A new development occurred this weekend that I just have to share my perspective on, it's SO close to home. I've been blogging and otherwise writing for external consumption off and on over the past dozen years. I've been at this particular effort via a couple different portals for more than a year. It's one …
2015: The Year of GOOD Content
After more than a month hiatus from blogging, I feel a new, expanded sense of purpose and direction in the new year. No surprise really, since January frequently brings to the fore new goals, new vision, new dreams for folks. Weight loss, regular exercise, financial and profession advancement or otherwise positive change...all these fall into …
Two Examples for GOOD: Using Your Voice, Making a Difference
I'm a BIG fan of twitter. There are two main reasons. First, I love the twin effect of having an immediate voice to the world for anything and everything GOOD that comes to mind. I also love the fact that I find SO much GOOD coming from every corner, including sources I know and of …
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10 Things To Do Everyday to Maintain a GOOD Attitude
1) When you wake up, take five minutes or so to properly center your mind to start the day: meditate, pray, recite a few daily affirmations, whatever gets your head in the right space. 2) Keep Gratitude central to your day -- look for things to be thankful for, no matter how small, and give …
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Freestyle into Friday: Another Take on Attitude, Perspective, and Reality
There's no two ways about it: Friday is nearly always (at least) a little bit better. Why is that? it's about the end of the (typical) work week. It's the anticipation of having a couple days off over the weekend. It starts way back we're in school, twelve (plus) years of being in classes all …
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White Collar, Blue Collar, No Collar: Adding Value is the Key
Like most people, I’ve got friends from many different walks of life. Executives to professional volunteers, business owners to labor activists, high earners to hourly workers, and everything in between. I've been somewhere in between all that for about twenty years now. In 1994 I had established a footing in full time, "career-path" type work …
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Good to Consider: The U.S. Government, Ebola, & Relief Work
As an American I've had conflicting attitudes about my own country throughout my life. I was a student of comparative politics, history, and international commerce in college and graduate school. For all of my professional life I've worked for companies doing business literally around the world. Basically, I've been interested in the bigger world outside …
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Welcome to the World, Baby Jude!
Sometimes the day starts off in a way you don't expect, and it ends up being a timeless blessing. Today was that sort of day. I got a text message just after 7:00 AM this morning from my wife, letting me know a married couple we're close with, who were expecting their first child …
The Idiom List
This list amounts to idioms we come across from anywhere and everywhere. Mostly they'll be in English, but the idea is to collect phrases from all corners of the globe, and thus be open to all languages. The fundamental goal is the maintain a record of those turns of phrase intended to communicate directly or …
Paraffins, Aflas®, Kalrez®, and Stomping Little Boys: You Learn Something New Every Day
Truth be told, I should begin this post with one “stomping little boy”, since that was the learning opportunity I was faced with last night as soon as I got home. Since that lesson carried over to this morning, I decided to add it to the list for today. Before lunchtime today I’ve learned (and …
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