Archive for the 'Self-Actualization' Category

Happiness

Monday, September 27th, 2010

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. -Abraham Lincoln
Although psychological theories extend many centuries back, it was in 1879 that psychology as a science was birthed as an independent realm of study. In Leipzig, the German physician Wilhelm Wundt dedicated the first university laboratory […]

In the US

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Currently I am in the States. This weekend has been extremely busy, but my schedule will settle down a bit after today. More posts will come this week with more photos about life in Japan - including a few interesting photos from a festival that happened the weekend before I left Japan
Seeing […]

In Amazon

Monday, July 26th, 2010

:) The book is now on sale. :) Normal posts resume on Wednesday

ISBN 1452888892

Friday, July 23rd, 2010

Today I am extremely excited to announce that my book is ready for preview. I’ll be providing a link to download the book right here.
“The Two-Minute Challenge” is about self-actualization. Not only is this topic interesting to read about, but it can change your life when you seriously think about it. What are the driving […]

Book almost finished

Wednesday, July 7th, 2010

My book is almost finished. I should receive my proof copy today. After today, it should be ready for purchase within 2-3 weeks. So, what’s it about? I’ll share more later, but it is focused on self-actualization.
The title is: The Two-Minute Challenge
Subtitle: How to Reach Goals and Finish What You Start
It’s chock full of […]

Self-Actualization Picture Post

Friday, May 14th, 2010

So my blog has “self-actualization” in the title, but I rarely talk about it, and haven’t defined it anywhere that I am aware.
Self-actualization is a term popularized by Herbert Maslow’s research into what are the driving forces of life. If you’ve taken some general studies at a University then you’ve almost certainly reviewed his “Hierarchy […]

Books and Lunch

Monday, February 22nd, 2010

Today was another day at the office. Rather pleasant weather outside and a productive environment inside thanks to headphones that I remembered to bring today. Then again, the office wasn’t as loud as it normally tends to be.
For lunch I tagged along with a few co-workers and ended up going to great restaurant […]

My bookcase laughs at me

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

This was a spur of the moment post, if there was ever one on this site (besides that post that I wrote about the Japan banking system).
I had an urge to review a paragraph in a book I own and reached for it only to remember that it is not here in Japan with me. […]

A weekend with no plans, except…

Friday, November 13th, 2009

The weekend is here already, and that is just another benefit of living in the future (sorry my American friends, you have at least 8 more hours to go).
Since returning from our wedding ceremony and celebration in the US, we’ve been pretty busy around here on the weekends. Meeting and sharing our photos with […]

Kinyoubi Kekkon Syashin

Friday, October 9th, 2009

Rob supplied this photo of my wedding cake.

On closer inspection we can see a Kanji character as the topper. I chose this over a more traditional bride and groom topper (I didn’t have time to consult Ayako, she was already on the plane to the US!).
The character is used in many words, but it […]