A Stupid Man Never Learns—A Wise Man Learns from the Mistakes of Others
A stupid man never learns from his mistakes.A smart man learns from his mistakes.A wise man learns from the mistakes of others.
Rich’s Weekly Inspiration
Unacceptable Risk
One week ago, we got a crisis call from our son. He was stranded on a ledge at over 11,000 ft high on a rugged mountain peak with a torn labrum, a dislocated arm, and no safe way down.
Anti-Fragile đź’Ş
Recently, someone pressed me hard on why anti-fragile is one of our core family values—and what it really means.
What Real Spiritual Depth Looks Like 🤍
Across my life, there have been a handful of world-class mentors who forever altered how I see the world. From a spiritual leadership standpoint, no one has shaped me more than Ernest Hawkins.
The Rocks We Carry – and Throw Off the Mountain
Throughout history, great spiritual leaders have gone to the mountains for clarity.
Too Smart for Our Own Britches 🤔
Over the past week and a half, we’ve finally moved into our new home—a place we’ve spent the last three years carefully designing and building. It’s our haven of stability, our sanctuary. My wife keeps joking that my next move will be in a pine box… and honestly, I believe her. This is home.
Richisms
“Laugh more, cry less, and dance naked in the rain!”
“Clarity comes in the pauses.”
“Run towards that which scares you the most.”
“Living your life fiercely with reality allows you to live your life in flow and move out of force.”
“We each must navigate the intricate mazes of our own lives.”
“Entrepreneurship numb completely your true self. What do you use to cover and cope and numb your true self out?”
“Our egos are loud obnoxious insecure bullies.”
“Take your five-year-old on a date.”
Rich’s Musings
“Where do you find sanctuary from the relentless assaults on your soul and your mind?”
“A profound paradox of human existence is that our deepest fears revolve around the prospect of being seen and discovered by others. Simultaneously, our most significant terror is also not being seen and discovered by those around us.”
Guilt and shame are the lowest frequency modes of living - increase your vibration by moving towards courage.”
“We need to use the AND's and stop with the OR's in life. This allows more inclusion and more depth of learning.”
“As a father or grandfather, how do you want your little girl to view men? Do you want them accepting the paradigm our culture is offering them? What lens are you going to provide them to understand what divine masculine looks like?”