by Walt Hampton | Aug 28, 2026 | Success
This is not a riddle. Question: How do you catch a monkey? Answer: The same way we get caught ourselves. Catching a monkey is fairly easy. Find a coconut and go to the jungle where monkeys live. Cut a small hole in one end of the coconut so...
by Walt Hampton | Jul 24, 2026 | Success
In high-altitude mountaineering, we have a mantra we repeat often: “When you’re in a hurry, dress slowly.” It sounds backward. But in the mountains, hurry can be dangerous. A rushed knot; a missed buckle; a carabiner clipped to the wrong place; a glove...
by Walt Hampton | Jun 12, 2026 | Success
There’s too much coming at us. Emails. Text messages. Notifications. Alerts. News updates. Social media across more channels than any sane person could possibly track. Then there are the breaking news banners, the talking heads, the outrage machine, and the endless...
by Walt Hampton | Apr 2, 2026 | Success
Are you getting soft in the head? I’m a bit worried that I am. Soft in the sense that my mind is less sharp than it used to be. Less able to stay with a hard idea. Less patient with a long book. More tempted to reach for the phone, skim, swipe, sample, and move on....
by Walt Hampton | Feb 5, 2026 | Success
This is my very favorite week of the year. Not because of a holiday or a milestone, but because the gym empties out. The machines are suddenly available. No one is queuing. No loud conversations echoing across the floor. The noise drops away. What remains are the...
