commit random acts of kindness. Want less. Stay busy. People with idle time tend to worry more than people whose time is preoccupied. Fill each day with actionable pursuits […]

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Monarch vs. Patriarch

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Why Tiger Will Never Match Nicklaus Monarch: Ruler, sovereign, emperor, king. Patriarch: Head of family, respected senior. Philanderer: Has casual affairs with women. My high school track coach treated the males on the team like younger brothers, doling out homespun advice whether we wanted it or not. My favorite pearl of guidance was his take […]

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What the World Teaches Us About Worry

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In India, 300 million people live on the streets. An estimated 435 million will work all day for an average of $1.25. Today around the planet one billion people will earn less than one dollar. Another billion will make less than two. Rich or poor, everyone worries. Each emotionally residing on one of five levels […]

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The Little Chair

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We worry about three kinds of things: worries we can control, those we cannot, and situations we can only influence. Since all we can control in life are our own behaviors, controllable worries are often very good. When something bugs us enough, these worries inspire positive change. We take action. For example, if we gain […]

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What is The Worry Circle?

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Twenty years ago in Ponte Vedra, Florida a pal of mine smoothly wedged a golf ball from high on a hilltop toward a pond ninety yards away. The ball sailed in a parachuting parabola toward a sleeping bull gator dozing in the sun. It proved a perfect shot, the ball landing with a loud thwack, […]

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