by David Brown | Mar 12, 2024 | Business / Entrepreneurship, Journal, Leadership, Personal Growth, Productivity |
In the quiet corners of our minds, we often harbor a subtle, almost imperceptible sense of entitlement. We believe success should come to us effortlessly as if it were our birthright. But the stark truth is this: the only thing we are entitled to is hard work....
by David Brown | Feb 29, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Leadership, Thoughts |
As a co-founder and director of a non-profit, I have spent much time outdoors. Thinking, observing, and learning from our world have satisfied me exceptionally. Regarding being an effective leader, manager, or designated person in charge, nature has been my most...
by David Brown | Feb 22, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Personal Growth |
In the words of the great philosopher John Stuart Mill, “The source of everything respectable in man either as an intellectual or as a moral being [is] that his errors are corrigible. He is capable of rectifying his mistakes by discussion and experience.”...
by David Brown | Feb 15, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Writing |
One day, amid my usual tech-filled routine, I decided to do something different. I picked up a pen, pulled a piece of paper, and started writing a letter. Not just any letter, a letter of gratitude. A letter that acknowledged someone’s hard work, their kindness,...
by David Brown | Feb 8, 2024 | Journal, Thoughts |
Give it the attention it deserves. When we are bothered by something, we tend to escalate the situation. We become the greyhound after the rabbit. We are obsessive. Ruminating constantly has yet to solve a problem in the world. When hyper-focused on what bothers us,...
by David Brown | Feb 1, 2024 | Insight, Journal, Thoughts, Writing |
Recently, a podcast from the Wall Street Journal uncovered a growing discourse between friends, family, coworkers, neighbors, and anyone else you can imagine in your social circle. The culprit wasn’t the usual suspects, such as politics, religion, or sports...
