This morning’s USA Today article on non-native iguanas tearing up Boca Grande, Florida left me chuckling.
It’s funny to hear about someone’s space being invaded by mini-dinosaurs–especially ones that know how to defend themselves–but at the same time… it really isn’t funny.
Why?
Because it’s just one instance of how individuals don’t realize or care about the […]
I was shocked to read a USA Today newstory about two soccer fans that were killed because they were cheering too loudly.
What do you do when people annoy you? Do you pull out the artillery and blow them away? Do you hold on to the anger and take it out on some unsuspecting, innocent […]
Last night I was reading an e-book titled ‘Fail As Fast As Possible’ And Other Contrarian Business Success Secrets by David Vallieres. The ideas offered in this book were not unfamiliar to me.
The author talks about baseball players failing more often than they succeed when at bat. Great players hit the ball less than 40% […]
Yesterday a friend and I were talking about self-motivation and procrastination. We wanted to know why we put off things that we knew were crucial to our future success.
I wish I could say that we came up with answers but I did have an epiphany about my own procrastination patterns.
Here’s some background…
For many months (too […]
I’ve written and talked about sharing your dreams (goals) with people who will help you achieve them. And by help I mean people who will support and encourage you as much as people who have actual talents or resources to help you accomplish your goals.
But today I’m going to encourage you to share your sleeping […]
Oops, I did it again!
The other day I fell for the old I’m-not-talking-to-you-I’m-on-my-cellphone trick. I was in the grocery store and approaching a woman who smiled and said “Hey, how’s it going?”
I smiled back and said, “I’m great! How are you?”
The smile disappeared from her face and she practically growled at me. “I’m not talking […]
Spelling… I’ve always been fairly good at spelling even though my grammar can use some work.
But like many people I don’t give much credit to the children who compete in spelling bees at school. I always thought “There’s got to be a better way to get recognized for excellence!”
But if you’re an excellent […]
