Beyond the Rhetoric

This past weekend, thousands of gamers from all around the world congregated in Las Vegas for the Evo Championship Series. It consists of several fighting game tournaments — like Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition — and it really is the largest event of its kind. Since I’m a fighting game fan, I was following [...]

“There are two mistakes one can make along the road to truth… not going all the way, and not starting.” Since I happen to be traveling through Asia, I thought it would be appropriate to bring up a quote from Buddha. While the quote makes reference to discovering the truth, I think that the same [...]

Success is a very elusive thing. It can also be very difficult to define, since success can be entirely different from one person to the next. Even so, there are some common factors that seem to go into achieving success for just about everyone. In some respects, you could say that the recipe for success [...]

There are far too many people out there who live in fear of making a mistake. As a result, they always take the road most traveled by. They always cling to what feels comfortable, safe and familiar, because this will likely lead to predictable outcomes. But is that really how you want to live your [...]

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” It is very common to hear people complaining about their lot in life. They’ll sit around, unhappy with their current situation, waiting for a life-changing opportunity to come knocking. Yes, luck definitely plays a role in how your life turns out, but the onus is also on you [...]