In business, the prime objective is to make a profit, and one does that by creating value for others. Always remember that wealth creation/distribution is not a zero-sum game. Whether your business operation is inefficient or not, money and power are recirculated…somewhere. So, the questions for you is this: In your business, is the money […]

Chapter 15 Major in Majors My life is full of road blocks. I can’t seem to break free… Perhaps you’re “majoring in Minors,” not paying attention to the important mechanical apparatus of life. Could it be that you’re expending time and effort in areas that seem worthwhile but have no relevance to the systems of your life that would […]

Chapter 14 The Siren Call of Good, Right and Fair Note: These days, the issue of fairness is a political hot topic, but the controversy isn’t just about determining what is fair and what isn’t. The bigger question is, should the world be made to be “fair” in every instance? My position is that the world is inherently unfair, […]

Chapter 13 The Ubiquitous Misconception It’s time again for a bit of a review. Here you’ll find the fundamentals of the previous chapters combined and consolidated. If you are starting to get a feel for the Systems Mindset, this meditative chapter should enhance that feeling to something more substantial, something closer to “getting it.” Is there […]

Chapter 12 Begin at The Bottom of The V “Bottom of the V”? Whatever are you talking about? Imagine a V as a representation of your life’s progression through time. There at the bottom, nestled at the apex, is your core belief about how the world functions. Your life proceeds upward and outward from that singular point. Represented by […]

Chapter 11 Going With the Flow Will Ruin Your Life Is there an easy way for me to lighten up and relax? We Westerners profess laid-back personas. Maybe it’s a California thing. We’re free and easy, and we tell ourselves and anyone who will listen that we’re able to take things as they come. “Go with the flow” […]

Chapter 10 Your Task is to Create Value Before we go any further, is there a single rule of the universe that I can follow to keep me headed in the right direction?  Good for you to ask that kind of question. It shows you understand that the world functions in a formulaic way, that there are principles […]

Chapter 9 The Simplicity Thing Why do you repeatedly use the word “simple?” I often think of a quote attributed to William of Ockham, the twelfth century philosopher, which I used for the epigraph of Work the System. To paraphrase Sir William: “The simplest solution is invariably the correct solution.” It’s the tactic to take when things are fine…and […]

Chapter 8 Emotions Follow Mechanics You talk a lot about mechanics, but I believe fixing my life will be a mental thing. I must first get my emotions straightened out before the physical aspects of my world will get better. Yes, fixing your life does begin with a change in your head—but only in grasping simple true reality […]

Chapter 7 There’s Not That Much to Fix So, this is a numbers game? This Systems Mindset fundamental deserves its own chapter. Briefly, let’s cover this important point again: My proposition that the world is operating almost flawlessly is in the statistics, that by tallying the numbers you can see that we live in a remarkable world. […]

Chapter 6 99.9% of Everything Works Just Fine OK, OK! This all seems great for my own situation, but there is so much wrong in the world! What about that? Your premise is inaccurate. Of course there are situations out there that are seriously bothersome, but it’s an error to conclude that the world is […]

Chapter 5 Go One Layer Deeper This is the “crux” chapter. It’s written in a more meditative tone, and there’s some review. If it hasn’t happened to you yet, here is the point where you might acquire the Systems Mindset. Read slowly, carefully contemplating your life. You want me to go “one layer deeper”?  Help me […]