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See Terry at the Libertarian Party of Illinois 2010 Convention at 11:00AM “Austrian School Economics: The Anti-Keynes.” http://ow.ly/2CeMw

Terrific column by George Will: http://ow.ly/2B2fD

Labor…and Think: http://ow.ly/2A3jw

Work is honorable.  Today we remember those people who, through their efforts and skills, make the world a better place.  Yet for all our gratefulness to Labor, let us also remember the power that undergirds our jobs–Thought.  Every job that a laborer holds was made possible by a thinker. No machine can be run, no building constructed, no car assembled without there first being a man or woman who conceives such a wonder in imagination.

We laud the worker who toils day by day and pity the one who has no place to toil.  We award the laborer limited hours and a guarantee of pay.  We promise a retirement of plenty.  And for the man or woman who creates the business?  Snarling contempt.

It is right that we should loathe the slick crony capitalist who thrives by political deal-making rather than honest value-creation.  Yet the vast majority of business owners have no such power.  Most are thinking–daily, hourly, moment-by-moment–of how to survive.  If they are lucky, they may get to think of actually prospering.  Their reward?  Regulations, taxes, and bad press.

So here is my tribute to those who make it possible for the laborer to work.  Thinker Day.  Let us not begrudge the ones whose contribution is brawn.  Let us also not forget the ones whose brains made it all possible.

Un-friended: http://ow.ly/2z2xL http://ow.ly/i/3AqU

Rage? Witch Hunt? http://ow.ly/2yrBi

What is the Fed Hiding? http://ow.ly/2xVma

Life is short–too short to waste it consumed with fear.  I keep on my shelf an excellent book called Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway by Susan Jeffers, Ph.D.  Jeffers explains, simply and elegantly, that fear is a natural part of growth.  All those people we see who seem to accomplish great things with grace and aplomb are just as scared as we are.  They grow in spite of their fears.

Most notably, Jeffers tells us why it is better to dive in and experience the fear that accompanies growth.  That intense fear is not as bad as the undercurrent of fear that comes from a feeling of helplessness.  The feeling that we are not all we can be is devastating.  The solution is to confront the demons that feast on our timidity.

Does it ever end?  No, according to Jeffers.  No fear means no growth.  If you don’t get good and scared regularly, then you probably are not growing.  We all fall victim to complacency now and then.  We also all have moments of brilliance and courage.  Think of something you have done that was scary at first, but then became fun.  Remember how good it felt not only to do that new activity, but how proud you felt when you realized that the courage was in you the whole time.  All you had to do was let it out.

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Terry just became an Amazon Associate.  That means he might make money if you buy this book.  He only recommends stuff he really likes, but he figured you ought to know.  He would have told you that even if Amazon didn’t make him.

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