by Walt Hampton | May 30, 2024 | Success
I objected to it. I railed against it. I didn’t want to do it. It seemed wasteful. Lazy. Uninspired. Counterproductive. Take a rest day. Who does that? Turns out, a lot of (smart) folks do. I’ve joined the bandwagon. Happily. The rest of the day is not a foreign...
by Walt Hampton | Feb 23, 2024 | Success
In life itself, there is a time to seek inner peace, a time to rid oneself of tension and anxiety. The moment comes when the striving must let up, when wisdom says, “Be quiet.” You’ll be surprised how the world keeps on revolving without your pushing it. And you’ll be...
by Walt Hampton | May 26, 2023 | Success
You’ve heard of the 10,000 hour rule, yes? Researched by Anders Ericsson and popularized by Malcolm Gladwell, the 10,000 hour rule suggests that in order to become an expert at something, you need to devote 10,000 hours of deliberate practice to the discipline. Did...
by Walt Hampton | Mar 11, 2022 | Success
The R word. I found it pretty unsettling at first. She slid it into the conversation. Nonchalantly. And I didn’t really understand its meaning. You see, I was training for my first marathon. I’d never run a marathon before. Ann, my amazing wife and...
