I woke up confused this morning. Before going to sleep last night, I decided to start a new book. I flipped through the first 50 pages before retiring for the night. My thoughts and dreams quickly turned to the pages I had just read. The sad thing was that I had just started a Psychology [...]
Archive for March, 2009
how did i get here…
Posted in 1 on March 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
treading water…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some days at work, I feel as thought I am treading water while everyone else is comfortably standing in the shallow end of the pool. Quick promotions and increased responsibilities are a good thing for any career but eventually you will meet your challenge. “In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of [...]
it’s all in the name (part two)…
Posted in My Favorite Posts, Past Posts (All) on March 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
“Do you know Korn?” the cashier asked. There we were trying to perform a normal, everyday transaction before it was interrupted by his question. I frose with my hand still in pocket reaching for the cash to pay. Was he talking about corn on the cob or was he talking about something else? I didn’t know how to respond [...]
it’s all in the name (part one)…
Posted in My Favorite Posts, Past Posts (All) on March 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
“Do you dream that the world will know your name? Then tell me your name.”
There is power in a name. A name can be shared by many or it can be shared by a small few. A name can carry significant truths about who we are and who we are meant to be. Or a name could just be a reckless selection [...]
the pareto principle…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on March 9, 2009 | 1 Comment »
In my last post, I mentioned a pleasant book, The 80/20 Principle, that I luckily discovered the other day while walking through Barnes & Noble. This post is a continuation of that previous post…
Saturday morning, I looked through some books on my desk, and I decided that I would quickly wrap up The 80/20 Principle and [...]
80/20…
Posted in Past Posts (All) on March 5, 2009 | 1 Comment »
If you know me, you know that I love books. I love business books, leadership books, psychology books, and even economic books. After looking over my stack of economic books, a friend once asked me, “what do you read for fun?” I was startled by her question but responded, “this is what I read for fun.” [...]
