Brian Weiner

Do not live for the expectations of the people around you. Live for yourself, for your dreams, for your happiness. Are you following your dream? Is it coming at a penalty (of sorts) in life? Working to keep up with everyone else’s expectations can be a path paved with disappointments…

Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people. Can I be perfectly honest? Of course I can. The bigger question is… will I? Being perfectly honest is a choice that comes with many consequences, both good and bad. The world of business is jam packed with…

Never say you’re busy to the one who needs you. Life is so hectic… filled with countless requirements, demands, expectations and rewards. Yet, when someone you care about needs you, no matter how exhausted, overbooked, or overwhelmed you are, there is always that extra measure you are able to muster…

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines, but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes. Ah yes, the tortoise and the hare… Straight out of Aesop.  We learn as children that just to be fast out of the gate is not sufficient to win…

Don’t ask why people keep hurting you. Ask yourself why are you continuing to allow them to do so. The victim cycle is perpetual.  Until you decide to exit the arena. Many people find themselves in less than desirable circumstances, continuously feeling victimized and abused by others. And yet they…

That which troubles or irritates you, is your teacher. All of us have little things that irritate us. That’s human.  As it is human to encounter things that trouble us on smaller and larger scales.  As these items infest our consciousness, they interrupt all that we would prefer to maintain…

One of the best gifts you can give someone is thanking them for being part of your life. When you take personal inventory, one of the most valuable things in your overall collection of wealth must inevitably be the people who have given up their time, their spirit and their…

Whether or not we follow any particular spiritual tradition, the benefits of love and kindness are obvious to anyone. DALAI LAMA All of the traditional religious doctrine express values that are consistently pointing towards kindness and compassion. Despite the differences in the parables and other lessons found within them, the…

When you finally trust someone without any doubt, you finally get one of two results: A person for life or a lesson for life. Trust me. Famous last words. Right? The fully immersive moment of trusting another human being comes with consequences. That is the all encompassing risk of the…

There has to be evil so that good can prove its purity above it. It takes shadows for us to appreciate the light. As a cloud passes in front of the sun, we are evermore able to appreciate the beauty of the sunshine. Contrast creates understanding. How does anything understand…