Good Golly Miss Molly, it's Friday AGAIN. And that means it's time for another edition of the Friday Faves, Issue #27. Soak it UP, it's GOOD for you. Destination of the Week: Thuwal, K.S.A. On the Red Sea. In the shadow of Jeddah. Quote of the Week: "Good." ~ Jocko Willink. Band of the Week: …
Category: Attitude
Desiderata
This poem hung on the wall in my parents' house when I was growing up. Don't think I ever read the whole thing while I was living there. But it's become one of my favorite texts for crystallizing a life perspective by which I strive to live. The piece was written nearly a hundred years …
Stay Calm, Be Disciplined, and…Be Happy
I was considering two goals early this morning during my regular K-9 Circuit (a two-mile march through the neighborhood in the pre-dawn darkness that's become my ritual during the week). The first goal is, "not letting life get to you." In other words, handling the usual trials and challenges and unexpected circumstances that inevitably come …
Friday Faves, Issue #26
Lots packed into today, so let's get after it. Enjoy this edition of the Friday Faves, Issue #26, to lifT you UP. If you enjoy it, please share with your peeps to further the GOOD. Destination of the Week: Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. Amazing what you find when you look around. Quote of the Week: "...top …
Onward
Lots of thought this week about motivation, energy, enthusiasm, resolve, fortitude, and also the opposite: lethargy, obstacles, sudden difficulties, unexpected delays, crushing defeats. I've thought about how to maintain the former and minimize the effect of the latter. I've considered various voices and strategies that can be employed to accomplish just this objective, to stay …
Attitude
A colleague gave me this piece about fifteen years ago. I still have it pinned above my desk. It's helped me reset my own perspective countless times. I've said it repeatedly over the years in one form or another to friends and colleagues when they're feeling down, in the midst of struggle, etc. In the …
Stroke, Day 35
A lot's happened in the last 15 days, since New Year's Eve when my dad had a stroke. It's rather surreal when I stop to ponder. But there hasn't been too much time for that. Funny, you don't think about what it means to take over someone's life and be responsible for everything related to …
Friday Faves, Issue #24
ShaZAM! Another edition of Friday Faves for you. Hope these provide you a little pick-me-up ~ if so, please share with your peeps to further the GOOD. Destination of the Week: Dandeli India, a place I knew nothing about until I met a fellow Lion from there, and our two clubs started a partnership to …
Ownership: It’s on YOU
The title says it pretty well. With maybe capital letters to accentuate who needs to step up. YOU have ownership. Of EVERYTHING. Lately I've been listening to a great voice on leadership, Mr. Jocko Willink. Am sure I've mentioned him elsewhere in this blog. Suffice to say, he knows a lot about leadership, and has …
Sometimes Sleep
Sometimes sleep is exactly what we need. Sometimes we've worked long hours for many days. Sometimes we've taken on more than we bargained for, juggling more plates in the air than we may have thought possible. Sometimes we realize that things are just difficult from time to time, or frequently, or constantly. For a while, …
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