Posted on August 20, 2014 by Robert Ringer
Big-government advocates harbor enormous disdain for the entrepreneur because he has an annoying habit of creating products that people want rather than those that the statists believe they should want. Why would anyone want to stop human progress? In most cases, it’s not a matter of evil intent. Rather, it’s more a combination of naiveté, […]
Posted on August 19, 2014 by Robert Ringer
Integrity demands an answer to the question: How well do you practice what you claim to believe in? Bodhidharma, the sixth-century Zen master, put it simply when he said, “All know the way, but few actually walk it.” What he was referring to is concentricity — the consistency of one’s belief, words, and actions. Anyone […]
Posted on August 8, 2014 by Robert Ringer
Today I’d like to share with you my Ten Never-Fail Rules of Success: Rule No. 1: Ask. Rule No. 2: Ask again. Rule No. 3: Ask again. Rule No. 4: Ask again. Rule No. 5: Ask again. Rule No. 6: Ask again. Rule No. 7: Ask again. Rule No. 8: Ask again. Rule No. 9: […]
Posted on August 6, 2014 by Robert Ringer
When politicians use the word “we,” it’s usually a signal that they are advocating government force to bring about change that those in power deem to be desirable. This is the essence of statism. Don’t buy into it. Instead, work on developing the strength and self-discipline to ignore the intimidating demands of politicians and the […]
Posted on August 3, 2014 by Robert Ringer
Never waste valuable time and energy being angry at the person you believe caused your downfall. In the final analysis, it was you who made your decisions, and one of the unfortunate decisions you may have made was to become involved with the wrong person in the first place. The healthiest thing you can do […]
Posted on July 30, 2014 by Robert Ringer
It’s counter-intuitive thinking, but it’s been my observation that often there is not strength in numbers, but weakness. For example, suppose you want to help “the poor.” Rather than waste time becoming involved in the muddled bureaucracy of some organization where you would have to confer with others over such questions as who qualifies as […]
Posted on July 28, 2014 by Robert Ringer
“Peace on earth” is a noble objective, but those who believe it is possible to achieve have not done their math very well. How do you get more than 6 billion people, whose belief systems vary wildly, to agree on a moral, rational premise for peace? On the contrary, a dominant premise of a large […]
Posted on July 27, 2014 by Robert Ringer
I’ve often heard people say, in response to being caught doing something untoward, “I had no choice.” But they’re wrong. A person always has a choice. It may not be a pleasant choice, and it may be hard, but doing the right thing is always an option. Said Maimonides in the twelfth century, “Any person […]
Posted on July 24, 2014 by Robert Ringer
There is a fundamental misconception about dignity in our age of artificially created “rights.” Political-action groups love to babble about being treated with dignity, as though dignity were a right. But dignity is no more a right than love or friendship. The reality is that no one can be forced to treat you with dignity. […]
Posted on July 22, 2014 by Robert Ringer
The reason most people fear truth is because it can often be very painful. And here’s one of the most painful of all truths: There have always been, and always will be, people who aspire to power over others. To make matters worse, the envious nature and absolute morality of a great many people fuel […]
