Egoic Narratives - No. 51
We ascribe meaning to everything, and it is all driven by our past experiences. What has happened in the past helps us interpret the present and try to predict the future. The problem is that most of the meaning we ascribe to things isn’t real or accurate.
John Walt
Boerne, TX
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I am a husband, father, author, strategist, and adventurer. I spent two decades on a search for wisdom that led me to spend thousands of hours with mentors and read 100+ books a year. That journey transformed how I think, live, and work.
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