American psychologist James Hillman said, “The capacity for people to kid themselves is huge. Living on illusions or delusions, and the re-establishing of these illusions or delusions requires a big effort to keep them from being seen through. But a very old idea is at work behind our current state…
I was reading something today that reminded me of Sir John Bagot Glubb. After studying eleven empires from the Assyrians in 859 B.C. to the British in 1950, he outlined the seven stages of empire which always unfold in the same way, from beginning to end. These stages are… The…
Andrew Carnegie was a very smart guy. In 1901, he became the richest man in the world when J.P. Morgan (1837-1913) purchased his company, Carnegie Steel, for some $480 million. One of the traits that made him so successful was his ability to think outside of the box and to…
What is this fourth industrial revolution? I started this series with The Fourth Industrial Revolution: World Economic Forum (Part 1), where I covered the organization and drive of the World Economic Forum (WEF). If you haven’t already, I recommend reading that piece before this one. In this post, I cover…
I am a martial artist. I’m no longer a practicing martial artist, but I’ve studied the art of war, the minds of predators, and I have taught karate and self-defense to hundreds of people all over the world. To further establish some credibility, I wrote two books on the subject…
Wow! Today is the last day of my 40s. What to say? You 40s were both wild as ever and quiet as could be. Extremely swingin (but not the kind of swinger swingin that some of you may be thinkin). I’d just like to say “Thank you” to my former…
