Journaling prompt: No small compromises
Life is made up of small compromises , we’re constantly being asked to make small concessions on our time, our attention or our energy. Sometimes people will ask us to be flexible on our boundaries, to ‘meet them half way’. Sometimes people will ask us to make small compromises to our deeply held values. To…
Journaling prompt: Résumé values or eulogy values?
When I eventually shuffle from this mortal coil, I’m not sure I would want people at my funeral describing me as ‘a real go-getter’, who was a ‘great team player’. ‘Dave was a motivated and results-driven guy who often delivered results on-time and within budget.’ No, thank you. And yet, from a very early age…
Journaling prompt: Benjamin Franklin’s thirteen necessary virtues
Statesman, author, inventor, printer, and scientist, Benjamin Franklin was one of the most extraordinarily talented men in all of history, and his autobiography gives us some clue to the way in which he used journaling to define his values and live a virtuous life, starying true to the ideals he had laid out for himself.…
