Personal Development

Thanks to everyone who participated in my recent “10 Secrets To Our Success” project. I started with a list of 29 factors and by the time all the comments were in, that list expanded to 36 – all important elements to success, no doubt. In case you’re wondering, here are the additional 7 (and their …

“Only in something like running can finality be achieved, the sort of finality that is almost perfection. But it is not the kind of perfection that leaves you with nothing to live for… because sport is not the main aim of life. Yet to achieve perfection in one thing, however small, makes it possible to …

As I was driving to work this morning, NOT listening to any news/talk on the radio or glancing at the red light on my Blackberry (I didn’t want to get “hooked” – see this link for insight on that), I started to think about all the factors that got me to this place in my …

"It Was a Good Ride"

August 4, 2006 · 6 comments

I was on my first flight back to NY today, reading the Billings Montana newspaper (the Billings Gazette), and I just happened to glance at the obituaries, which I never normally do. Just like a lot of things that happen in life, I looked there for a reason. I found a note for a man …

I was reading a RFGHF “Shout Out!” worthy post by Christine Kane the other day called “21 Ways to be More Creative” (she is some writer – this needs to be on your subscription list), and one of the ways (#5 – Dance Around the House) got me to thinking about music and how it …

I’ve written a couple of times about my Blackberry, once to admit my addiction , and another time to praise its benefits and present this perspective – “it shouldn’t be the center of your universe, but it can sure keep you centered in this universe”. Those words came clearly back to me this morning when …

The expression “patience is a virtue” has always stuck in my head since I was a kid. Of all the many virtues that are out there, I have to think displaying patience has got to be one of the toughest to master, just from my own experience. My biggest problem is getting stuck in traffic …

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