The past three days have given me ample reason to be thankful yet again for the people around me. Different people for different reasons gave me a measurable improvement in my outlook on several topics, and thus given me insights on which to take action. That effort to Take Action is the crux of this …
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[photo from the RUSH album, "Hold Your Fire"] Lots going on over the last several days. It's been a bit of a challenge keeping everything in the air, so nothing falls through the cracks, as it were. I didn't even have time to put on my socks this morning until I got to my desk. …
Love this twist of phrase so much, and so thankful for the last two days, gotta share the, well, GRATITUDE. Two days of celebration with two sides of the family: mine yesterday, my wife's today. The common denominator? Easy company (if not down right camaraderie), good conversations, delicious food, warmth and respite shared. If I …
At the end of the day, a good attitude goes a LONG way toward being more agreeable, appreciated, feeling satisfied with life. Some of the ways you can foster a good attitude for yourself include being grateful, taking responsibility and not blaming others, helping people in need, being polite, humble, and hmm...did I mention being …
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Any day and every day, motivation is one of the keys to making the most of the day. #MondayMotivation is one of my favorite hashtags on twitter, and it fits perfectly into the mantra of getting the most out of any day, especially Mondays. Monday is a mindset. For most people, the work week starts …
Even with 9/11 and Charlie Hebdo and Nigeria and Kenya and now Paris, never mind the gross disregard for human dignity and history in Syria, Libya, Iraq, Afghanistan... I can't prescribe to the attitudes we've been hearing since Friday, the loud and angry voices of people saying refugees and immigrants are to blame. Nor can …
We all have activities we find aren't very stimulating. As a result, we might find ourselves avoiding such tasks in favor of more exciting, fun work. This circumstance can bubble up in your professional life, especially if you have an office job of some sort. But it can also pop up at home, with the …
I'm sure in previous posts I've written in [at least] adjacent reference to my better half, SCL. I could go on and on about so many different traits she has that make her a great person, friend, woman, partner, and mother...like most guys who love their wife, right? This post is intended as a simple, …
Sometimes things just start clicking, as if the universe is aligned and all the gears are churning along in smooth and swift unison. You feel particularly energized, ready to take on whatever comes your way, motivated in a special way. When this sort of magic occurs, you should focus on riding the energy surge that's …
I was thinking about being sneaky yesterday, and for some reason, the old Mad Magazine comic strip came to mind, "Spy Versus Spy". I thought about the White Spy and the Black Spy sneaking around, in an endless battle to do the other in. That gave me a chuckle. But as I thought about the …
