Being on my own gives me the opportunity to brainstorm and to solve puzzles my own way. [Read more…]
Goals and dreams
What goals and dreams are you working toward? [Read more…]
Breaking up (or making up) is hard to do
We’ve all heard that it takes a certain number of days to make or break a habit. [Read more…]
What is a “SMART” goal?
Coaches and consultants alike encourage clients to set goals. A useful acronym in this regard is that for a goal to be an effective benchmark, it needs to be “SMART”. [Read more…]
What wage do you seek?
I bargained with Life for a penny,
And Life would pay no more,
However I begged it evening
When I counted my scanty store. [Read more…]
How fella got his groove back, part two. . .
In addition to the pithy maxim “fake it until you make it,” another bit of advice comes from a slightly more formal source. An Eastern proverb, somewhat paraphrased, essentially tells us to always cast our hook into the water, even if you are not sure that there is anything there, or even if it’s been there a while and the fish aren’t biting. When you least expect it, you’ll catch a finned friend. What this is speaking to is perseverance. No one prospers without perseverance.
Keep moving forward!
Ever feel stuck, spending more time in neutral or looking in your rearview mirror? Here’s an old Chinese proverb that speaks to this issue: [Read more…]
That’s one small step for a man. . .
We all know we should set goals. Sometimes, a goal can be as lofty as energizing an entire nation to put a man on the moon and return him safely by the close of the decade. But often, goals can be much smaller, bite sized chunks of life. Recuperating from a serious illness can offer humbling lessons in goal setting. Sometimes a goal can be arising from a hospital bed and taking a trip around the floor. Nevertheless, having aspirations, things to achieve, or even a daily to do list, are important elements to a life well lived. Realize that no achievement, no matter how large or how small, is unimportant on the path that you tread.
Excuse Me: Did You Have Enough Information Before You Made That Decision?
We live in the “information age.” Mankind now generates approximately the same amount of information in the one day that we created from the beginning of recorded history to the year 2003. The amount of content that Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube spawn is staggering. Type in a search term or phrase into your favorite search engine, and you will likely get results measured in the millions or billions.