12 May
When you find something to be valuable, it is a reflection of your values. All of those things which you find valuable in your life form your system of values.
It is this collection of values, most of them reflecting our beliefs and those we grew up with, that we use to make decisions everyday about […]
Posted in Quality of Life, Uncategorized, Values by: Mark T. Rafter
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10 Apr
…not necessarily in that order.
Awhile ago a friend of mine told me that nearly all self-improvement books talk about one of three things.
Guess which three things? If you took notice of the title, that would be a good guess. These are all dimensions of your overall wellbeing, which along with anything else that is […]
Posted in Dimensions of wealth, Goal setting, Quality of Life by: Mark T. Rafter
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02 Apr
I have always liked “wordplay.” This is everything from knowing and appreciating the origins of words, alliteration and rhyming, playing Scrabble, etc. This comes out in my writing because it makes it interesting to me and is a part of the challenge and joy that writing brings to me. My interest in this […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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