25 Feb
I want to talk about goals … look at it as a belated conversation about New Year’s resolutions if you will. A resolution is typically nothing more than a commitment to a goal. In my coaching practice, I often talk to people about how to get balance in their lives. They feel overwhelmed with work, […]
Posted in Dimensions of wealth, Goal setting by: Mark T. Rafter
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19 Feb
There sure is lots of talk these days about energy: the cost of energy, the need for renewable energy, saving and conserving energy, investing in energy - not exactly new subjects but they sure are getting a lot of attention. What’s the big deal anyway, why is energy so important?
Well, for starters, all living […]
Posted in Energy, quantum mechanics by: Mark T. Rafter
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14 Feb
That should get someone’s attention. This is not one of those “MAN BITES DOG!” headlines … these things are actually very definitely connected….
Anyone that read books by Vonnegut and JD Salinger in High School back in the ’70s probably came across Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance by Robert M. Pirsig. It is a semi-autobiographic, road […]
Posted in Clay and Ceramics, Quality, Quality of Life by: Mark T. Rafter
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10 Feb
If wealth is multidimensional, how do we find out what those dimensions are? Are they the same for everyone? How do we prioritize?
To create a more holistic concept of wealth, each of us must look at our system of values. We must identify and prioritize the things in our lives to which […]
Posted in Dimensions of wealth, Quality of Life, Values by: Mark T. Rafter
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08 Feb
In the last post, I talked about wealth having many dimensions and not being confined to the financial domain. Somehow the idea of wellbeing was hijacked a few centuries ago and the ‘wealth=money’ idea entered into popular thinking. I see this changing. I started in on the idea of wealth beyond money […]
Posted in Dimensions of wealth by: Mark T. Rafter
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05 Feb
That title sounds like a quote or something, doesn’t it? It’s supposed to: it is the 1st Article of The Wealth Manifesto: Transforming Your Life from Survive to Thrive, my upcoming book on creating Quality of Life based income. Let me start with a simple question:
Are you wealthy? Well, are you?
Before reading any […]
Posted in Quality of Life, Values by: Mark T. Rafter
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