I like to come up with inspirational quotes and sayings. They just seem to pop into my brain and I can’t help but right them down. I usually share them with friends on my Facebook page, but figured that my more public audience might enjoy them too. Here is my most recent:
Life is WAY too [...]
Watching Apolo Ohno take silver in the men’s 1500m speed skating event was spectacular. Apolo is a great athlete and a true inspiration.
However, one thing I didn’t expect watching the speed skating event was a powerful quote from Apolo during a side-bar story:
“Before you go to sleep each night, ask yourself this question: ‘Did you [...]
As an Analyst, I am interested in identifying factors that influence variables such as performance and success. A few years ago, I put together a basic mind map outlining some of the key components. This was back in October 2007. Please take a moment and review the original post, which is now 2.5 years old:
While [...]
I recently had the opportunity to fly a Cessna 172 for a group activity at work. Boy was this so cool!
We left Red Baron Aviation and flew west, crossed the ridge and landed at Santa Ynez. We then switched pilots (I flew to, Dean flew back) and flew back to SBA. All I have to [...]
Corporate life is rather glum when you think about it. You spend most of your day inside four walls, usually containing a cube that is roughly 20 square feet (4X5). You spend your time in this box staring at a computer, talking on the phone and/or writing on paper or your whiteboard. While there are [...]
With 2010 just around the corner, I hope that everyone has taken a moment to ponder what they would like to see happen in 2010. Whether it is reducing debt, to remodeling the house, to finding a new life partner, setting a few goals and looking toward 2010 with optimism is a strong approach.
What do [...]
This was a recent status on my Facebook page:
Day of discovery:
1) Sleep is important
2) You never know what you are going to end up with at the company gift exchange
3) Running in the cold is very motivating
4) Never venture downtown during the holidays unless driving a Sherman tank
5) Customers will tell you what you niche [...]
As you all know, I am a huge fan of Starbucks, not because their coffee is great or their food is better than local places, but because Starbucks has become an American institution that defines the calendar year.
Take the holidays for instance. Starbucks makes the following changes:
A) They decorate their stores with garland, lights, ornaments, [...]
With the endless amount of spam swirling around the internet, the subject line becomes one of the most important parts of the email. Afterall, each email is competing with every other email for my attention.
There are keywords like viagra, prescriptions, free, trial, etc that are immediate turn-offs that get deleted. But every now and then, [...]
I didn’t leave the house anticipating that I would have a new best friend upon arriving back at home.
I really went down to get a haircut, but the wait was so long, I moved on. I parked a fair ways down the street, so I started walking back toward the car.
Then the Verizon Wireless store [...]
