Brian Weiner

Four simple sentences. How hard could that possibly be? Live without pretending.  Does that exclude “fake it until you make it”? Or is that really a way of expressing that a life worth living must be kept real at all times in order to fully savor the experience, learn the…

In Greek mythology Sisyphus  was the king of Ephyra. He was punished for his self-aggrandizing craftiness and deceitfulness by being forced to roll an immense boulder up a hill only for it to roll down every time it neared the top, repeating this action for eternity. This myth has been…

Sometimes it’s the greatest joy to take inventory of everything that is right in your world and savoring it for all of that it is worth. Even with all of the turmoil that surrounds us, there are still plenty of opportunities to feel great joy and appreciation for all that…

At first blush, given that this comes from one of the most famous monarchs in history, this quotation would appear brusque and arrogant. But if you strip the ego out of the statement and instead look at it at face value, I think the statement has tremendous strength. Does it…

Would the concept of “going for it“ have any meaning, value or sentiment if there were no risk attached? Of course not. At that point it would be no different than pulling a carton of milk out of the refrigerator. So then by definition, “going for it” requires taking a…

The navigation through difficult times is perhaps one of the greatest challenges that any human being might face. In these moments, one is presented with a core reality that is inescapable. At that moment one must decide how one will navigate their way through the crisis. The Covid epidemic is…

There was a methodology that was designed in Toyota… in Japan’s corporate Center, in which they came up with the methodology of asking “why?” five times in a row. They distilled that if a team is accurate in asking that question deliberately, not unlike a two year old, the truth…

What is the value of having someone who believes in you even in your darkest moments? Someone who recognizes your faults and loves you despite them. What wealth comes with having a cornerstone in your life that you know you can always count on? Sometimes, our capitalistic society creates importance…

What goes around comes around. That is probably the most rudimentary understanding of karma. In Western culture, we grow up with the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you. So both Eastern and Western philosophy agree that your actions create consequences and therefore monitoring…

One of the greatest advantages of time, is perspective. As time passes, preconceived notions as to what is valuable, what is worth spending one’s time on, which battles are worth fighting, which causes require a champion and which personal choices are most appropriate to create proper equilibrium in one’s life,…