Other Side of the Table
While scrolling through my Facebook feed recently, I saw this post: I fail to see how anyone in their right mind would consider voting for [insert name here]. It’s beyond me. Unfortunately, that’s exactly the problem. And it applies to both sides. (Here is where some people on both sides reading this will immediately exclaim, […]
Do-Over!
Today is National Mulligan Day. I’m not a golfer (I quit one day after losing all of my balls and one of my clubs while still on the front nine), but I do appreciate the idea of being allowed a do-over. A chance to say, “I know I could do better if given another chance.” […]
Put Wheels On It
In 1899, Charles Duell, Commissioner of the U.S. Patent Office is reported to have said, “Everything that can possibly be invented has already been invented.” He was wrong. The very same day in 1899, thousands of people in Washington D.C. and elsewhere shopped until the basket they carried around the store became too heavy. It […]
Stop Planning, Start Doing
In the past, I’ve spent a lot of time planning to do something, and made very little progress. Once I left planning behind and got to work on the doing, progress flowed quickly. Getting ready to do something is comfortable. We’re in our safe place and not out in the open. Our preparations are seen […]
Malcolm Gladwell Knows What He’s Talking About
Rosemary Lawlor was a newlywed, but was she just a newlywed? In the “Strike an Intentional Tone” section from his MasterClass video on writing, Malcolm Gladwell begins with a quote from the first chapter on the “Limits of Power” section in his book, David and Goliath. “When the Troubles began in Northern Ireland, Rosemary Lawlor […]
Ideal Internship
In a previous post, I asked if you could receive one lesson from an expert in anything at all, what would that activity be, and who is your expert of choice. Today, I want to expand that question and ask what your ideal internship would be. Let’s get the magic wand out again to make […]
Give It Your All
What’s your most important task today? The most critical thing on your to do list? Whatever it is, the second you finish reading this, drop everything else you’re doing, start on it immediately and give it your all. Your absolute best. And don’t stop until the task is 100% done. Don’t stop for lunch, don’t […]
Last Job of the Day
Someone broke into my vehicle the last time I was in Austin. It was a smash-and-grab job. The thieves didn’t get much (two empty purses as my wife had just emptied them both), but they did a thorough job of destroying my window. Back home in New Braunfels, the glass company sent a technician who […]
Unexpected
Stumbling across this nearly century-old quote from PT Barnum that still rings true today inspired me to search for more quotes about the unexpected. Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may […]
Lessons Learned: A Star Is Born
The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly from Installment four of the story Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s much talked about take on the classic Hollywood tale, A Star Is Born, lured my wife and I to the theater on Sunday evening. We both enjoyed the movie and plan to buy the disc when it […]
