I was out of town with a couple of college buddies for a long weekend and returned home Sunday evening. As we were making the return trip early on Sunday afternoon my wife called to give me the low-down on the state of things with our three little kids, so I would not be caught …
What Road Are You On?
Source: Paul Salopek, copyright 2014 With the economy going down and the economy going up and the economy leveling off over the past 20 plus years, and with corresponding commentary around the new "hot careers", and booming industries, I've been thinking a lot about the changing workplace, the changing needs of organizations, and the …
Jens Voigt: THIS Old Guy Rules
Jens Voigt will be 43 on 17 September. On 18 September he'll be trying for the new record on the "Magic Hour". What is that, you might ask? I know I did. It's one of the oldest records in professional cycling.What Voigt will try to do is beat the hour record of 49.7 kilometers held …
Your Attitude: Choose Wisely
Early in his seminal work, The Road Less Traveled, Scott Peck used words linked to the Buddha's Noble Truths: “Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult-once …
Half Full, All GOOD: Here’s what it’s all about.
"Half Full, All GOOD" was a phrase that came to my mind some time ago as perhaps the most succinct description of the attitude I try to maintain, and energy I try to share with those around me. The gist of phrase (and the blog, the tweets, the message, the mission) is to find …
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