When I proposed Mother Theresa, I was after Intentionality. It’s one of highest-level EQ competencies - meaning what you say and saying what you mean, and being accountable to yourself for your motives.

There’s nothing ^soft^ about compassion, or Intentionality, or emotional intelligence. EQ is what drives it all. Intentionality means not being able to make excuses to most important person of all -- yourself.

Mother Theresa intended to help “the poorest of poor,” and not finding appropriate vehicles, set out to found her own. She insisted people do things, not just talk. She told people to give, but not just money, give of themselves.

"There should be less talk,” said Mother Theresa. “A preaching point is not a meeting point. What do you do then? Take a broom and clean someone's house. That says enough."

Let me apologize in advance if you find this a little heavy. It is my sincere wish that you read this article and stay with me. Later articles are far easier.

The teachings I produce in order to help people have a better life aren't merely plucked from air, randomly. My views are based on a solid, 'from ground up' philosophy of life - a thing which few people have in our compromise age of mixed economies.

It is a powerful thing to have a coherent philosophy of life. Without this, you react to life's events with a series of random, mood of moment responses which are often contradictory and self-defeating. You pick emotions and opinions from an array of ill-considered viewpoints and hand-me-down beliefs.

In contrast, a coherent philosophy empowers you. The correct thing to do in all situations becomes obvious - it is merely a question of being strong enough to do it, which is not always so easy!

No thief, no con-man, no criminal will ever come close to stealing amount of wealth taken from you by force due to bad philosophy. I am, of course, talking about state theft of your life efforts. If you do not believe such theft is wrong, your wealth-generating efforts are doomed.

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