On Christmas, I saw Rogue One with my family, and was impressed at what Disney had done to bring back the likenesses of Peter Cushing and Carrie Fisher.
Peter Cushing played Grand Moff Tarkin, a character who they couldn't just cut from a movie featuring the Death Star so heavily (despite Cushing being dead since 1994). In addition, the likeness of Carrie Fisher was brought back to play a young Leia.
Thanksgiving is a holiday where we're encouraged to feel thankful for all the bounties in our life – and to appreciate those around us.
I enjoyed spending time with my kids, watching the Cowboys win, and eating too much.
That's a great start; but, feeling thankful is different that being thankful.
Think of it as the difference between passive voice and active living.
It reminds me of an idea called "Tikkun Olam" (or – healing the world).
Even if you're not Jewish, I think we can all agree the world needs a little of that.
For example, instead of just feeling thankful, what could you do to make the life of someone around you better? Likewise, how can you let others know that you're thankful for them?
Transformational change is often easier than incremental change (because you don't have to drag the past forward).
So, what can you do that would trigger 10X results? Will you?
Managing stress and controlling mental states are important components of being successful personally and in business. I know that I operate and respond better when I am in flow, or "in-the-zone." So, I value tools and techniques that help me get there.
One of these tools is called Holosync. It is still incredibly useful to me, even though I've been using it for over ten years.
It induces relaxation and meditative states without any effort or technical know-how. Simply put on the headphones and listen to seemingly normal music. The sounds are specially encoded to do all the work.
The basic premise is that soundwaves can affect brainwaves .
Bill Harris has built a business around figuring out the brain wave patterns for meditation, creativity, compassion, etc. - and finding a way to send tones through headphones to help guide your brain waves into the chosen pattern.
I reconnected with him at a Biohacking conference last week and shot this video.
Bill was a musician and has made sure that the scientific stuff is well-hidden beneath, nicely arranged musical scores and relaxation sounds.
My heart rate calms down, my head clears, and in a few minutes, I'm in a measurably better state. How do I know? Because I have a biofeedback device that measures my pulse, heart rate, galvanic skin response, and other readings to help me learn to relax better.
I have tried various breathing and focus techniques, with varying degrees of success. However, without fail, I simply put on the headphones, and I relax.
Not just me, though, either. I've demonstrated this to skeptical children, friends, and even my wife. All of them experience the same thing. We hook them up to the biofeedback machine, we put the headphones on them, and they relax.
I use it several times a week, and almost every time I travel. I find myself using Holosync mostly at night. However, our portfolio manager uses it at the beginning of the day. He claims that it helps him concentrate and it puts him a better state to do his job.
You be the judge, though. Bill has a free trial at his website. Here is the link. All in all, this is certainly a technology worth investigating.
Jennifer and I traveled to the Roaring Lion Ranch in Hamilton, Montana last week.
It was an amazing few days in the High Plains ... Especially since there was a major forest fire there just a few weeks ago.
Many fires, like this one, could be avoided with some common sense.
You don't have to be a rocket-scientist to understand the issues.
Koko (the gorilla is that can talk with humans using sign language) was recently informed about some nature-related issues. Then, supposedly, she was allowed to improvise.
Here Are Some Links For Your Weekend Reading - November 20th, 2016
Here are some of the posts that caught my eye. Hope you find something interesting.
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