I had a major internet service interruption at my office yesterday. I called the service provider and found out that the whole block was offline and that it was going to be a while before service was restored. I had five minutes of panic, thinking about where I needed to go to get back on […]
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Googling Yourself
How often do you Google yourself? I try to do this at least once a month to find out what is being said about me, or what comes up in the first few results. It’s the first thing someone else is doing when they hear your name. Is what people are seeing what you want […]
Being Ruthless About What You Shouldn’t Do
I have been reading and studying the book End Malaria this week. It’s a compilation of 62 authors who came together to help, as you might imagine, end malaria in Africa. For every book that you purchase, $20 is donated to buying mosquito nets. The first part of the book is about focus, a topic that […]
Roger Federer Gets Small
I love tennis. It’s become a sport that I love to play and follow. We were at a tennis tournament this past weekend and missed the epic five-set match between Roger Federer and Nole Djokovic. For those that did not see it or hear about it, Djokovic was down in sets 0-2 and came back […]
The Triumph of Good – Remembering 9/11
Yesterday, September 11, was a witches brew of emotion for me. I was up early, playing tennis with my daughter as the sun came up. It’s one of my great pleasures in life, being out early and just enjoying her company. She went to play a tournament match an hour later and lost, ending a […]
Why?
Why do you live where you live? Why do you work where you work? Why did you marry the person you married? Why haven’t you done that thing you have talked about doing for so long? I get stuck in ruts just like everyone else. Every now and then I am reminded to pull my […]
Singles vs. Home Runs
I was talking with a good friend yesterday about a business opportunity that has come across my plate. He has been very successful, and seems to have a knack for making really good decisions. I described the opportunity and asked him how he would evaluate it and what he looks for. He said (paraphrasing a […]
The Cure for the Recession
One of the TV shows we like to watch every week is CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. It is a quirky show that has some really interesting topics not seen anywhere else. A few weeks back, Anthony Mason interviewed President Obama during his bus tour through the midwest. During the latter stages of the […]
Easy vs. Peaceful
Most of us, when we think of a peaceful life, mean an easy life. A life without worry or trouble or heartache. There is a difference between easy and peaceful, however, and it’s important. Easy lives are not really worth living. It’s the hard choices and tough days that prove your true character. Peace is […]
Dented
Below is a picture of my MacBook Pro. You will notice the dent and the accompanying bubble in the aluminum. This happened when I was traveling on Monday. My bag plummeted from a hook about five feet off the ground and, although it was padded, I now have a dent in my machine. My reaction […]