I slept and dreamt that life was joy.
I awoke and saw that life was duty.
I worked—and behold, duty was joy.
-Rabindranath Tagore
“Life is not something,
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Blog Archives
Wading into Turbulent Waters
Turning and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed,
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A Return to Tennis - Lessons Learned
I was able to finally return to playing some competitive tennis last week. This is something that I was eagerly awaiting. On one of my daily walks ascending the very steep hill near my home I was reflecting on this and how could I best position myself to hit the ground running when I returned to the court.
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Are We Missing the Importance of Risk Layering?
Risk comes in all forms and fashions and it’s a real talent to identify risk. Howard Marks, Chairman of Oaktree Capital Management and who was kind enough to write a testimonial for my book, is perhaps the foremost expert at identifying different types of risk and assessing it.
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What's Your Crucible?
A friend of mine and I went to a local bar that we very much enjoy frequenting because it is set up in a way to foster connection and conversation between the patrons. It has a living room type configuration with couches and very comfortable chairs in which there is the opportunity to sit across from people and be close to them in a very informal and fun social setting.
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New Healthy Habits to Ignite Your Success
Habits That Helped Me Write My Book
**Special Notice at the end of this blog.
“If we really pay close attention to our thoughts and actions I would venture to say that we’re essentially a series of habits. A Duke University researcher in 2006 found that more than 40% of people’s actions are habits and not decisions,
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The Power of Thanks and Giving
This was originally written Thanksgiving week 2015 when I thought I would do a little philosophical reflection. So much has happened over the last year and this blog means even more today. Over the weekend I announced the exciting news about The Roneet Carmell Center for Jewish Life,
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Built To Last - Finite vs. Infinite Games
I had the pleasure of seeing Crazy Rich Asians last week. It was quite enjoyable and I very much recommend it. There is a scene in the movie that represents the clash of values between generations and cultures (Chinese and Chinese American) in which the matriarch criticizes her son’s Chinese American girlfriend for being fixated on the American obsession of happiness and wanting to be happy.
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The Power of No - When to Use It
One of the hallmarks of very successful people is the ability to say “No”. Of course, there are those people who say no because they don’t want to do the work or they are obstinate and sometimes don’t like being told what to do. I’m not talking about those types of individuals.
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Scars & Unhealthy Risk Avoidance of Skyrocketing Interest Rates
by 
Gary Carmell
Posted in Advice, Economy, Interest Rates, Investing, Trends, Uncategorized, Wealth
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Gary Carmell
Posted in Advice, Economy, Interest Rates, Investing, Trends, Uncategorized, Wealth
1 Comment ↓
“The spectacular rise in interest rates during the 1970’s and early 1980’s pushed many long-term market rates on prime credits up to levels never before approached, much less reached, in modern history. A long view, provided by this history, shows that recent peak yields were far above the highest prime long-term rates reported in the United States since 1800,
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