Inspiration
12 Things Really Respected People Do #blindpost
This article, 7 things really respected people do, was suggested to me from @gumboshowjoe for a blindpost. I decided to write a list of some of the people that I respected the most and then ponder what it is about them that I respected so much. Below is that list, with the name of the…
Read MoreThanks to Halloween, I now have a new goal for Dragon Army
This Halloween we let our two girls (ages 3 and 4) pick out a pumpkin and we let our two boys (6 and 8) pick out a pumpkin. The girls picked a cute little pumpkin and the boys picked a gargantuan one. Like, it was almost two inches thick which made for some difficult carving.…
Read MoreWant to be more positive? It’s all about perspective.
A man gets on a plane with his three beautiful daughters, all under the age of 10. Sure enough, before the plane even takes off, the youngest one starts crying and the oldest two start fighting. By the time they are in the air, they are all crying or yelling and the father is embarrassingly…
Read MoreScott Adams is dead wrong about following your passion
Scott Adams wrote a piece in the WSJ a few days ago entitled, Scott Adams’ Secret to Success: Failure. It’s a very interesting read, if a little cynical (of course), but I couldn’t let what he says about following your passion pass without a rebuttal. Here’s a snippet: “My boss, who had been a commercial…
Read MoreWhen the journey IS the destination
We work so hard to achieve the goal. We’re taught at an early age to set a goal and then try like heck to achieve it. Sports, politics, business…they all teach us that there is first place and then there is failing. That if we don’t reach the destination then we haven’t achieved anything. But…
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