Max Living

By Mark Brown
Suffering is part of human existence. It’s simply a matter of degree. Some may only have to face the “suffering” of unfulfilled ambition, while others will encounter the worst that life can deliver. Viktor Frankl is one of the latter.
In 1942, Frankl, a Vienna Jew, was deported to the Theresienstadt concentration camp. He [...]

“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible.” -Lawrence of Arabia
Do you dream [...]

This is the age of instant gratification. We live in a world of fast food, instant messaging, video-on-demand, and overnight shipping. People don’t want to wait for anything, and that generally applies to making money. There seems to be little patience for working at one’s craft and “paying one’s dues” over time, slowly but steadily [...]

In 2007, Elizabeth Gilbert published Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia, which became a phenomenal success.
In February 2009, Elizabeth gave a speech entitled “A Different Way to Think About Creative Genius.” It’s a funny, moving, and poignant speech that sheds light into the mystery of “calling,” or finding [...]

Becoming a leader does not require a great amount of brilliance or talent; sometimes it just takes persistence.
Marie Curie, who worked with her husband and French physicist Pierre, is an excellent example of perseverance. They worked
“…in an old abandoned leaky shed without funds and without outside encouragement or help, trying to isolate radium from a [...]

“How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.” -Annie Dillard
How are you making your life better one day at a time? Please share with us below.

What epitaph would you like on your tombstone?
Think with the end in mind and be proactive, not reactive.
Only then will you change and create using your imagination, conscience and willpower.

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“Those who dream by day see many things which escape those who only dream by night.” -Edgar Allen Poe

A rare cancer took Ben Underwood’s eyes. So how can he ride a bicycle, rollerskate and navigate without a cane or seeing eye dog?
Ben taught himself to “see” by hearing sounds bounce off of nearby objects.
It doesn’t matter what holds you back. You can teach yourself to overcome it.

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Any time you experience any pain, anger, discomfort, or fear to any degree in any form for any reason, say to yourself, “The universe is exactly as it should be.”
There are two reasons to learn this expression and the attitude that it is based on:
1) To take responsibility and accountability for what you [...]