Day 281 – Perseverance
Looking back at my life, I have only really come to one solid conclusion about what leads to success. Although there are always many factors, the one ingredient all my successful experiences have had is perseverance. This leads me to this conclusion: if you want to have success at anything – the most important thing […]
Day 269 – What Do “They” Want?
Yesterday, I wrote an article about what I think I want the most when I wake up and take on my job each day. So last, as I was humming the Joe Cocker version of “With a Little Help from My Friends:” The background singers ask the question: Do you need anybody? The answer – […]
Day 266 – Circumstance is Contextual but Not Certain
Today is my birthday, and I was born into a certain circumstance. I had no control, influence, or say in the matter. I entered the world and was dealt my hand of cards, and that was the way it was. I do not remember the moment, but according to my mother, I was not very […]
Day 265 – Never Too Late to Tell Your Story
The year that I was born, Richard Adams finally published his first book called “Watership Down.” He was 52. That coincidently makes me the same age as he was then. Growing up, this book was often on bookshelves at my friends’ houses. The book sold over a million copies in short order, and in 1974, […]
Day 263 – The Powerful are Always Simple
I learned this concept as a young boy playing the game of RISK all night long with my Aunt and family. This is a brutally straightforward game in which you roll dice and participate in an attempt at world conquest. When I first learned to play, I tried many strategies, feints, and clever ways to […]
Day 244 – My First Philosophy Class
When I was in my first year of college, I was in this philosophy class. I did not do well in this class at all, apparantly you are not supposed to ask questions while studying a survey of world philosophies openly. If you are worthy, pay enough money, and attend the right schools, then you […]
Day 186 – ‘Get There First’ Disease
To explain this concept, I will relate a situation that I think many of us can relate to. This occurs at the airport. You get to the airport and have plenty of time to get to your gate before the scheduled departure date. You might want to buy something to eat or get snacks before […]
Day 183 – The Basics will Kill You
This post is a reminder that you cannot skip the basics. If you ignore the basics, then they will wait quietly in the background and then sneak up slowly and stab you in the back when you are the least prepared. Am I being too dramatic? I do not think so. We think we are […]
Day 169 – What to Do When Failing
I get a lot of advice about how to succeed, to improve, and to maximize my potential. What I receive less of is guidance on what to do when I know that I am failing. There’s plenty of encouragement to fail frequently and to embrace failure because that is how you learn. “Failure is good,” […]
Day 164 – When I was a child I had a fever
Discovering “The Wall” When I was young and riding a school bus to elementary school, the album by Pink Floyd called “The Wall” hit the market. The songs were not as popular as “Call Me,” by Blondie or other songs by Michael Jackson, Queen, or KC and the Sunshine Band. However, by the time school […]