Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
As someone who is always trying to “deal with the literal world in a positive way”, I have come to really appreciate the mistakes I’ve made (and there have been plenty). Now I’m sure your reaction to that is – “appreciate mistakes??” Sounds like an oxymoron, doesn’t it? In my half-full world, the ability to take positive …
While I was in college 30 years ago I spent my summers working for my hometown department of public works. My job? Sanitation Engineer, more affectionately known as a “Garbage Man”. From 7AM to 3PM, five days a week, my teammates and I went up and down the alleys and streets of our town, collecting the …
I am a regular contributor to Rosa Say’s wonderful site, Joyful Jubilant Learning. This month we are celebrating the written word in our annual “Love Affair With Books”. Today it was my turn to post a review, and I’ve picked a book I highly recommend; “Career Renegade” by Jonathan Fields. Please go to JJL to read the …
Yesterday I was thinking about what one of my old bosses called “the Six Most Important Words” – “I admit I made a mistake”. I mused about how hard it really is to utter them, or even think them. But it’s important that we do, because there is much to be gained from …
I’ve been on the road this week in Wyoming, visiting our local staff and chatting with them about where we’re at as a company, and the challenges in front of us. All told, I’ll put about 900 miles on my rental car – travel that I actually enjoy quite a bit. But that’s another story (check …
I encountered a perfect example of grace the other day – I was checking my WordPress dashboard and I saw a link to Joyful Jubilant Learning, a site that I contribute to. Rosa Say, the founder and leader of JJL, posted about a essay I had written nearly two years ago about one of my college …
Happy Monday! There’s a love affair going on over at Joyful Jubilant Learning, a site that I’m proud to contribute to on a regular basis. It is a site that celebrates learning, in all of its forms – as a means to expand our horizons and enrich our lives. The love affair is about books – lots of …
Last week while I was on the road I finally got a chance to read the book “The 4-Hour Workweek”, by Timothy Ferriss (check it out here on my Amazon page). I’ll be posting a full review of the book on March 10 on Joyful Jubilant Learning (bookmark it or subscribe now so you don’t miss …
It’s Thanksgiving time again (where, oh where does the time go?), so it’s also time to give thanks for all the blessings we have in this life. Today I send my thanks and appreciation to all of my readers and friends who have supported my writing and this blog – it’s been a nearly two year …
Just a quick note to acknowledge three milestones today – one is the first birthday of Joyful Jubilant Learning, the blog dedicated to learning founded by Rosa Say . I am honored to have made several contributions to a year’s compilation of excellent essays on the many pleasures and benefits of learning and the learning process. …
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