Last Saturday I was at my daughter’s gymnastics practice meet. One of her teammate’s mother was telling me how her kids respond differently to failure. The first child, when given a bad score, simply shrugs off the negativity and continues on her way. It appears that she not moved by what happens. The second child […]
Sitting down (late) to start my work day, I was about to start complaining. Complain that I have too many items on my plate. Complain that I there’s not enough time in a day. Complain that I wish life were different (easier). I was trying to figure out what I needed to do differently. How […]
Do you want to become something or someone completely different? Two things happened to me in the late 90’s the forever changed me — And a third happened just this year. First, I became a Christian. I went from simply acknowledging God existed to adopting the values and beliefs of the Bible. I made Jesus, […]
We are the music makers, And we are the dreamers of dreams, Wandering by lone sea-breakers And sitting by desolate streams;— World-losers and world-forsakers, On whom the pale moon gleams: Yet we are the movers and shakers Of the world for ever, it seems. by: Arthur O’Shaughnessy
Today I had some interesting conversations. The first guy is like me in many ways. Age, industry of work, entrepreneurial and family, etc. However, his core time is towards and income comes from a job, while mine is in/for my business. While my company provides freedom, his job gives him security. A few hours later I’m […]
Have you ever heard that saying, “success is a journey, not a destination?” But how many people have a definition for the journey? How many people can live a day and feel like a success irregardless of how close they’ve come to reaching big picture goals? Most of us define the destination, focus on the […]
My new sounds:
Tracy and I had just eclipsed the three hour mark of our two hour scheduled meeting and we were just getting warmed up. What began as a video shoot for a blog post I was helping her produce turned into a thought provoking discussion on my self-limiting beliefs. The subject was simply leadership. But the […]
I’ve been thinking about the differences between weaknesses or handicaps compared to flaws or negative traits. It’s an interesting subject if you ponder on it… The opposite of a weakness is a strength.The opposite of a flaw is a virtue. You don’t need to have every ability to do well in life. So because you […]