February 3, 2010 - 6:37 am
Tags: Coffee, Life, Thoughts
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I love coffee. My wife loves coffee. Except when now that she’s pregnant (again). A few weeks ago I received a request to cease coffee making at home because the smell was a little much for my wife to take. Apparently baby on the way (#3) does not appreciate coffee.
This situation wasn’t going to work [...]
November 19, 2009 - 8:58 am
Tags: Leadership, Thoughts
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Last week at lunch one of my colleagues and I were talking and she gave me some much needed feedback about something I need to keep in mind. But I didn’t receive the feedback well because I wasn’t expecting it at that point in the conversation. After lunch I asked her to E-mail me with [...]
November 4, 2009 - 11:02 am
Tags: Fortunes, Thoughts
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Following Fortune Cookie Says…Volume 1, this fortune is also very timeless as I can think back to many times in my life when I’ve had to live with some discomfort.
Be willing to be uncomfortable. Be comfortable being uncomfortable. It may get tough.
I know many people that have had some level of discomfort during 2008/2009. The [...]
October 25, 2009 - 1:34 pm
Tags: Fortunes, Thoughts
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While cleaning out old files I found several fortunes that I kept around because the fortunes seemed very timeless, as fortunes often are.
Past Experience: He who never makes mistakes never did anything that’s worthy.
A very simple statement that reminds us all that mistakes are part of the effort when striving for greatness. If you’re making [...]
June 28, 2008 - 11:13 am
Tags: balance, Leadership, Reflection
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When I was in high school I spent quite a bit of time studying martial arts and some eastern philosophy. Some of the concepts taught are truly counter-intuitive to what the we in the west are used to. Our minds are truly the most powerful tool in existence. Minds can also be very busy. Quieting [...]