Too often we move through an experience in life only to forget any specific concepts or feelings we had along the way giving us insight into evolvement from then to now. This is a fancy way of saying, “what did you learn?”

There is an old saying that says, “winners celebrate and losers contemplate.” What this means to me is, you tend to think more about how you ended up there if it’s a painful experience. You retrace your steps making sure you will not do the same your next time through. Why? Because it hurts.

Winners are too busy enjoying the moment of their win to think about – in detail – their journey and what they might do different the next time. They won!

However the true warriors will sit down alone after the part dies down and retrace their path and continue to refine their craft.

The best always do.

It would seem in my life-long experiences the “why” is more important than the “how.” Why you choose to commit to something in the long run has more staying power than focusing on “how” your going to accomplish it.

Because there are numerous – if not hundreds – of ways to manifest something you have clarified into your life as a goal and there may only be a couple – if not one – reason you will stick with it until you make that happen. That’s the difference. You will figure out the “how” as long as your “why” is a strong enough bond to keep you engaged.

The “why” has changed for me over the years as I mature in age. What I thought was a “why” didn’t last for me. Therefore, I had to re-examine the “why” as well as the goal itself. And yes, both have evolved and changed over time. Just as I have.

Too many times I have brought the past moments – lost or not – into the present. This doesn’t serve me well. Ultimately, I end up in a state of resentment, ambiguity and anxiousness. Most importantly, I’m not present in the moment and therefore incapable of truly evolving. This is living in Fear. I’m stagnate – frozen in my tracks.

The tendency for me is to focus on the road behind me and the missteps I’ve made rather than how to proceed – fully engaged in my current location. Which only exacerbates my state of mind and pulls me farther into the depths of fear and anxiety and away from Faith.

The moment I declare that “I’m exactly where I need to be in this moment” and let go of any expectations, is when I’m bathed in a calm bath of Faith and Knowing. It must be an authentic surrendering or the anxiety doesn’t depart. However, when it does, I’m able to become whole again and move forward with my endeavors without looking over my shoulder. I can express who I am in that moment and it’s exactly where I need to be.

There is a big difference between being wise and being educated. I’ve found there’s a false narrative being told to our youth that when you become educated you will become smart, run your own company and change the world. This may be true and I hope my children have the same ambitions to make a difference. However, one huge aspect left out of education is problem solving.

This area of focus can be hard to find in the classrooms of high schools as well as lecture halls of university’s. Here is a place where it would seem the business of education is as important – or maybe more – than the what the undergraduates are actually learning.

The act of regurgitating material onto a test page is an antiquated system that needs overhauling. Unfortunately, there’s no rush to do so as the system itself and the people involved don’t wish to rock the boat on something that can and is exploited for capital gains. Unfortunately, the only people involved who aren’t benefiting as a whole – teachers in the classroom – especially at the younger ages – are the most disrespected in the whole system.

Maybe there will be a time when the fox in the henhouse will look at himself in the mirror and ask himself, “Is there a better way?” Until then, I choose wisdom and life experiences every time.

In the financial world, compounding means generating earnings from previous earnings. The more you earn, the more you make. The more you make, the more you earn.

In our day to day world, it can go both ways. It would seem at times when things are going your way, you can do nothing wrong. When it’s “not your day” you feel like the whole world is against you. These are the times when we need to step away and take a deep breath. The last thing we need is us compounding the results by sabotaging ourselves due to our own baggage we bring to the scene.

When we continue to “invest in our future” by engaging in tasks to enrich ourselves rather than pass the time away (TV, surfing social media, etc.) we are making investments into our account which build upon themselves on a daily basis. Those, over time, have a compounding effect (momentum) which can give us the courage to move forward in the face of fear and risk a bit more of ourselves. How else can we learn, grow and evolve?