How do you make big, sometimes scary decisions that have long-term implications, financial commitments and require us to plan ahead, often beyond the point you’re really comfortable with? That’s this week’s topic for Midweek Mentor.

The last 36 years have given me a life with many many ups and only a few bumps in the road. It’s been a great ride so far and long may it continue. Today I want to share all those life lessons that I have been able to think about and write down in the past three months since I met my dear friend Jack for lunch on a rainy Friday afternoon and decided to keep a list with these ideas.

A flower does not think of competing with the flower next to it. It just blooms.Zen Shin