Chester’s Tips for Success

If you consider yourself an intelligent, highly capable, and confident individual who has many interests and skills then you’re probably a capable dabbler. Capable dabblers are an interesting breed; despite their many strengths and interests, they have difficulty picking something to focus on. People who fit this category tend to have an [...]

“I feel the need. The need for speed.”
–Maverick
A memorable line from the very entertaining movie Top Gun. But my reference here has nothing to do with flying fighter jets or racing in general. When I say the need for speed, I’m referring to the need for everything in life to be fast and [...]

The other day my mother taught me a Chinese proverb that when translated into English means don’t put your feet in two boats .
The reason you don’t want to put your feet in two boats is that if one sinks, you sink.  You are twice as likely to sink because you have to ensure that [...]

Have you ever wished you could be someone else? A gorgeous celebrity, a wealthy businessman or that kid you grew up with who seemed to have everything you ever wanted?
Who doesn’t?
I feel that on a daily basis. Often times I’ll read an article about someone like Brad Pitt or Warren Buffet and think to myself: [...]

In an earlier post entitled Knowing and Trusting Thyself, I described “knowing thyself” as a three step process involving: 1. Ignoring the general consensus, 2. Developing your own ideas and 3. Sticking with your own ideas. In this post I will share my thoughts on step 1. I’ve been studying Japanese language, culture, politics and [...]

I started an article with this title, but since I haven’t gotten very far with it I figured I would write a shorter blog entry on this topic and expand from there. This is going back to my last blog entry
Some R&R - Rest and Reflection, where I made the point that every person has [...]

It is often said that developing good habits is the key to success. Everybody wants to be successful, whether it is financial, relational, physical, spiritual etc. Yet why do so few people realize that in order to be successful developing good habits is necessary? In my opinion it all comes down to desire. People don’t [...]