Success Manifesto

1. Read Books. Well-written and researched, provocative books can completely change one's worldview. There's nothing like getting access to the smartest people in the world and getting an organized summary of their thoughts in 10 hours for $14.95. Furthermore, reading books and scholarly articles gives one an 'in' to their authors. It still amazes me how much this resource is under-utilized!
2. Get Current Events & Culture Through Osmosis. Rather than actively learning about these through newspapers, magazines, and TV, keep up-to-date on them through my network.
3. Main Areas of Interest.
   • Religion
   • Philosophy
   • Psychology
   • Sociology
   • Quantum physics
   • Neuroscience
   • Technology
4. Practice Vipassana Meditation. This is hands down one of the largest growth experiences I've had. I practice this daily and hope to go on 1-3 10-day retreats/year.
5. Niche News. Keep up-to-date on people, publishing, technology, online marketing, companies, and blogs through bloglines and Google News Alerts.

Posted by Michael Simmons at 03:21 AM | Permalink | TrackBacks (8)

At this point in time (and I do feel that this is liable to change as I learn
more), I believe that one
potential way of reaching human potential is for us as humans to become more
aware – of ourselves and of the environment in which we live. This striving for
an increased awareness is very much a goal of Extreme Entrepreneurship and the
workbook which I am writing. One way to develop increased awareness is by asking
ourselves difficult questions, which by their nature do not have easy answers.
We can also re-ask ourselves simple questions, for which we have
taken-for-granted answers. The following are some questions that arise:

• If ignorance is bliss, why not choose ignorance?
  
• Is it worth questioning when we may never find the answers? Is it arrogant
  to believe that we can answer the questions that the greatest philosophers
  ever in mankind have never been able to answer?
  
• How far should we question? Should we ever stop questioning?
  
• Is it dangerous to take thoughts to the level where nothing matters? If
  so, what is the danger? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there
  ever? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there constantly?
  
• Some of the greatest geniuses were considered fools in their time. Others
  believed to be fools have never amounted to much more. How does one determine
  when their “foolish” beliefs are truly foolish, or when they are undiscovered
  genius?

Posted by Sheena Lindahl at 09:48 PM | Permalink

At this point in time (and I do feel that this is liable to change as I learn
more), I believe that one
potential way of reaching human potential is for us as humans to become more
aware – of ourselves and of the environment in which we live. This striving for
an increased awareness is very much a goal of Extreme Entrepreneurship and the
workbook which I am writing. One way to develop increased awareness is by asking
ourselves difficult questions, which by their nature do not have easy answers.
We can also re-ask ourselves simple questions, for which we have
taken-for-granted answers. The following are some questions that arise:

• If ignorance is bliss, why not choose ignorance?
  
• Is it worth questioning when we may never find the answers? Is it arrogant
  to believe that we can answer the questions that the greatest philosophers
  ever in mankind have never been able to answer?
  
• How far should we question? Should we ever stop questioning?
  
• Is it dangerous to take thoughts to the level where nothing matters? If
  so, what is the danger? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there
  ever? Is there a danger in not taking our thoughts there constantly?
  
• Some of the greatest geniuses were considered fools in their time. Others
  believed to be fools have never amounted to much more. How does one determine
  when their “foolish” beliefs are truly foolish, or when they are undiscovered
  genius?

Posted by Sheena Lindahl at 09:48 PM | Permalink