Procrastination
Procrastination is dangerous. I recently read The Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb. It is a fascinating book overall. His main theme is that humans are poor predictors of rare…
Why Quit Now?
“You can always quit, why quit now?” These are words that Robert Kiyosaki’s rich dad told him.Last week I reread “Rich Dad, Poor Dad”. I’m coming up with my own…
Lookout Mountain
Are you ever at a point when an opportunity you will enjoy presents itself, but inertia has taken hold and it feels like you need the power of a Space…
The Ant and the Grasshopper
The Ant and the Grasshopper is one of the more popular of Aesop’s fables. It’s main theme is to not put off to tomorrow what can be done today.We experienced…
Self-control
“Self control is not a problem in the future, it’s only a problem now, when the chocolate is next to us”. – Shlomo Benartzi TEDtalk: Saving for tomorrow, tomorrow When…
Distractions
I’ve been struggling with distractions the last few weeks. For me it always starts in one of two ways: either I start watching tv, Netflix or movies, or my workload…
#TaterTough
There is a boy in my town named Tate Schaefer. Tate is in fifth grade. Five weeks ago, he was diagnosed with a rare, inoperable tumor on his brain stem,…
Hillbilly Elegy, Starfish and my Circle of Influence
In December, I read Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance. I’m a little late to the game for that one, as it’s been around for a couple of years. It’s a…
Caring
My daughter and I had a great afternoon together the other day. We cleaned the laundromat and car wash, then went for a drive. She got her learner’s permit last…
2018 in Review Part I
Since December arrived, I’ve been reflecting on 2018. I think that it was one of the best years we’ve had since my wife and I were married 18 years ago.I…