Tag: Journaling
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Lessons Collected Off the Course – 2
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Love Is a Choice, Not a Structure When I was 19, I worked nights at a driving range. Nothing glamorous.Buckets, lights, closing duties.The kind of job where conversations happen because there’s nothing else to do. My closing partner was Allen. He was older than me.Had three daughters.They were all getting married around the same time.…
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Lessons Collected Off the Course – 1
I Didn’t Know I Had Principles Until Lu Called Lu called me today from China. He told me he started a channel on Red Note.He’s turning 50 this year.So am I. We weren’t talking strategy.We were just catching up. At some point, he said something like,“I don’t really know what I want to say yet.…
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When the AI Tsunami Hits the Human Soul
Author’s Note Written in October 2025.AI is evolving faster than any technology we’ve seen. By the time you read this, some of what I describe may already be outdated — and that’s part of the story. This series isn’t about the tools. It’s about awareness, adaptation, and what it means to stay human in a…
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🧠 Awareness: The First Step to Real Change
On our drive to Cleveland, Jou and I talked about something that went deeper than golf. He had an emotional blow-up earlier in the week. I told him that as we grow up, we naturally pick up traits from our parents, our family, and the people around us. But sometimes, those traits aren’t the ones…
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Money Is Your Army
I once told my wife that money is like an army. Not just numbers on a bank screen, not just paper in a wallet. Little armies. They show up when you call them, and they fight the battles you cannot fight yourself. She never liked handling money. Counting it made her uncomfortable. Spending it made…
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中庸 (Balance) in Nutrition and Life Stages
The older I get, the more I see how needs change. What worked for me at one stage of life doesn’t always work now. And the same is true for food. That’s where the idea of 中庸 — balance — comes in. Kids: Building Blocks When I look at my kids, their bodies are in…
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Performance Journaling: Shortening the Distance Between Mistake and Solution
Journaling sounds simple. Almost too simple. But it’s one of the most powerful tools I’ve found for improvement — in golf, in food, and in business. Here’s why: problems repeat. And awareness is the shortcut to fixing them. And when I say “journal,” I don’t mean a 300-word essay where you pour out your soul…
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What I Learned From Keeping a Food Journal
Food is simple — until your body tells you otherwise. When I first got married, I wanted to share more with my wife. She’s a vegetarian, and whenever we ate together or sat down with her family, I joined her. No meat on my plate. At first, I thought I was being healthier. More vegetables,…
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Two-Month Check-In
Two Months, 52 Posts, and Still Swinging I started this blog on June 28 with one quiet story about burnt toast, tempo, and the power of small things. At the time, I didn’t know if I could keep up the rhythm. Now, just two months later, I’ve written 52 articles. By the end of August,…
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Writing With AI: A Back-and-Forth That Sharpens My Voice
Summary:When I write, I don’t aim for perfection on the first try. I start with raw notes, then work with AI to shape structure, polish grammar, and test flow. What makes it powerful is the back-and-forth: I push back when something doesn’t sound like me, and together we refine until the story feels authentic. 1.…