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by Brian Gast | Jan 19, 2016 | Personal Growth
If you look for truth, you may find comfort in the end; if you look for comfort, you will get neither comfort nor truth, only soft soap and wishful thinking to begin with and, in the end, despair. —C.S. Lewis Most of our big fears will be realized. I’m an optimist and... ![The Cost of Avoiding Pain]()
by Brian Gast | Apr 21, 2011 | Personal Growth
I’m celebrating my 51st birthday this week. The best thing about turning 51 is that I’m not fifty anymore. Turning fifty and being fifty sucked. For you forty-nine year-olds, you have been warned. For those turning fifty and dreading it or hating it, there’s hope.... by Brian Gast | Feb 22, 2011 | Musings, Work/Life Balance
What’s the definition of success? Is this person successful: Self-made multi-million dollar net worth by age thirty, CEO of a company for which you led the IPO by age thirty-five, in good health, solid marriage, active social life, vacation home, expensive European...