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#98 Monster
A great man isn't one who is weak and harmless. Men who are capable of great and terrible things are the men who are needed in our world.
Joe Weigant
Aug 16, 20247 min read


#79 Ego Trip
I went on an ego trip and wrecked my car. That’s right. I was pushing it along a curvy mountain highway, zooming and swerving. Hard...
Joe Weigant
Jan 4, 20243 min read


#70 The Second Arrow
There is a Buddhist parable about a man walking through a forest. Suddenly he is hit by an arrow. The pain is immense. Immediately, his...
Joe Weigant
Oct 6, 20236 min read


#51 Water and Life
When talking to my clients, I’ve made many a metaphor of life. Most recently I’ve compared life to water. I compare how we live our lives...
Joe Weigant
May 28, 20238 min read


#50 Meeting Your Destiny
Someone recently asked me why terrible things seem to always happen to him. I explained to him that his thoughts and emotions determine...
Joe Weigant
May 21, 20234 min read


#47 Increasing Your Emotional Clock Speed
Clock Speed is a measurement of how many times per second a CPU (the central processor of a computer – it’s brain) can execute commands....
Joe Weigant
Apr 30, 20235 min read


#46 You Have the Right to Remain Silent
The right to remain silent. You have the right to remain silent. They say this all the time on police shows. It is usually said at the...
Joe Weigant
Apr 24, 20235 min read


#45 Redemption
There I was, feverishly writing tonight’s blog with reckless abandon. As I saved my rough draft, I was warned by Microsoft Word that...
Joe Weigant
Apr 16, 20236 min read


#44 The Fullness of Emptiness
In 1993 NASA made repairs and upgrades to the Hubble Telescope. This allowed NASA in Christmas 1995 to perform an experiment in...
Joe Weigant
Apr 9, 20235 min read


#43 Chop Wood, Carry Water
The Buddha said. Before enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. After enlightenment, chop wood, carry water. I’m listening to a book about...
Joe Weigant
Apr 2, 20236 min read


#41 Quicksand
I’m not a big fan of sports. I never have been. I was always a skinny kid, so I could never play. My dad wouldn’t even let me be a...
Joe Weigant
Mar 18, 20238 min read


#39 The Toothpaste Man or the Water Faucet Man
A scene from the epic film “The Last Emperor” has remained with me. I haven’t seen the movie in over 20 years, but the sadness of the...
Joe Weigant
Mar 5, 20233 min read


Blog Post #37: The Easy Life
Oh boy how I love to watch those movies where the protagonist wakes each day, brushes his teeth, has a great day at work at his boring...
Joe Weigant
Feb 18, 20236 min read


Crisis and Opportunity
A book I recently listened to on Audible (if you aren’t listening to audiobooks or podcasts while driving are you even driving?? Lol) and...
Joe Weigant
Jan 29, 20236 min read


When Sh&t Goes Sideways
When Sh&t goes sideways Life isn’t always smooth. In fact, it’s rarely smooth. Life can sometimes be one shitshow after another with...
Joe Weigant
Dec 4, 202213 min read


Examine the moment
If you’ve never heard of Jocko Willink, you really should listen to this guy. He is a former Navy Seal Commander, a real warrior, and a...
Joe Weigant
Oct 1, 20226 min read


Living by Acceptance
Living by Acceptance. I was talking to a client last week when he brought up the movie, “Forrest Gump.” He said he thought it was a...
Joe Weigant
Sep 25, 20225 min read


The Gift That You Are
Kung Fu has been associated with martial arts since the early seventies, when Asians and servicemen alike brought formulated fighting...
Joe Weigant
Aug 21, 20224 min read


One Sees the Moon's Reflection Only When the Water is Still
It's said that we really only use about 10% of our mind's power. Our mind is the most powerful force on Earth. Marianne Williamson once...
Joe Weigant
Jul 2, 20222 min read
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