Jul
29
It started out as a simple task. Build a software installer to deploy my new version of Achieve-IT! goal software for desktop, Pocket PC as well as the WiFi and ActiveSync components. Everything is working great, except for the installer.
It is a complex project. The entire installer hinges on 11 separate programs [...]
Jul
27
Here’s the moment of truth. You’ve met someone you really like. You’re excited. You’re nervous. You begin to formulate a plan. You mull over how you will dress, talk and act. You begin to think through what you’ll say, what they’ll say and then what you’ll say to what they [...]
Jul
25
I’ve been doing some guest blogging lately and here are some of the articles you can find on other sites:
Lifehacker: Jerry Seinfeld’s Productivity Secret One night I was in the club where Seinfeld was working, and before he went on stage, I saw my chance. I had to ask Seinfeld if he had any [...]
Jul
24
From the time we are kids, we learn almost automatically if something goes wrong, look for someone else to blame. Blaming others may solve a short term problem like retaining a job until the next mishap, but for the long term it is a habit that will lead to failing results if you never [...]
Jul
23
I sometimes need a good kick in the pants, don’t you? Like everyone, I have days where I don’t feel like doing what I know I need to do.
Where do I turn during times like these? I launch my RSS reader and pull up my favorite motivational blogs.
These are the best of the [...]
Jul
22
Learning and adopting are key skills you can use to get where you are wanting to go. But before we can improve our ability to learn, we must first figure out how well we adopt what we read, hear and see. Learning is much more than reading a book. Learning is putting [...]
Jul
21
This post covers some deep and possibly painful subjects… It isn’t meant to be morbid or depressing, but instead to open your eyes to what you can one day leave behind.
How do you want your loved ones to remember your last interaction with them after you are gone? Also, consider what if [...]
Jul
19
Check this out…
Lightning hit a big Bradford Pear tree in my front yard Tuesday night. One of the three main branches was cut at the base. It looked like a tree the size of a house had fallen in my front yard. (I would have taken pictures but my camera is [...]
Jul
18
Your boss walks by and you want to tell her where she can go. A client calls and you wish you could give them a good backslap. Even your friend’s calm demeanor isn’t settling your inflamed state.
You’re in a bad mood.
You know it and you also know that if you continue, you’re just [...]
Jul
17
This is my daughter’s hamster. Her name is Fuzzball. She is a very goal oriented hamster who knows exactly what she wants and then goes after it.
I think it was Aristotle who said “Passion has no depth as a hamster’s heart.” Or something like that. ;)
The other night we [...]
